1. 1
Example:
? That is a good idea.
? That idea is good.
? Henry is an honest and hardworking man.
? Henry is honest and hardworking.
? A tall student can play basketball well.
? That talkative guy always makes me crazy.
? We considered the test difficult and complicated.
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Pronoun
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V. be
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Adjective
2. 2
Example:
? The boy is asleep.
? He was ill.
? They were afraid.
? We are alike.
Order of Adjective
? My lovely, small, new, red, Italian, leather shoes
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? Those four, good, big, old, brown, Japanese, wood dishes
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? Mark has three, beautiful, large, old, blue, Chinese, glass vases.
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Adj. ??????
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alike
asleep
awake
aware
afloat
content
ill
afraid
alone
alive
ashamed
unable
worth
well
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3. 3
1. Positive Degree (????????) --> ???????????????????? (?????????/????????????)
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My school is as famous as yours.
Peter¡¯s son is as polite as Jane¡¯s daughter.
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Kim¡¯s grandfather is not so strict as his father.
Miss Brazil is not as tall as Miss Italy.
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Comparisons
Positive
Degree
Comparative
Degree
Superlative
Degree
N.1 V.be /
Linking V. as Adj. as N.2
N.1 V.be /
Linking V.
not as /
not so Adj. as N.2
These tests were different from those of last week.
- James¡¯ book is similar to May¡¯s.
- My eyes have the same color as yours.
- His book is same as hers.
4. 4
2. Comparative Degree (????????) --> ????????????? 2 ?? ???? ??? 2 ????
Mary is more sensitive than Jane.
The Nile is longer than the Amazon.
3. Superlative Degree (??????????) --> ????????????? 3 ?? ???? ??? 3 ??????????
Your performance is the best.
This area is the most dangerous.
N.1 V.be Adj.???? +
er than N.2
N.1 V.be more +
Adj.??? than N.2
N.1 V.be the Adj. ????
+ est
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N.1 V.be the most +
Adj.???
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the ????????????? Adj. ??????????? --->
The + Comparative + Clause, the + Comparative + Clause.
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Ex. The fewer mistakes you have in your essay, the better it is.
The more you speak, the worse the situation becomes.
The less you eat, the healthier you are.
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The sooner, the better.
The more problems, the less motivation.
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- Alaska is the coldest of all the states in the United States.
- Natalie is the most beautiful girl that I have ever seen.
- Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.