Comparing

Comparative of Superiority ADJECTIVES

faster (than) more important (than)

smarter (than) more visible (than)
wider (than) more populated (than)
bigger (than)

easyier (than)
happyier (than)
funnyier (than)

simpler (than)
quieter (than)

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Comparative of Superiority NOUNS

more time (than)

more money (than)

more people (than)

more options (than)

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Comparative of Equality ADJECTIVES

as fast (as) as important (as)

as smart (as) as visible (as)
as wide (as) as populated (as)
as big (as)

as easy (as)
as happy (as)
as funny (as)

as simple (as)
as quiet (as)

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Comparative of Equality NOUNS

as much time (as)

as much money (as)

as many people (as)

as many options (as)

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Comparative of Inferiority ADJECTIVES

less fast (than) less important (than)

less smart (than) less visible (than)
less wide (than) less populated (than)
less big (than)

less easy (than)

less happy (than)
less funny (than)

less simple (than)

less quiet (than)

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Comparative of Inferiority NOUNS

less time (than)

less money (than)

fewer people (than)

fewer options (than)

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Superlative ++ ADJECTIVES & NOUNS

the fastest the most time

the biggest the most people

the easyiest
the happyiest

the simplest
the quietest

the most important

the most populated

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Superlative –– ADJECTIVES & NOUNS

the least big the least time

the least money
the least happy the fewest people
the fewest options
the least simple

the least important

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Irregular Adjectives COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE

good → better → the best

bad → worse → the worst

far → farther / further → the farthest / the furthest

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MOST vs. MOST OF LA PLUPART (DE)

Most rural Americans are proud of living in the country.

Most of the land is rural.

Most of them feel abandoned.

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+ AND + DE PLUS EN PLUS

The situation is getting hard. [+ and +]

The situation is getting harder and harder.

The urban-rural divide is visible. [+ and +]

The urban-rural divide is more and more visible.

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– AND – DE MOINS EN MOINS

Some people think rural America is becoming important. [- and -]

Some people think rural America is becoming less and less
important.

Rural Americans have health options. [- and -]

Rural Americans have fewer and fewer health options.

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THE +/- … THE +/- PLUS… PLUS / MOINS… MOINS

[+] you practice, [+] easy it gets.

The more you practice, the easier it gets.

[+] cheap, [+] good.

The cheaper, the better.

[+] I think about it, [-] I like it.

The more I think about it, the less I like it.

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Amounts HIGHER AMOUNTS

1× once
2× twice 2× + twice as many… as
3× three times 3× + three times more… than
4× four times 4× + four times more… than

[2× +] people live in small towns / in large cities.

Twice as many people live in small towns as in large cities.

[4× +] people live in the city / in the country.

Four times more people live in the city than in the country.

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Amounts APPROXIMATIONS

1⁄2 (one) half (of) 1⁄5 one fifth (of)

2⁄3 two thirds (of) 10 % ten percent
3⁄4 three quarters (of)

[1⁄5] the population lives in the suburbs.

One fifth of the population lives in the suburbs.

[2⁄3] Americans would consider moving to the country if remote work

became standard due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two thirds of Americans would consider moving to the country if
remote work became standard due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Amounts APPROXIMATIONS

about environ almost/nearly presque

just over un peu (à peine) plus
just under un peu (à peine) moins

Rural areas cover [≈] all of the land.

Rural areas cover almost all of the land.

Only [≈ 1⁄2] rural America has access to high-speed Internet.

Only about half of rural America has access to high-speed Internet.

[] 20% of the people live in rural America.

Just under 20% of the people live in rural America.

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