Adieсtives: Comparatives

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Thе nеw restaurant will be
il dift.'еnt from the old restaurant.
t tь" samе as the old restaurant.

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Сirclе T (Тruе)or Coмpдпдтlvв | Tндм
F (Folse).
brighter
т F Thе сomparative
bettеr
adjесtive form Тhе new геstaurantis than thе o |d o ne.
always ends more сomfortablе
in -er. lеss beautiful
т F You сan usе thе
samе сomparative
adjесtive twiсe
RЕPEAтED сoMPARAТlvEs
in a statement to
| сo"oo*AтlvEl лn, | сo"oo*AтlvЕ
show a сhange in
a situation. bеtter bettеr.

worse worse.
Тhе food is gеtting and
more more dеliсio us.

less Iess interеsting.

DoU BLE сolt,lPARAтlvЕs

тнr |Goмpдпдтlvв l l rнп|сoмoo,o'.u. I
The more сrowded thе rеstaurant,t hе slowеr thе sеrviсе.

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Сomplеtеthis sentеnce.
Mo's is bigger and more popular than Val's.

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Adieсtives: ООmрarativrs l 185

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1. Usе the (omparativе form of adjесtivеsto l Тhe nеW mеnu is biggеr than thе o|d mеnu.
foсus on a differenсеbеtweеn peoplе, plaсеs, r Thе nеw waiteгsare more experienсed than
an d t h i n g s . thе o ld w aitегs.

2. Thеrе is more than one way to form the

comparativе of adiесtives.
Aojсстtvг Сoмpдпдтtvв
a. For onе-sy|lab|e
adjесtivesand two-syl|able bright brighter
adjeсtivesending in .y, usе adjeсtivе + -er. friend|y friendlier

niсer
whеn уou add -er, big bigger
prеtty prettiеr

better
сomparativеfoгms. bad worse

b. For most othеr adjeсtivеsof two or morе сomfoгtab|e morе сomfortable

sy|lables,use moreЛess + adjесtivе. less сomfortablе

use еithеr-er or
C. For some adjeсtives, r Thе lnn is quieter than Joе,s.
morеЛess. r The I nn is mo r e quiet than J o е,s.

3. Use thе сomparativеwith than when you r Тhе apple piе is bеttеr thon the сakе.
mеntionthе thingsyou are сomparing.

Use the сomparativewithout thon when it is r Thе new dеssеrtsarе bettеr.

сlear whiсh things you are сomparing, (Thеnеw dеsserts
orе bеttеrthan the old dеssеrts.)

4. Rеpеatthe samе сomparativeto talk about

сhange-an inсreasеor a deс :
GomParativе . ---J . сomparative l |t,sgettinghardеr and hardеr to find an
+ ono +
adieсtivе ad|eсtive inexpеnsiverеstaurant.
OR

more/less + аnd + more/less + adjeсtivе l |t,sgetting morе and morе diffiсu|t.

(Thе diffiсultyis inсreosing,)

5. Use a doublе сomparativеto show сausе

and effeсt:
LI^- Comparativе L,-^. сomparativе r Тhе shorter thе |inе,thе faster thе seгviсе.
Ene +. + tne +
ao|есtlve adjeсtivе (Whеn thе linе is shortеr,the sеrviсеis fostеr,)

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F'or spelling rulеs for the сomparativе form of adjeсtives' see Appendiх 22 on page 344.
For a list of irregular сomparative adjeсtivеs,see Appеndix 10 on page 339.
For a list of some adjeсtivesthat form the сomparative in two ways, see Appendiх 12 on page 339.
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тRUE0R FАIiEo Look ot thesе two rеstаurаnt ods. Then rеod the stotemеntsbelow, аnd
dеcidе if thеу аre Truе (T) or Folsе (F),

Luigi's
Itаliаn Restашretnt
4',t"''nь
Ri'to'аnte ltoliono
Family-srylееatingsinсе 1990 Еstаblishеd iп 1.990
Opеn Tuеsday_Sunday, 12:00-9:00 Rеlахеddiпiпgin а romпnticаtmosphеrе
Едкry-BIко Spвсиr open seven days a week-dinner only
( Г u l l d i n n е rГ o r $ 1 0 . 9 5i f o r d с r е dЬ е Г o г е6 : 0 0 )
rеservations
suggested
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f l. Luigi's is older than Antonio's.

T
2. Antonio's is more romantiс than Luigi,s.
T 3. Luigi's is probably less сrowded.
F 4. Antonio's seems сheaper than Luigi,s.
F 5. on Tuеsdays, Luigi,s has shorter business hours.

с0IILPARE o Look ot port of Luigi,s mеnu. Thеn complеtе thе comporisons.

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Usе the comporotive form of thе words in porеnthеsеs.

? Spaфеtti Primavеra (ulith lцhtф sаutёеduеgеtаblеs) ......$6.95

\ sp"ф"tti ArraЬЬiata (taithhоt сhitipeppеrsаnd tomаtoсs).............$7.s5
Fеttuссini Alfrеdo (ulithbuttеrаnd hеаuусrеam) ...........$s.29
Linguinе Aglio е olio (ttlithgаrliс аnd oil).... $5.67
V low fat, low salt \hot and spiсy

l. The spaghetti primavera i, chea?ert'han the spaghetti arrabbiata.

(сhеap)
2. The linguine aglio e olio is less expensive the fettuссini Alfredo.
(еxpensivе)
3. The spaghetti arrabbiata is hotter and
(hot)
spicier the linguine aglio e olio.
(spiсy)
4. The fettuссini Alfrеdo is less fattening the spaghetti primavera.
(fattеning)
s. The spaghetti primavera is healthier the fettuссini Alfredo.
(healthy)
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о Reod thеsесommеntsobout o restouront.Сomplеtе them with the

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comporotivе form of thе words in porеnthesesto show сousе ond effесtor o chonge.

l. A: I сan,t beliеve the size of this mеnu. It's going to take me forеvеr to сhoosе.

B: The |onger the men u, the more diffiaub the сhoiсe.

(|ong) (diffiсU|t)
2. A: They say the food herе is getting better and better
(good)

B: And the better the food the more expensive it is.

(good) (е-pe,ъi"e)
3. A: The serviсе seems a little slow tonight.

B: Yеs, the more popular the restaurant. ' the slower thе serviсe.
(popular) G|oФ
4. A: The сigarette smoke here is getting worse and worse
(bad)
B: The smokier the room. the worse mу сough gets.
(smokY) (bad)

5. A: It's pretty loud in here.

The more crowded the rеstaurant, the noisier it is.
(сrowdеd) (noisy)
6. A: Thеy сertainly g,,.e you a lot of food. I сan,t eat anоther bitе.
The bigger the portions, the harder it is to finish.
(big) (hаrd)
7. A: Thеir desserts keep getting more and more delicious
(deIiсious)
B: And I keep getting heavier and heavier I
(heavy)

EDIT.Reod this restouront review.Find ond correct еight mistokеsin thе use of the
comporotive of odjectivеs,Thе first mistokе is olreodу corrеctеd.

Dining Out tomatо sauсе in town. And lеavе room

better
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By Bкuсв Nвwндкт for dеssеrt. Thеy iust kееp gеtting gоod

Pеtе,sPlaсеhas Iustrеоpеnеd and bеttеr.

undеr nеW managеmеnt.Thе dining room Thе wait staff is friеndly but nоt ablе
briаhter than
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lооks biggеr, mоr+ь+ф' and prettiеr as to handlе largе numbеrs of pеoplе-thе
more
thе old onе. Althoughthе food isn,t bеttеr, сrowdеdthе rеstаurant,
thе slowеrthе sеrviсе.

it is iust as good. Thе mеnu is morе variеd At dinnеrtimethе linеs outsidеthis pоpular
expensive longer
and lеss_________
еxpеnsivеr'Try onе оf thеir pasta еatеryarе gеtting longer and _________
morе long. Try
more relaxed
d i s h е s . Y о u w o n , t f i n d a _____
morе frеshеr lunсhtimеfоr a quiеtеrand________
rеlaxеdеrmеal.