Comparatives

 -er

Big - bigger

Interesting - more interesting

Clever = cleverer - more clever

Famous = more famous

Pretty = prettier

Nice = nicer          

 

Than

It’s bigger than

It’s more interesting than

 

Reading a book appeals to her more than watching TV

She likes reading a book than watching TV

 

I like more hanging out than staying in in the evening

 

In this room there are more chairs than tables

This room has more chairs than tables

 

Sempre + caldo

 

Warm = warmer

It’s getting warmer and warmer

 

+       costoso

More expensive

More and more expensive

 

Hot = hotter = hotter and hotter

It’s getting = it’s becoming

 

It’s getting increasingly warm

 

The more you stay in the US, the more you learn English

The longer you stay in the US, the better you get at talking English

                                                  the more you progress with your English

 

Good at = better at

 

How long were you in the US

How long have you been in the US

How long will you stay in the US, are you staying, are you going to stay

 

Good - better - the best

Bad - worse - the worst

Far - farther / further - the farthest - the furthest

 

For further information pls call - pls get back to me

In order to get further info pls call

 

Lontano da = far from, far away from

lontano = far away

Farther away than

This is the farthest

 

This is the nearest

This is nearer than

 

I’m bad at -

 

 

Meno di

 

This book is less interesting

This trade show was less crowded

Less boring

 

I work less than you in the week

 

Meno ore =

I work fewer hours than you

The box contained fewer items than declared

 

I drink less milk than you

 

 

Uguale a - lo stesso - tanti quanti

 

This room has as many chairs as tables

This room has the same number of

 

I work as much as you

I work the same number of hours AS you

 

 






 

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