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Structures and types of comparison

We use adjectives or their comparative or superlative forms in the following

structures

Very + adjective

Shes veryintelligent

This a very expensivegift

Even / a lot / much / far / a bit / a little / slightly + comparative expresses the

degree of difference between two people and things- Even

Tom plays even betterthan Sue

Since his operation, he has been walking even more slowly

- a lotThere were a lot more peopleat the party than I thought there would be

Riding a motorbike is a lot more dangerous than driving a car

- muchShe looks much palernow than she did an hour ago

Anne is much youngerthan Steve

- farDogs runfar slowerthan horses

She wasfar happierwhen she only worked part time

- a bitIts a bit colderthan yesterday

It was a bit more expensive thanI thought it would be

- a little

an you hang the picture a little higher, please!

I think its a little warmer thanit was yesterday- slightly

This e"uation is slightly more difficultthan the last oneShe said that the second e#am was slightly easier thanthe first one

Many more + uncountable nouns

Tom ate many more biscuits than $aul

By far + superlative

Shes by far the most helpfulassistant weve even had

%e is by farthe beststudent in the class

Most + adjective /adverb = very

Shes most polite

%e works most efficiently Any / no + comparativeused in !uestions and negations"

&artha is as pretty as'ulie

As + adjective + asto show that two people or things are similar in some way

(etty is as tall asher mother

Tony is as lazy asarol

#ot so/as + adjective +asin negative sentences (the opposite of above form)

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Adam isnt as/ so friendly asTom

&y chocolate cake isnt as tasty as my mums

$%ice / three times / half as + adjective + as

)ur new flat is three times as big asour old one

$he same as

I am the same age as&aggie &ess + adjective 'thanis opposite of more + adjective + than

Toms bike was less expensive thanmine

$he least + adjective ' of / infor more than two people or things. It is the opposite

of the most 'of/ in

&r* &orris is the least experiencedteacher in our school

$he + comparative'( the + comparativeto show that two things change together

or that one thing depends on another thingThe soonerhe arrives, the better

The longerhe talked, the more confusedthey became

By far + the + superlative emphasies the difference between one person or thing

and two more people or things in the same group

%e is by far the bestplayer in the team

)omparative + and + comparativeto show that something increase or decrease

The music got louder and louder as the party went on

%e tried harder and harderuntil he opened the door

As the time went by, he got more and more impatient