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Page 1: Comparative degree
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EQUALITY

AS + ADJECTIVE + AS

=The ants are AS HARDWORKING AS the crabs.

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INFERIORITY

-The anteater is LESS FIERCE THAN the killer whale .

LESS + ADJECTIVE + THAN

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SUPERIORITY (LONG adjectives)

+The killer whale is MORE DANGEROUS THAN the penguins.

MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN

More than 2 syllable ( LONG adjectives)

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SUPERIORITY (SHORT adjectives)

The ants are SMARTER THAN the anteater.

ADJECTIVE + ER +THAN

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SUPERIORITY (SHORT adjectives)

PAY ATTENTION!

irregular adjectivesgood – betterbad – worse

far – farther or further

ADJECTIVES ENDING WITH Y: (+IER) = HAPPY = HAPPIER THAN

ADJECTIVES ENDING WITH CVC: BIG = BIGGER