2. 4. Mexico city is more crowded
than Tlaxcala
2. This series is more interesting
than the previous one.
Quick recap
Comparatives Superlatives
6. It is said that the most
meaningful thing we can do for
ourselves is to love us.
1. Elephants are bigger than mice 5. You are the greatest person
I’ve ever met.
3. Based on what people say,
Zoom is better than Google Meet
3. Other ways to express
comparison
In addition to comparatives and superlatives, we can also use
various structures for comaring things.
We can use certain words or phrases to modify the comparison
between two or more things.
4. Words and phrases
A small
difference
NOT QUITE AS … AS
-We use an adjective,
not a comparative adj.
A fairly big
difference
QUITE A LOT MORE +
NOUN + THAN
A big
difference
MANY, MORE, MUCH
MORE
A very big
difference
BY A LONG WAY
-We can use it to modify
either a comparative or
a superlative adjective.
Emphazisi
ng
numbers
X TIMES AS MANY / MUCH
AS
The most
X TIMES AS … AS
X TIMES MORE THAN
THE MOST
-We use this without an
adjective to show sth is
larger in number or amount
than any other.
5. Examples
A small
difference
I’m not quite as good
at baking as I am at
cooking.
A fairly big
difference
It has been quite a lot
more difficult to study
Math than Art.
A big
difference
It has been much more
difficult to study Math
than art.
A very big
difference
Apparently, Oaxaca has
the most delicious
food of Mexico by a
long way.
Emphazisi
ng
numbers
- Our language has 20
times as many words as
English.
The most
Chinese is the most
spoken language in the
world.
- This laptop is four times
more expensive than hers.
- You are twice as old as
she is.
- The new iPhone costs
three times as much as
the latest Nokia.
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