jueves, 14 de octubre de 2010

comparative adjetives

 Comparative Adjetives

Adjective
Comparative

short
Shoter
One syllable:+er
Big
Bigger
One vowel + one constant: doublé final consonant
Busy
Busier
Consonant + y: y +ier
Relaxed
More relaxed
Two or more syllable syllables: more + adjective
Good
Bad
Far
Better
Worse
Farther, further
irregular


 Comparative Adverbs

 

  •  Use comparative adjetives to compare people and things.




  • Adverb
    Comparative
    Adverb
    Comparative
    Regular
    Quickly
    Slowly

    More quickly
    Less slowly
    Irregular
    Hard
    Well
    Badly

    Harder
    Better
    Worse


      My brother´s  taller than John
      • Use compartive adverbs to compare actions.
      He drives more slowly than my father
      • You can also use (not) as + (adjecive + adverb) + as
      John isn´t as tall as my brother
      He doesn´t drive as fast as my father

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