Grammar book

Gramar Book

Lesson 1 - Comparative forms
-er (older/heavier)
Palavras curtas (1 silaba): old - older slow – slower cheap - cheaper nice – nicer late - later big – bigger
Palavras que terminam com –y mudam para –ier easy – easier heavy – heavier early – earlier
Exemplos:
Rome is old but Athens is older.
Helen wants a bigger car.
Don’t write a letter.It’s easier to phone.

MORE
Palavras longas (2/3/4 silabas) : carefull – more carefull polite – more polite expensive – more expensive interesting – more interesting
Exemplos:
You must be more carefull.
Is it more interesting to go by car or by bus?

Exceção: Good e Bad
As palavras good e bad mudam completamente. good – better bad – worse
Exemplos:
Do you feel better today? No, I feel worse.
The weather wasn’t very good yesterday but is better today.

Exercise
Write the comparative: old strong happy modern important good large serious pretty crowded
Lesson 2 – Comparative forms 2
THAN
Usamos o THAN depois dos comparativos com o objetivo de comparar pessoas, objetos ou situações.
Exemplos:
Athens is older than Rome.
Are oranges more expensive than bananas?
How are you today? Not bad. Better than yesterday.
Ao comparar duas pessoas voce pode usar: than me/than him/than her/than us/than them.
Exemplos:
I can run faster than him./I can run faster than he can.
I got up earlier than her./I got up earlier than she did.

MORE/LESS THAN (mais/ menos que)
Expressam situações em que algo é mais ou menos que outro.
Exemplos:
The film was very short – less than an hour.
You go out more than me.
They have more money than they need.

NOT AS…AS (não tão…quanto)
Exemplo:
Rome is not as old as Athens. (=Athens is older)
I don’t play tennis as often as you. (= you play more often)
Compare NOT AS…AS e THAN
Tennis isn’t as popular as football./Football is more popular than Tennis.
I don’t go out as much as you./You go out more than me.

AS…AS (tão …