170 GRAMMAR REVISITED Comparisons You can make comparisons by: using the positive form of the adjective using the comparative form of the adjective using the superlative form of the adjective as … as not so …/not as … as much more/less … -er … than more … than less … than the + superlative Adam is as tall as Jedrek. Hannah is not so busy right now./Hannah is not as busy this year as last year. People are much more friendly in small towns. Jeans are better work clothes than other trousers. Wearing a skirt is more comfortable than wearing tight pants. Some fashion trends are less successful than others. Who wears the highest heels? What is the most expensive piece of clothing you have? What is the best outfit for an afternoon punting? To form the comparative and superlative you have to: add -er or -est to the adjectives or put more or most before the adjective. Irregular comparisons You can also compare things using the following structures: good better best bad worse worst much/many more most little less least … (a bit) like … … similar to … … different from … … (far) more/fewer than … Cambridge is a bit like Newhart, where Adam comes from. The subjects in Adam’s school are quite similar to the ones in England. Whitehall is very different from Adam’s school in the States. Adam’s school offers far more after-school clubs than Whitehall. -er and -est Adjectives with one syllable Adjectives with two syllables (ending in -er, -le, -ow, -y) old older oldest clever cleverer cleverest small smaller smallest gentle gentler gentlest thin thinner thinnest narrow narrower narrowest hot hotter hottest tiny tinier tiniest (-y -i) more … and most … All other adjectives, and all adverbs modern more modern most modern expensive more expensive most expensive Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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