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.
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.
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
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
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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