GRAMMAR:

“COMPARISON”
 COMPARISON

Equality Comparative Superlative

To compare People, Places, or Things

Using ADJECTIVE in making comparison

 EQUALITY
It compares two things.

If two things are EQUAL in some ways.

as + ADJECTIVE + as
Not as + ADJECTIVE + as
Sanu Sano
Age: 17 Age: 17

Sanu is as old as Sano Positive

Statements
Sanu is as handsome as Sano
Sanu is not as cruel as Sano Negative
Statements
Sanu is not as stingy as Sano
 COMPARATIVE
A Comparative compares two things

A Comparative is used how one thing

is different from the other.

For Examples:

In terms of size and power, a laptop is larger than a PDA.

Siti Ropeah is more beautiful than Kim Soyeong.

My brother looks happier than my sister.

 How to Form COMPARATIVE???

Depending on Syllables of Adjectives

SYLLABLES FORMS EXAMPLES

1 Adj + “-er” Short  Shorter

Big  Bigger

2 Adj + “-er” happy happier

(End in “-y”) (Change –y to –i) crazy  crazier

2+ more + Adj modern more modern

expensive  more expensive

 EXECPTIONS
ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVE

Good Better
Bad worse
Far Farther/ further
 SENTENCE FORM IN COMPARATIVE
Comparative
S + V + Adjective + Than + o

The blue house is bigger than the yellow house.

Rock music is better than classical music.
My dog is lazier than my cat.

The singer is more famous than the actor.

My boots are more expensive than your shoes.

SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVE
A Superlative is used to show which one of three things or
many is in some way the most outstanding.

In terms of size and power, a mainframe is the largest computer.

She is the tallest girl in the group.

This painting is the most beautiful of all.

He is the happiest student in my class.

 How to Form SUPERLATIVE???

Depending on Syllables of Adjectives

SYLLABLES FORMS EXAMPLES

1 The + Adj + -est Short  the shortest

Big  the biggest

2 The + Adj + -est Hungry the hungriest

(End in “-y”) (Change –y to –i) noisy  the noisiest

2+ The + most + Adj modern the most modern

expensive  the most expensive

 EXECPTIONS
ADJECTIVES SUPERLATIVE

Good The best

Bad The worst
Far The farthest/ the furthest
SENTENCE FORM IN SUPERLATIVE
 REFERENCES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXiD0FdON7k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Rs793CjqE&t=129s