Prime Time 5, Transition, Coursebook mit Audio-CD

G c) Irregular comparative and superlative forms of adjectives Positive Comparative Superlative good better the best bad worse the worst much more the most many more the most little less the least few fewer the fewest d) Spelling of comparatives and superlatives Positive Comparative Superlative Spelling prett y prett i er the prett i est • -y  i bi g ho t bi gg er ho tt er the bi gg est the ho tt est • Consonants in short syllables are doubled, e. g.: -g  -gg- -t  -tt- … e) Phrases to make comparisons Phrases Examples as … as Your brother is as old as my sister. not as … as It was not as cold as in winter. than The tree was higher than the garage. less … than The car was less expensive than I thought. more … than I won because I had been training for more hours than the others. fewer … than She makes fewer mistakes than me. f) Modifying comparatives and superlatives Phrases Examples much/a lot/far/a little/a bit/slightly … than My aunt was much/a lot/far/a little/ a bit/slightly nicer than her friend. by far, easily, nearly He was by far/easily/nearly the youngest in our group. Modal verbs  Page 67 With the modal verbs can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must, mustn’t, needn’t and ought to you can express di„erent things in varying degrees. You can use them to express ability, requests, suggestions, recommendations, permission, probability, necessity, prohibition or obligation . • Modal verbs have no -s in the third person singular . • ey do not normally have past forms (exception: can  could ). To form other tenses, substitutes like to be able to, to be allowed to or to have to are used. • Questions and negatives are made without do . To make modal verbs negative add not . Be careful: must = müssen, must not = nicht dürfen! • Modal verbs are followed by the inˆnitive without to of other verbs (exception: ought to ). G5 158 Grammar Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum d s Verlags öbv