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Making Comparisons
Making Comparisons
COMPARISONS
Learning Goal:
❑To talk compare people, animals and places using
different degrees of comparisons.
as + adjective + as (+)
not as + adjective + as (-)
⚫Angela is as imaginative as
Greg.
⚫I am not as tired as I was last
week.
⚫Walking is as fast as taking a
bus.
⚫Algebra is as difficult as
more (+) /less (-) + adjective +
than
⚫I find golf less exciting than
volleyball.
⚫I find aerobics more effective
than pilates.
⚫Tom is less mature than his
brother.
the most (+) / the least (-) +
adjective + of/in
⚫Sheila is the least easy-going girl
in the group.
⚫Erin is the most artistic child in
the class.
A big difference:
much, a lot, far + comparative
⚫Sales in July were much higher
than sales in June.
⚫She’s a lot taller than you.
⚫This one’s far more expensive
than the blue one.
A small difference:
slightly, a little, a bit, not much +
comparative