COMPARATIVI
DI EGUAGLIANZA
CON GLI AGGETTIVI:
AS + AGGETTIVO + AS
SARA IS AS TALL AS PABLO
CON I SOSTANTIVI
SOSTANTIVI SINGOLARI: AS MUCH + SOSTANTIVO + AS
I DON'T DRINK AS MUCH MILK AS PETER (DOES)
SOSTANTIVI PLURALI: AS MANY + SOSTANTIVO PLURALE + AS
I DON'T EAT AS MANY CANDIES AS PABLO (DOES).
CON I VERBI
VERBO + AS MUCH AS
I DON'T EAT AS MUCH AS PETER
CON GLI AVVERBI: VERBO + AS + AVVERBIO + AS
PETER DOESN'T PLAY TENNIS AS OFTEN AS ME / AS OFTEN AS I DO
DI MAGGIORANZA
CON GLI AGGETTIVI
AGGETTIVI BREVI: AGGETTIVO + ER + THAN
SHORT - PAUL IS SHORTER THAN ME /THAN I AM
AGGETTIVI CON DUE O PIù SILLABE: MORE + AGGETTIVO + THAN
EXPENSIVE - THE NEW IPHONE XI IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE SAMSUNG S9
COMPARATIVI IRREGOLARI
GOOD - BETTER THAN
BAD - WORSE THAN
FAR - FARTHER THAN
LITTLE - LESS THAN
OLD - OLDER/ELDER
CON SOSTANTIVI: MORE + SOSTANTIVO + THAN
SHE MAKES MORE ERRORS THAN ME
CON I VERBI: VERBO + MORE + THAN
DOGS EAT MORE THAN CATS
CON GLI AVVERBI: VERBO + MORE + AVVERBIO + THAN
CAN'T YOU WORK MORE QUICKLY?
DI MINORANZA
CON GLI AGGETTIVI: LESS + AGGETTIVO + THAN
THE SAMSUNG 9 IS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THE IPHONE XI
CON I SOSTANTIVI
SOSTANTIVI SINGOLARI: LESS + SOSTANTIVO SINGOLARE + THAN
I'VE GOT LESS MONEY THAN YOU
SOSTANTIVI PLURALI: FEWER + SOSTANTIVO PLURALE + THAN
ROME HAS GOT FEWER PARKS THAN LONDON
CON I VERBI: VERBO + LESS + THAN
YOU CAN SPEND LESS IF YOU BUY IT ONLINE
CON GLI AVVERBI: VERBO + LESS + AVVERBIO + TAHN
YOU SPEAK CHINESE LESS FLUENTLY THAN ME