Comparatives & Superlatives, страница 159 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс (starlight) учебник Баранова, Дули

Grammar Practice Section. Module 1 - страница 159.

Условие.

Comparatives & Superlatives

We use the comparative to compare one person or thing with another. We use the superlative to compare one person or thing with more than one person or thing of the same group. We often use than after a comparative and the before a superlative. She is younger than me. She's the youngest person in the room.

Formation of comparatives and superlatives from adjectives and adverbs:

• with one-syllable adjectives, we add -(e)r to form the comparative and -(e)st to form the superlative.

  large - larger - largest

  Note: for one-syllable adjectives ending in a vowel + a consonant, we double the consonant.

  thin - thinner - thinnest

• with two-syllable adjectives ending in -ly, -y, -w, we also add -er / -est.

  lively - livelier - liveliest

  Note: for adjectives ending in a consonant + y, we replace the -y with an -i.

  tidy - tidier - tidiest

• with other two-syllable adjectives or adjectives with more than two syllables, comparatives and superlatives are formed with more/most.

  comfortable - more comfortable - most comfortable

• with adverbs that have the same form as their adjectives, we add -er/-est.

  hard - harder - hardest

• two-syllable or compound adverbs take more/most.

  carefully - more carefully - most carefully

  Note: clever, common, cruel, friendly, gentle, pleasant, polite, shallow, simple, stupid, quiet can form their comparatives and superlatives either with -er/-est or with more/most.

• Irregular forms:

  good - better - best / bad - worse - worst /

  much - more - most / little - less - least /

  far - farther/further - farthest/furthest /

  many/lots - more - most

Types of comparisons:

• (half/twice/three times) as + adjective + as (to show that two people or things are similar/different in some way). In negative sentences we use not as/so ... as.

  This coat is as expensive as that one.

• less + adjective + than (expresses the difference between two people or things). The opposite is more ... than.

  Tom is less rich than his friend Tony.

• the least + adjective + of/in (compares one person or thing to two or more people or things in the same group). The opposite is the most ... of/in.

  She is the least hard-working person in our office.

• much/a lot/far/a little/a bit/slightly + comparative (expresses the degree of difference between two people or things).

  Jack is slightly taller than Jeremy.

• comparative and comparative (to show that something is increasing or decreasing).

  It's getting warmer and warmer every day.

• the + comparative ..., the + comparative (shows that two things change together, or that one thing depends on another thing).

  The more you study now, the less you will have to study at the end of the school year.

• by far + the + superlative (emphasises the difference between one person or thing and two or more people or things in the same group).

  Last winter was by far the coldest we have ever had.

Решение 1.