Comparative & Superlative Forms

Comparatives

1)with countable nouns = more/fewer e.g. there are fewer cars in the country.
2)with uncountable nouns = more/less e.g. there is less grass in the city.



Modifying words:

(quite) a bit, a little, much, slightly, (quite) a lot, far

e.g. there is quite a lot of pollution in the city



The + comparative, the + comparative
(= shows that one thing is the result of another)

The more you study, the more you learn
The more I go to that bar, the less I like it

Superlatives

1)with countable nouns = the most/the fewest e.g. this room has the fewest chairs.
2)with uncountable nouns = the most/the least e.g. this company has the least profit.

Modifying words:

By far, easily, far and away

She’s easily the best student
It’s far and away the most beautiful country
It’s by far the most difficult question



As + adjective/adverb + as

e.g. I’m as good as him

The same as
e.g. they look the same as each other

The same + noun + as
e.g. It’s the same book as we used last year


Not such + adj/uncountable nouns/plural nouns
Not such a + adj/singular countable nouns

e.g. It isn’t such cold weather as yesterday.
It isn’t such a cold day as yesterday.

Like + pronouns/nouns/gerunds

e.g. He’s just like his father
It’s like going to the cinema when we watch a dvd at your house.


As + verb phrases

e.g. We studied verbs, as we did last year.