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Common Mistakes
Common Mistakes
She is the better in the class.
She is the best in the class.
I am worst than you at English.
I am worse than you at English.
It was the more expensive I could find.
It was the most expensive I could find.
This exercise is more easy than that one.
This exercise is easier than that one.
The new reservoir holds ten times water as much as the old one.
The new reservoir holds ten times as much water as the old one.
Bigger the mistake, more you learn.
The bigger the mistake the more you learn.
Her mother is a taller woman.
Her mother is quite tall.
They came as late as midnight.
They came at midnight.
Correct Form
Correct Form
Microsoft is bigger than Amazon.
FIAT is one of the biggest companies in Italy.
Mexico City has the second largest population in the world.
She is by far the most productive person in the company.
Thailand’s inflation rate is not as low as Japan’s.
She doesn’t have as much time as I do. (OR She has less time than me).
They have as many clients as us. (OR the same number of clients as us).
The more I see, the less I understand you.
The sooner you send it to me, the better (it would be).
Guidelines
Guidelines
Many adjectives form their comparison and superlative with more and most. Examples: more intelligent, the most useful, more polite, the most common
Exceptions to the rule above are all adjectives of one syllable, and adjectives that end in –y or –ow. Examples: easy > easier, easiest; happy > happier, happiest; narrow > narrower, narrowest
There are some irregular adjectives: good, better, the best; bad, worse, the worst; little, less, the least; much, more, the most; far; further / farther; the furthest / farthest
To compare two people, things or events you can use a comparative adjective + than, or a noun + than: A Ferrari is more expensive than a Fiat.
To show that there is no difference between people, things or events use as + adjective / noun + as. If there is a difference use not as + adjective / noun + as: Britain’s GDP is as big as Italy’s GDP.
Practice
Practice
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