COMPARISONS OF ADJ

LE NGOC OANH - COMPARISONS 2011 COMPARISONS OF ADJECTIVES (ma course) Grammar 1. Equal comparison( so s¸nh ngang b»ng) +) BE + AS + ADJ + AS ( OBJECT/ S+ AUX) Eg. I am as tall as Peter She worked as hard as me. -)BE + NOT + AS /SO + ADJ + AS ( OBJECT/ S+ AUX) Eg. Tommy wasn’t as hard working as his brother. The weather today isn’t as hot as yesterday. *) THE SAME (+NOUN) + AS Eg. Your car is the same as mine. He is of the same age as me. 2. Comparative and superlative comparisons (so s¸nh h¬n kÐm & so s¸nh cao nhÊt) 2.1. Usage ( cách sử dụng): - So sánh hơn kém: tính từ so sánh hơn kém dùng để so sánh 2 danh từ ( 2 người, 2 sự vật, hiện tượng) - So sánh cao nhất: tính từ so sánh cao nhất dùng để so sánh nhiều hơn 2 danh từ ( 2 người, 2 sự vật, hiện tượng) 2.2. Formations ( cách cấu tạo) ADJ COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE SHORT ADJS 1. Hầu hết TALL/ SHORT/ … ADJ + ER + THAN This boy is taller than his brother. THE + ADJ + EST This boy is the tallest in his family. 2. Có tận cùng là E LARGE/ LATE/ …. ADJ-E + R + THAN She was later than we had expected. THE + ADJ-E + ST This room is the largest in the house. 3. Qui tắc x 2 Hot/ big/ …. ADJ (x2 final consonant) + ER + THAN Summer is hotter than autumn. THE + ADJ (x2 final consonant) + EST Summer is the hottest season in Vietnam. 4. Các adj 2 âm tiết có tận cùng là p/â + Y HAPPY/ EASY/ … ADJ ( Y-> I) + ER + THAN This exercise is easier than that one. THE + ADJ ( Y-> I) + EST Today is the happiest day in my life. 5. NARROW, NARROWER, QUIETER, CLEVERER THE NARROWEST, THE QUIETEST, THE 1 LE NGOC OANH - COMPARISONS 2011 QUIET, CLEVER Life in the country is quieter than that in a big city. CLEVEREST This is the narrowest street in this area. LONG ADJS Comfortable, expensive, difficult MORE/ LESS + ADJ + THAN This car is more expensive than my car. THE MOST/ THE LEAST + ADJ English is the most difficult subject of all. IRREGULAR GOOD BAD LITTLE MUCH/MANY FAR BETTER WORSE LESS MORE FARTHER/ FURTHER THE BEST THE WORST THE LEAST THE MOST THE FARTHEST/ THE FURTHEST 3. A little/ a bit/ much/ far/ a lot Thêm vào trước so sánh hơn kém, nhấn mạnh cho so sánh hơn kém. *) a little/ a bit: hơi hơi, hơn 1 chút Canada is a bit/ a little bigger than the USA. ( Canada lớn hon Mỹ 1 chút) *) much/ far/ a lot: hơn rất nhiều A car is much/ far/ a lot more expensive than a motorbike 4. By far: Thêm vào trước so sánh cao nhất, nhấn mạnh cho so sánh cao nhất. As a mother tongue, Chinese has by far the most population. Exercises on comparisons EXERCISE 1. Give the COMPARATIVE form of the adjectives given. 1. This chair is than that chair. COMFORTABLE 2. Your flat is than mine. LARGE 3. Love is than money. IMPORTANT 4. Iron is than wood. HEAVY 5. My physics course is than your math course. DIFFICULT 6. Her English now is it used to be. GOOD 7. The Nile is than the Mississippi. LONG 8. The dog is than a chicken. INTELLIGENT. 9. My mother’s cooking is than my father’s. BAD 10. This dress is than that one. PRETTY 11. A horse is than a man. STRONG 2 LE NGOC OANH - COMPARISONS 2011 12. A rose is than a weed. BEAUTIFUL 13. The weather today is than it was yesterday. HOT 14. This story is than that one. FUNNY 15. This book is than that book. INTERESTING 16. A film star is than a worker. FAMOUS 17. The Pacific is than the Mediterranean. DEEP 18. Reading books is than watching TV. GOOD 19. My English lessons are than my history ones. EASY 20. I feel today than I did yesterday. GOOD EXERCISE 2. Rewrite the sentences in Ex 1 into Equal comparison. Eg. 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She is the ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. He used to be thinner than he is now. He isn’t …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. Jenny is the best at English in my class. No one is ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Good health is more important than money. Money 3 LE NGOC OANH - COMPARISONS 2011 6. This is the most expensive shirt we have had. We haven’t 7. You are a better cook than I am. I am 8. I have never been to such a beautiful city before. This is 9. These computers are the most modern ones now. No 10. She has never had a more interesting experience than that before. That is 11. She was the fastest runner in the group. No one in the group 4 . LE NGOC OANH - COMPARISONS 2011 COMPARISONS OF ADJECTIVES (ma course) Grammar 1. Equal comparison( so s¸nh ngang b»ng) +) BE + AS + ADJ + AS ( OBJECT/ S+ AUX) Eg. I am as. tượng) 2.2. Formations ( cách cấu tạo) ADJ COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE SHORT ADJS 1. Hầu hết TALL/ SHORT/ … ADJ + ER + THAN This boy is taller than his brother. THE + ADJ + EST This boy is the tallest. area. LONG ADJS Comfortable, expensive, difficult MORE/ LESS + ADJ + THAN This car is more expensive than my car. THE MOST/ THE LEAST + ADJ English is the most difficult subject of all. IRREGULAR GOOD BAD LITTLE MUCH/MANY FAR BETTER WORSE LESS MORE FARTHER/