English — Making Comparisons: Using Than, As…As, Not as…As — 2nd Year Middle School — Algerian Curriculum

Making Comparisons: Using Than, As…As, Not as…As

Comparative structures in English. Short adjectives: er + than (Ahmed is taller than Ali). Long adjectives: more + adjective + than (This book is more interesting than that one). Equality: as + adjective + as (She is as tall as her brother). Inequality: not as + adjective + as (This test is not as difficult as that one). Modifiers: much, far, a lot (much better, far more interesting), a bit, slightly (a bit cheaper). Less/least: less expensive, the least expensive. Double comparatives: The more you study, the more you learn.