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comparisons of quantity - showing no difference

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVESCOMPARISONS OF QUANTITYTo 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.

comparatives & superlatives

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES FORMING THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE Number of syllables Comparative Superlative one syllable + -er + -esttall taller tallest one syllable with the spelling consonant + single vowel + consonant: double the final consonant: fat fatter fattestbig bigger biggestsad sadder saddest Number of syllables Comparative Superlativetwo syllables + -er OR more + adj + -est OR most + adjending in: -y, -ly, -ow ending in: -le, -er or -ure these common adjectives - handsome, polite, pleasant, common, quiet happy happier/ more happy happiest/ most happyyellow yellower/ more yellow yellowest/ most yellowsimple simpler/ more simple simplest/ most simpletender 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 Superlativethree syllables or more more + adj most + adjimportant more important most importantexpensive 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 bestbad worse worstlittle less leastmuch more mostfar further / farther furthest / farthest

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVESTHE + SUPERLATIVE'the' is placed before the superlative:
For example:
He is the richest man in the world. That is the biggest crocodile I have ever seen. She is the tallest girl in her class.

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVESCOMPARATIVE + THANTo 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.
COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVESAS + ADJECTIVE + ASTo 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.

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVESNOT AS + ADJECTIVE + ASDifference can also be shown by using not so/as ...as:
Mont Blanc is not as high as Mount Everest

Norway is not as sunny as

Thailand A bicycle is not as expensive as a car

Arthur is not as intelligent as Albert

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVESCOMPARISONS OF QUANTITYTo show difference: more, less, fewer + thanTo show no difference: as much as , as many as, as few as, as little as

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVESCOMPARISONS OF QUANTITYTo show difference: more, less, fewer + than
Examples:
With countable nouns: more / fewer
Eloise has more children than Chantal. Chantal has fewer children than Eloise. There are fewer dogs in Cardiff than in Bristol I have visited fewer countries than my friend has. He has read fewer books than she has. With uncountable nouns: more / less
Eloise has more money than Chantal. Chantal has less money than Eloise. I spend less time on homework than you do. Cats drink less water than dogs. This new dictionary gives more information than the old one. So, the rule is:
MORE + nouns that are countable or uncountableFEWER + countable nounsLESS + uncountable nouns

comparative + than

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVESCOMPARATIVE + THANTo 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.

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVESAS + ADJECTIVE + ASTo 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.

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVESNOT AS + ADJECTIVE + ASDifference can also be shown by using not so/as ...as:
Mont Blanc is not as high as Mount Everest Norway is not as sunny as Thailand A bicycle is not as expensive as a car Arthur is not as intelligent as Albert

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVESCOMPARISONS OF QUANTITYTo show difference: more, less, fewer + thanTo show no difference: as much as , as many as, as few as, as little as

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVESCOMPARISONS OF QUANTITYTo show difference: more, less, fewer + than
Examples:
With countable nouns: more / fewer
Eloise has more children than Chantal. Chantal has fewer children than Eloise. There are fewer dogs in Cardiff than in Bristol I have visited fewer countries than my friend has. He has read fewer books than she has. With uncountable nouns: more / less
Eloise has more money than Chantal. Chantal has less money than Eloise. I spend less time on homework than you do. Cats drink less water than dogs. This new dictionary gives more information than the old one. So, the rule is:
MORE + nouns that are countable or uncountableFEWER + countable nounsLESS + uncountable nouns

AS + ADJECTIVE + AS

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

NOT AS + ADJECTIVE + ASTo 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.

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

NOT AS + ADJECTIVE + ASDifference can also be shown by using not so/as ...as:
Mont Blanc is not as high as Mount Everest Norway is not as sunny as Thailand A bicycle is not as expensive as a car Arthur is not as intelligent as Albert

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVESCOMPARISONS OF QUANTITYTo show difference: more, less, fewer + thanTo show no difference: as much as , as many as, as few as, as little as

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVESCOMPARISONS OF QUANTITYTo show difference: more, less, fewer + than
Examples:
With countable nouns: more / fewer
Eloise has more children than Chantal. Chantal has fewer children than Eloise. There are fewer dogs in Cardiff than in Bristol I have visited fewer countries than my friend has. He has read fewer books than she has. With uncountable nouns: more / less
Eloise has more money than Chantal. Chantal has less money than Eloise. I spend less time on homework than you do. Cats drink less water than dogs. This new dictionary gives more information than the old one. So, the rule is:
MORE + nouns that are countable or uncountableFEWER + countable nounsLESS + uncountable nouns

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GRAMMAR TABLE OF CONTENTS 1

ADJECTIVES
• as + adjective + as
• comparative + than
• comparatives & superlatives
• comparisons of quantity - showing no difference
• comparisons of quantity - menu
• comparisons of quantity - showing difference
• form - adjectives
• function
• irregular comparatives & superlatives
• main menu
• not as + adjective + as
• order
• the + superlative

ADVERBS
• certainty
• comparative form
• degree - enough,very,too,extremely,almost etc
• form - adverb
• function
• interrogative - why,where,how,when
• main menu
• manner
• menu
• place
• relative adverbs - which,what,whose
• time
• viewpoint, commenting

DETERMINERS
• defining words - which,whose
• demonstratives - this,that,these,those etc
• difference words - other,another
• distributives - all, both, half
• distributives - each, every, either, neither
• distributives - menu
• exceptions to using the definite article
• menu - function and class
• menu - quantifiers
• possessives
• pre-determiners
• quantifiers 1 - determiners,a few,few,a little,little
• quantifiers 2 - many,much,more,most etc.
• quantifiers 3 - how,much,many,few,lot etc.
• quantifiers 4 - numbers
• quantifiers 5 - some and any
• quantifiers 6 - something,somebody,someone etc.
• quantifiers 7 - enough
• question words - which,what,whose
• the definite article
• the indefinite article
• the,a,an

DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH
• changes of time and place reference
• introduction
• reporting hopes and intentions
• reporting orders, requests, suggestions
• reporting questions
• summary of reporting verbs
• tense changes

-ING FORM
• as present participle
• gerund or infinitive?
• gerund/infinitive - difference in meaning
• gerunds
• introduction
• verbs followed by gerund


NOUNS
• compound nouns
• countable & uncountable
• menu - nouns
• nationalities
• noun gender
• plurals
• use of capital letters


PASSIVE
• active/passive equivalents
• form -past
• function
• get/have something done, x needs doing


POSSESSIVE WITH 'S AND '
• possessive


RELATIVE CLAUSES
• defining relative clauses
• introduction
• non-defining relative clauses
• prepositions in relative clauses


THE INFINITIVE
• form, with or without 'to'
• function
• infinitive after question words
• negative infinitive
• other forms of infinitive
• verbs + infinitive with/without noun
• verbs followed by infinitive
• verbs followed by noun + infinitive
• zero infinitive


TO GET
• examples
• get,got,getting


VERBS AND VERB TENSES
• future continuous
• future forms - introduction
• future forms - simple future
• future perfect
• future perfect continuous
• future with 'going to'
• if sentences with conditional perfect continuous
• if sentences with if + past,would,present condtional
• if sentences with if,condtional tenses
• if sentences with if+not,unless,verbs
• if sentences with mixed conditionals
• if sentences with perfect conditional,if + past perfect
• if sentences with wish,would rather,suppose,what if,if only
• if setences with present continuous conditional
• menu / introduction
• other forms of future
• past continuous
• past perfect
• past perfect continuous
• present continuous
• present continuous for future events
• present perfect 1
• present perfect 2
• present perfect 3
• present perfect 4
• present perfect continous
• simple past
• simple present
• simple present for future events
• summary
• type 1 conditional
• zero conditional

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Accepting with no regrets
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------‘How about’ vs ‘what about’ : same difference?
Question from English4Today member Khadija in MoroccoWhen can we use “how about” and when can we use “what about”?
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Acronyms : OMG they are everywhere!
Question from English4Today member Vin in the USA:What is it called when letters are substituted for words, i.e., LOL stands for Laugh out loud.
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