English 6

Unit 1
No Gustavo Hau Borges
Lic. Yadira Nah Reyes
Comparisons with nouns
20 Febrero del 2017

1.-COMPARISONS WITH NOUNS

SUBJECT + VERB + MORE + PLURAL OR COUNTABLE OR
INCONTABLE NOUN + THAN NOUN PLURAL
SUBJECT +(AUXILIAR VERB)

SHE READS MORE BOOKS THAN MAGAZINES

JAMES (DOES)

I HAVE MORE COFFE THAN TEA

YOU (DO)
 1.-COMPARISONS WITH NOUNS
SUBJECT + VERB + FEWER + PLURAL NOUN + THAN NOUN PLURAL
SUBJECT+
(AUXILIAR VERB)

LESS + NOUN UNCONTABLE+ THAN NOUN

UNCONTABLE
SUBJECT+(AUXILIAR VERB)
WE EAT FEWER VEGETABLES THAN FRUITS
OUR NEIGHNORDS(DO)
YOU HAVE LESS HATRED THAN LOVE
SARA AND JONH(DO)
1.-COMPARISONS WITH NOUNS
The coffee tastesgood.
Your coffee tastesbetterthanmy coffee.
My coffee doesn't tasteas good asyour coffee.
You looktired.
You lookmore tired thanI do.
I don't lookas tired asyou do.
I feelterrible.
I feelmore terribleabout itthanthey do.
They don't feelas terribleaboutasI do.
You seemconfused.
You seemmore confusedabout the problemthanI do.
I don't seemas confusedabout the problemasyou do.
1.-COMPARISONS WITH NOUNS
We can compare adjectives, but we can also compare the amount
or quantity of a noun.
more
Dan has 3 books. Mai has two books.

Now you can compare the quantity / number of books.

Dan has more books than May (does).
There are more people in New York than in Seattle.

Dan drinks more tea than coffee.

There is more precipitation in Seattle than in Los Angeles.
ACTIVITY
ANSWERS
SHE READS MORE BOOKS THAN MAGAZINES
I HAVE MORE COFFE THAN TEA
WE EAT FEWER VEGETABLES THAN FRUITS
YOU HAVE LESS HATRED THAN LOVE