ENGLISH GRAMMER

موضوع: ENGLISH GRAMMER الخميس أكتوبر 14, 2010 8:01 am

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موضوع: رد: ENGLISH GRAMMER الخميس أكتوبر 14, 2010 8:15 am

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
AS + ADJECTIVE + AS

To compare people, places, events or things, when there is no difference, use as + adjective + as:

Peter is 24 years old. John is 24 years old. Peter is as old as John.

More examples:

Moscow is as cold as St. Petersburg in the winter.
Ramona is as happy as Raphael.
Einstein is as famous as Darwin.
A tiger is as dangerous as a lion

موضوع: رد: ENGLISH GRAMMER الجمعة أكتوبر 29, 2010 3:26 am

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COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE + THAN
To compare the difference between two people, things or events.

Examples:

Mt. Everest is higher than Mt. Blanc.
Thailand is sunnier than Norway.
A car is more expensive than a bicycle.
Albert is more intelligent than Arthur
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موضوع: رد: ENGLISH GRAMMER السبت نوفمبر 06, 2010 1:08 pm

FORMING THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
Number of syllables
Comparative
Superlative

one syllable
+ -er
+ -est

tall
taller
tallest

one syllable with the spelling consonant + single vowel + consonant: double the final consonant:

fat
fatter
fattest

big
bigger
biggest

sad sadder saddest

Number of syllables Comparative Superlative
two syllables + -er OR more + adj + -est OR most + adj
ending in: -y, -ly, -ow
ending in: -le, -er or -ure
these common adjectives - handsome, polite, pleasant, common, quiet

happy
happier/ more happy
happiest/ most happy

yellow yellower/ more yellow
yellowest/ most yellow

simple
simpler/ more simple
simplest/ most simple

tender
tenderer/ more tender
tenderest/ most tender

If you are not sure, use MORE + OR MOST +
Note: Adjectives ending in '-y' like happy, pretty, busy, sunny, lucky etc:. replace the -y with -ier or -iest in the comparative and superlative form

busy
busier
busiest

Number of syllables Comparative Superlative
three syllables or more more + adj most + adj
important more important
most important
expensive more expensive most expensive

Examples:

a. A cat is fast, a tiger is faster but a cheetah is the fastest
b. A car is heavy, a truck is heavier, but a train is the heaviest
c. A park bench is comfortable, a restaurant chair is more comfortable, but a sofa is the most comfortable

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
These adjectives have completely irregular comparative and superlative forms:

Adjective
Comparative
Superlative

good
better
best

bad
worse
worst

little
less
least

much
more
most

far
further / farther
furthest / farthest

موضوع: رد: ENGLISH GRAMMER الجمعة نوفمبر 12, 2010 6:35 am

COMPARISONS OF QUANTITY
To show no difference: as much as , as many as, as few as, as little as

as many as / as few as + countable nouns
as much as / as little as + uncountable nouns
Examples:

With countable nouns:

They have as many children as us.
We have as many customers as them.
Tom has as few books as Jane.
There are as few houses in his village as in mine.
You know as many people as I do.
I have visited the States as many times as he has.
With uncountable nouns:

John eats as much food as Peter.
Jim has as little food as Sam.
You've heard as much news as I have.
He's had as much success as his brother has.
They've got as little water as we have

موضوع: رد: ENGLISH GRAMMER السبت نوفمبر 13, 2010 9:54 am

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