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The document discusses different ways to form comparatives in English grammar. It explains how to repeat comparatives with continuous verbs like "get bigger and bigger." It also discusses using "more and more" for longer comparatives instead of repeating the adjective. The document describes using "less and less" to indicate decreasing amounts and "fewer and fewer" for countable nouns. It defines comparative and superlative adjectives and provides examples of their use in comparisons.

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UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO Escuela de idiomas Grammar V Names: Dar¨ªo Amancha Patricio castillo Elvis guaranga 5th Semester
REPEATING COMPARATIVES ? Usually with the present continuous. ? When we want to express continuous (separated by and.) Examples: ? My uncle grew fatter and fatter over the years. ? As Microsoft grew, Bill Gates got richer and richer. ? The balloon got bigger and bigger and then burst.
¡®MORE AND MORE¡¯ FOR LONGER COMPARATIVES ? We don¡¯t repeat comparative adjectives that are used with more. Examples: ? Things are getting more and more expensive. ? This book gets more and more interesting with every chapter. ? He spoke for over an hour and his explanation got more and more complicated.
DROP ? To indicate that something decreases Examples: uncountable ? As you get older, you become less and less flexible. ? She needs less and less money every day. ? I have less and less time to cook countable ? She needs less and less money every day. ? Fewer and fewer people get married now ? There are fewer and fewer fish in the sea
COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES Comparative adjectives ? We use comparative adjectives to do a comparison between two objects. ? Noun + verb + (more) comparative adjective + than + noun (object). Superlative adjectives ? We use superlative adjectives to compare one object from a group. ? Noun + verb + the (most) + superlative adjective + noun (object).
COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE? ? We use comparatives to compare people and thing with other people and things Examples: ? Peter is younger than his father. ? Rose is taller than Mary. ? Jane is the fastest girl. ? Cris is the slowest girl.
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  • 1. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO Escuela de idiomas Grammar V Names: Dar¨ªo Amancha Patricio castillo Elvis guaranga 5th Semester
  • 2. REPEATING COMPARATIVES ? Usually with the present continuous. ? When we want to express continuous (separated by and.) Examples: ? My uncle grew fatter and fatter over the years. ? As Microsoft grew, Bill Gates got richer and richer. ? The balloon got bigger and bigger and then burst.
  • 3. ¡®MORE AND MORE¡¯ FOR LONGER COMPARATIVES ? We don¡¯t repeat comparative adjectives that are used with more. Examples: ? Things are getting more and more expensive. ? This book gets more and more interesting with every chapter. ? He spoke for over an hour and his explanation got more and more complicated.
  • 4. DROP ? To indicate that something decreases Examples: uncountable ? As you get older, you become less and less flexible. ? She needs less and less money every day. ? I have less and less time to cook countable ? She needs less and less money every day. ? Fewer and fewer people get married now ? There are fewer and fewer fish in the sea
  • 5. COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES Comparative adjectives ? We use comparative adjectives to do a comparison between two objects. ? Noun + verb + (more) comparative adjective + than + noun (object). Superlative adjectives ? We use superlative adjectives to compare one object from a group. ? Noun + verb + the (most) + superlative adjective + noun (object).
  • 6. COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE? ? We use comparatives to compare people and thing with other people and things Examples: ? Peter is younger than his father. ? Rose is taller than Mary. ? Jane is the fastest girl. ? Cris is the slowest girl.