You have
two basic comparative forms, for example:
· Mary
is taller than Max
· This
morning is more peaceful than yesterday morning.
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Comparative form
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Rule
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Example
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Words of one syllable ending in 'e'.
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Add -r to the
end of the word.
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wide - wider
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Words of one syllable, with one vowel and one
consonant at the end.
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Double the consonant and add -er to the end of
the word.
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big - bigger
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Words of one syllable, with more than one vowel
or more than one consonant at the end.
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Add - er to the end of the word.
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high - higher
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Words of two syllables, ending in 'y'.
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Change 'y' to 'i', and add -er to the end of the
word.
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happy - happier
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Words of two syllables or more, not ending in
'y'.
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Place 'more' before the adjective.
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beautiful - more beautiful
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On the
other hand, comparisons may be more accurate by using: considerably, significantly or slightly before the comparative. For example:
·
A
car is considerably faster than a bicycle.
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The
man on the left is slightly taller than the man on the right.
Links
for practice:
Articles
An
article is always used with a noun. There are only three articles a/an and the.
A/an are called the indefinite article because the
noun is general or indefinite too.
The is called the definite article because
indicates a specific thing.
We can
use a and an before nouns that introduce something or someone you have not
mentioned before and also when you are talking about your profession. For
example:
I
ate a banana for lunch.
I saw an
elephant this morning.
I
am a builder.
I
am an English teacher.
We can
use the when we know which person or thing we are talking about. For example:
The
church on our street was built in the 17th Century.
My
husband is in prison.
The
computer in my office is broken.
Links
for practice:
Relative pronouns
We can
use relative pronouns when we refer to a noun mentioned before
and of which we
are adding more information (a noun that precedes the pronoun).
Relative
pronouns such as: who, where, which, that, etc.
Examples:
The book
that you want to borrow is not available.
I have a
friend who speaks three languages.
The car,
which doesn't run, is red.
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