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Lecture 25

Lecture 25. Comparison and Comparative Constructions. 25.1 Comparison of adjectives and adverbs. 1) Regular comparison of adjectives -er, -est (eg. smaller, smallest) - more, -most (more than two syllables) (eg. more interesting, most interesting) 2) Regular comparison of adverbs

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Lecture 25

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  1. Lecture 25 Comparison and Comparative Constructions

  2. 25.1 Comparison of adjectives and adverbs • 1) Regular comparison of adjectives • -er, -est (eg. smaller, smallest) • - more, -most (more than two syllables) (eg. more interesting, most interesting) • 2) Regular comparison of adverbs • -er,-est (eg. faster, fastest) • -more, -most (eg. more carefully, most carefully)

  3. 3) Irregular comparison of adjectives and adverbseg. bad, good/well, old, far, much, badly, etc. • 25.2 Comparative constructions • 1) “As…as” construction • Basic pattern: “as + adjective/adverb + as” • Eg. John is as bright as Bob. • Negative sentence: John is not so bright as Bob.

  4. 2) “More…than” construction • Basic pattern:“comparative degree + than-clause” • Eg. This parcel is heavier than that one. • Another pattern : “determiner more /less /fewer + noun + than-clause” • Eg. I have done more work than he. • A variant form pattern:“compatative adjective + noun + than-clause” • Eg. John is a more efficient worker than Jack.

  5. 3) “(The)+ superlative adjective / adverb + scope of comparison ”eg. The Sahara is the largest desert in the world. • 25. 3 Contrast between comparative constructions • 1) “More…than” vs quasi-coordinative type • 2) “Not so…as”vs “not so much…as” • 3) “Not more/ -er…than”vs “no more/-er…than” • 4) “The more …the more”vs “more and more”

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