Titolo Della Lezione: Comparatives

Titolo della lezione: Comparatives

Comparatives

Comparatives – transformations1 Adjective

Simple Present short / mono-syllable old / short / young / new / cheap My car is new. Orthography change 1. big hot thin It’s hot in my office but…

Comparative older / shorter / younger / newer / cheaper

Bill’s car is newer.

1.

bigger hotter thinner It’s hotter in Bill’s office.

2. heavy speedy pretty steady My progress is steady but…

2.

heavier speedier prettier steadier My colleague’s progress is steadier.

long adjectives (two,three,four syllables) beautiful careful expensive interesting boring The book I’m reading is interesting…

more beautiful / more careful / more expensive / more interesting / more boring but the one you’re reading is more interesting.

Comparatives – transformations2 Adjectives

Comparatives

IRREGULAR CASES: good (buono) well

bad

(migliore) better

(meglio)

(bene)

(cattivo/brutto)

badly (male)

worse

(peggiore) (peggio)

Comparatives - 3 Adjectives

Comparatives

much / a bit / more / less

He’s a hard worker.

I’m a harder worker than him.

Bill is a much harder worker than us.

Tim is young.

Alan is younger than Tim.

Bill is a bit younger than us.

The book is boring.

Alan’s book is more boring.

Bill’s book is much / a bit more boring.

Tim’s car is expensive.

Alan’s car is more expensive.

Bill’s car is much more expensive.

I don’t have much money.

Alan has less money.

Bill has even less money than we have.