Use of Comparison
1.The comparative degree is used for the comparison of two things / persons or groups ( of things / persons ) that are different with regard to adjective . The comparative form is usually followed by than.
e.g.
Zeki is 10 years old .
Yousif is 14 years old .
Yousif is older than zeki .
Zeki is younger than yousif .
This chair is more comfortable than that .
The trees in our garden are taller than the ones in yours .
There is less water in this jug than (there is ) in that .
Our school team is better than theirs .
He is shorter than any other boy in the class .
2.The superlative degree is used for the comparison of three or more things / persons or groups ( of things / persons ) that are different with regard to the adjective . The superlative form is usually preceded by the .
e.g.
Our house is the largest in the neighborhood .
It means larger than any other house …..
Everest is the highest mountain in the world
These are the most beautiful flowers I have ever seen .
3.The positive form of the adjective is used for comparison in two ways :
a.to show similarity between two persons / things or groups (of persons /things) . this is done by using the structure :
as + positive adj. + as (in the affirmative).
e.g.
The child is as quite as a mouse.
He is as proud as a peacock .
Oil is as valuable as gold .
She looks as fresh as daisy .
b.To show that two persons /things or groups (of persons /things ) are different with regard to the adjective . This is done by using the structure in (32 ?????) above in the negative .
The first as may also be changed into so .
e.g.
His marks are not as / so high as he hoped .
The hotel was not as / so comfortable as we expected .
The test was not as / so easy as the students desired .
More uses of the comparative degree
a.The following pattern is used to show that the degree o one quality depends upon the degree of another .
( The + comparative (1) + subject + verb + the + comparative (2) + subject + verb ) .
e.g.
The better your work is , the more money you will get .
The easier the questions are , the higher marks the students will get .
The more complicated the machine is , the more difficult it becomes to repair .
b.The comparatives are usually joined by and to show gradual increase or decrease .
e.g.
She is getting prettier and prettier .
The horse is becoming more and more difficult to handle .
The matter is growing less and less important .
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