COMPARISONS

Equality

With Adjectives and Adverbs

With Nouns

S + V + as + Adj/Adv + as +…

S + V + not + as/so + Adj/Adv + as +....

Plural Nouns: S + V + as many/ few + N (plural) + as +…

Uncountable Nouns S + V + as much/little + N (uncountable) + as +…

Comparative

Short Adj/Adv

S + V + Adj/Adv + er + than + ...

E.g.: I am shorter than my brother.

Long Adj/Adv

S + V + more + Adj/Adv + than + ...

E.g.: My brother is more intelligent than me.

Nouns

S + V + more + N + than + ...

E.g.: I have more books than my friend.

Superlative

Short Adj/Adv

Nouns

Long Adj/Adv

S + V + the + Adj/Adv + est + (N)+ ...

E.g.: He is the tallest person in my class.

S + V + the + most + Adj/Adv + (N) + ...

E.g.: She is the most intelligent student in my class.

S + V + the + most + N + ...

E.g.: He has the most books.

Double Comparative

Progressive comparison

Long Adjectives

Nouns

Short Adjectives

S + V + Adj + er + and + Adj + er...

E.g.: The summer keeps getting hotter and hotter.

S + V + more/less and more/less + Adj...

E.g.: Homeworks are getting more and more difficult.

S + V + more/less and more/less + N...

E.g.: There are more and more people moving to big cities.

He is as smart as her.

He isn't as smart as her.

Comparing at the same time

The + comparative Adj/Adv + S +V, the comparative Adj/Adv + S + V

E.g.: The more he study, the more chance he will pass the exam.