COMPARATIVEGrammar Lab

INFERIORITY

Compare 2 elements

Use be and than

Inferiority

be + (less + adj. )+ than

Example:

Laura is less tall than Lea

INFERIORITY➤ New York is … beautiful … Paris.

➤ Paris is … modern … New York.

➤ Lyon is … noisy … New York. (noisy = bruyant)

➤ The Trump Tower 202m) is … tall … the Empire State building (381m).

➤ The Statue of Liberty (300m) is … tall … the Eiffel Tower (93m).

➤ A cookie is … fat … a doughnut. (fat = gras)

➤ A hot dog is … expensive …. a pizza. (expensive = cher)

➤ Water is … sugared … a soda. (sugared = sucré)

➤ A soda is … hot … a coffee.

➤ A bagel is … sweet … a cookie. (sweet = doux/sucré)

SUPERIORITY

Compare 2 elements

Use be and than

Superiority

be + (adj. -er )+ than

quand l’adjectif est court

( 1 ou 2 syllables -y, -ow, -le)

Example:

Laura is faster than Lea

SUPERIORITY

Compare 2 elements

Use be and than

Superiority

be + ( more + adj ) + than

quand l’adjectif est long

(+ de 2 syllabes)

Example:

Laura is more beautiful than Lea

SUPERIORITY

➤ New York city is … … Paris. (big)

➤ Paris is … … than NYC. (small)

➤ The Eiffel Tower is … … the Statue of Liberty. (high)

➤ The Trump tower is … … the Empire State building. (small)

➤ This pizza is … … this hot dog. (spicy)

➤ NYC is … … … Paris. (beautiful)

➤ A pizza is … … … a hamburger. (expensive)

➤ Bagels are … … … sandwiches. (delicious)

➤ Pizzas are … … … bagels. (colorful)

➤ Sandwiches are … … doughnuts. (healthy = bon pour la santé)

WARNING ! IRREGULAR

Certains adjectifs sont irréguliers.

Ils ne sont pas soumis à la règle précédente.

Ils changent de forme.

Il faut les apprendre par coeur.

Exemples:

good <= better (bon/meilleur)

bad <= worse (mauvais/pire)

IRREGULAR ➤ My pizza … … …. yours. (good)

➤ Your bagel … … … her smoothie. (bad)

➤ A smoothie … … … a milkshake, for your health. (good)

➤ Milkshakes … … … smoothies for your health. (bad)

➤ Her Italian coffee … … … his American coffee. (good)

➤ His American coffee … … … her Italian pizza. (bad)

➤ NYC … … … Lyon to visit. (good)

➤ Paris … … … NYC for food. (good)

➤ NYC … … … Lyon for the traffic. (bad)

➤ NYC … … … Paris for the pollution. (bad)

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