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Johan hails from Sweden. He has spent more than ten years in Asia, working with English language learners on a daily basis for the last 4 years. He has also worked in sales and management. In addition to English and Swedish, he also speaks Japanese, Chinese, some French, and a bit of German. Johan is Poligo's Editor-In-Chief.
Comparatives - Basic Structures
By Johan, 20 September 2008 - 7:38pm
Grammar name (English):
Comparative StatementsComparative adjectives compare: they show the similarities and differences between two things.
More Than
This structure is used to say that a thing or a person is more something than another thing/person. The difficulty with this structure is knowing whether to use more + adjective or whether to add -er to the adjective.
Learn more about the use of more and -er here.
A is more adjective than B
A is adjective+er than B
| Examples |
| My mom's cooking is more delicious than my dad's |
| Canada is colder than Brazil |
| Comedies are funnier than tragedies |
Note: the form of to be changes according to the tense and singular/plural.
Less Than
This structure is used to say that a thing/person is less something than another thing/person. There are two ways to make these kinds of statements:
A is less adjective than B
A is not as adjective as B
| Examples |
| A lemon is less sweet than an orange |
| Tokyo is not as cold as Sapporo |
| A horse is not as intelligent as a monkey |
Note: The structures are the same for all adjectives
The Same As
This structure is used to say that two things or persons are the same in a certain way.
A is as adjective as B
| Examples |
| This car is as expensive as a Ferrari |
| I bought it last year, but it is as good as new |
| It is only April, but it is as hot as in the middle of the summer |