English Grammar Guide
Comparative Adjectives
Usage - Comparative Adjectives
We use
SUBJECT > OBJECT
Grammar - ADJECTIVES wth 1 syllable
For 1 syllable
SUBJ. + BE+ ADJ. -er + than + OBJ. tall →tall er Giraffes aretall er than dogs .
Grammar - Consonant -Vowel -Consonant
If the
- 1 syllable with
C V C sounds: b i g →b i gger - Elephants are
b i gger than cats.
Grammar - 2 Syllables Ending in "-y"
We change
- friendl
y → friendlier - Dogs are friendl
ier than snakes.
Examples - Comparative Adjectives
| BE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| are | ||||
| is | ||||
| is | ||||
Forms - Consonant -Vowel -Consonant
Forms - y → ier
| ADJECTIVE | COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE |
|---|---|
| eas | eas |
| friendl | friendl |
Grammar - 2 /3 /... Syllables Not Ending in "-y"
For other
SUBJ. + BE+ more + ADJ. + than + OBJ. more ex - pen - sive than Gold ismore expensive than silver .
Examples - Comparative Adjectives
| BE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| is | |||||
| are | |||||
| is | |||||
| are | |||||
| Symbols & Abbreviations | ||
|---|---|---|
| ADJ. | Adjective | |
| COMP. | Comparative Adjective | |
| OBJ. | Object | |
| SUBJ. | Subject | |
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* 12th November, 2024
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See Also
01) Be in the Present Simple Tense: am/are/is
02) Adjectives
03) Adverbs of Manner
04) Irregular Adverbs
05) Adverbs of Degree: very/really/too/quite
06) Irregular Comparatives
07) Superlatives
08) Comparatives of Inferiority: less ... than
09) Comparatives of Equality & Inferiority: as ... as
10) Determiners: more + NOUN
11) Quantifiers: much/a lot/a bit/a little
12) Quantifiers: too/enough
