COMPARISON

ARRANGED BY ASWARINI
 KINDS OF COMPARISON

• EQUAL

• COMPARATIVE

• SUPERLATIVE
 EQUAL COMPARISON

• TO COMPARE TWO THINGS WITH THE SAME QUALITY

• PATTERN: AS + ADJECTIVE + AS

• EXAMPLES: 1. TINA IS AS BEAUTIFUL AS MARIA.

2. GILBERT IS AS TALL AS FRANK. THEY BOTH ARE 180 CM TALL.
 COMPARATIVE

• TO COMPARE TWO THINGS AND ONE OF THEM HAS MORE QUALITY THAN THE OTHER

• PATTERN: 1 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE + ER + THAN

2 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE ENDING WITH –LY + ER + THAN
MORE + 2/MORE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE + THAN
 COMPARATIVE

EXAMPLES:
• 1 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE + ER + THAN
I AM OLDER THAN YOU. / HIS BODY IS BIGGER THAN MINE.
• 2 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE ENDING WITH –LY + ER + THAN
SHE IS FUNNIER THAN HER SISTER. / HE IS CRAZIER THAN I.
• MORE + 2/MORE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE + THAN
MY CAR IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN HERS. / MY DAD IS MORE AMAZING THAN YOUR DAD.
 SUPERLATIVE

• TO COMPARE ONE THING TO THE OTHERS AND GIVE THE IDEA OF “MOST”

• PATTERN: THE + 1 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE + EST

THE + 2 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE ENDING WITH –LY + EST
THE MOST + 2/MORE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE
 SUPERLATIVE

EXAMPLES:
• 1 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE + EST
I AM THE OLDEST CHILD IN MY FAMILY. / HE GOT THE BIGGEST SCORE IN THE CLASS.
• 2 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE ENDING WITH –LY + EST
SHE IS THE FUNNIEST FRIEND OF MINE. / HE IS THE CRAZIEST PERSON HERE.
• THE MOST + 2/MORE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE
MY CAR IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE ONE. / MY DAD IS THE MOST AMAZING DAD.