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GRAMMAR
MAKING COMPARISION
REVISION
Complete the sentences using AS…AS… Choose one of the following
bad comfortable experienced long fast often soon well
• I’m sorry I’m late. I got here _______________ I could.
• A: “How long can I stay with you?”
B: “You can stay _____________ you like.
• It was a hard question. I answered it ________________ I could.
• I need the information quickly, so please let me know _______________ possible.
• I like to stay in shape, so I go swimming _________________ as I can
as fast as
as long as
as soon as
as often as
as well as
COMPARISION AS…AS…
( + ) AS + Adj / Adv + AS
( - ) NOT AS / SO + Adj / Adv + AS
Look at the pictures >>
COMPARATIVE
Eg. 1 • The 2nd egg is bigger than the first one.
Eg. 2
• The panther’s speed is faster than the tiger’s.
Eg. 3
• A car runs very fast so it is more expensive.
What do these examples have in common?
Can you find out the FORMULA ?
FORMULA
SHORT Adj – ER + THAN
MORE + LONG Adj + THAN
SUPERLATIVE
Eg. 1 • Ringneck is the biggest egg.
Eg. 2
• He is the fastest man in the race.
Eg. 3
• The blue car runs very fast so it is more expensive than the brown one.
FORMULA
SHORT Adj - EST
THE MOST + LONG Adj
What are SHORT adjectives?
What are LONG adjectives?
1 2
The 1st egg is small. The 2nd egg is big >>
The tiger The panther
Eg
Eg
Senegal is bigger than Vinaceous.
Ringneck is bigger than Senegal >>
Eg
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