Degrees of comparison of adjectives
E.g. We stayed at the cheapest hotel in the town. (cheap) Our hotel was cheaper than all the others in the town. (cheap) 1. The United States is very large but Canada is ________________________. (large) 2. What's ________________________ river in the world? (long) 3. He was a bit depressed yesterday but he looks ____________ today. (happy) 4. It was an awful day. It was ________________________ day of my life. (bad) 5. What is ________________________ sport in your country? (popular) 6. Everest is _________ mountain in the world. It is _________ than any other mountain. (high) 7. We had a great holiday. It was one of the ____________ holidays we've ever had. (enjoyable) 8. I prefer this chair to the other one. It's ____________. (comfortable) 9. What's ____________ way of getting from here to the station? (quick) 10. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have got three daughters. The ____________ is 14 years old. (old) 11. What do you say in these situations? Use “a superlative +... ever...”. E.g. You've just been to the cinema. The film was extremely boring. You tell your friend: That's the most boring film I've ever seen. 1. Your friend has just told you a joke, which you think is very funny. You say: That's ____________ joke I've ever heard 2. You're drinking coffee with a friend. It's really good coffee. You say: This is ____________ coffee I've ever tasted. 3. You are talking to a friend about Mary. Mary is very patient. You tell your friend about her: She is ____________- person I've ever met. 4. You decided to give up your job. Now you think this was a bad mistake. You say to your friend: It is/was ____________ mistake I've ever made. 5. Your friend meets a lot of people, some of them famous. You ask your friend: Who is ____________ person you’ve ever met? Degrees of comparison of adjectives
Sayings: 1. Better late than never. Лучше поздно, чем никогда. 2. The sooner the better. Чем скорее, тем лучше. 3. The more the merrier. Чем больше, тем веселее. Ср. В тесноте, да не в обиде. 4. Last but not least. 1) хотя и последний, но не менее важный 2) не самый худший 5. What next? – Чего еще ожидать? Что он еще выкинет?
I think as much. Я тоже так думаю.
Remember: correct more correct the most correct distinct more distinct the most distinct eager more eager the most eager eastern easterner the easternmost western westerner the westernmost southern southerner the southernmost northern northerner the northernmost proper more proper the most proper wrong more wrong the most wrong right more right the most right real more real the most real sincere no comparative the sincerest
Note: 1. Most употребляется перед прилагательными не только для образования превосходной степени, но и со значением very (очень, крайне, весьма), обозначая просто высокую степень качества безотносительно к другим предметам. В этом случае существительное в единственном числе употребляется с неопределенным артиклем, а во множественном числе – без артикля: It was most generous of you. 2. Most употребляется также с предлогом of перед существительным, обозначающим определенную группу предметов, лиц или количество чего-либо. Сочетание most of употребляется без артикля и означает "большинство (из), большая часть (из)". В этом случае существительное, к которому оно относится, имеет при себе определенный артикль, указательное или притяжательное местоимение. Most of these books have been published in Moscow. Most of the students do sports. 3. Также может употребляться усиленная форма сравнительной степени прилагательных many, much в значении " намного больше ”: Britain has much more rain than Belarus. (В Британии намного боше дождей, чем в Белоруссии.) I have many more books than you. (У меня намного больше книг, чем у тебя.)
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