13 grammar lab comparative · 2020. 4. 13. · grammar lab. inferiority compare 2 elements use be...
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COMPARATIVEGrammar Lab
INFERIORITY
Compare 2 elements
Use be and than
Inferiority
be + (less + adj. )+ than
Example:
Laura is less tall than Lea
INFERIORITY➤ New York is … beautiful … Paris.
➤ Paris is … modern … New York.
➤ Lyon is … noisy … New York. (noisy = bruyant)
➤ The Trump Tower 202m) is … tall … the Empire State building (381m).
➤ The Statue of Liberty (300m) is … tall … the Eiffel Tower (93m).
➤ A cookie is … fat … a doughnut. (fat = gras)
➤ A hot dog is … expensive …. a pizza. (expensive = cher)
➤ Water is … sugared … a soda. (sugared = sucré)
➤ A soda is … hot … a coffee.
➤ A bagel is … sweet … a cookie. (sweet = doux/sucré)
SUPERIORITY
Compare 2 elements
Use be and than
Superiority
be + (adj. -er )+ than
quand l’adjectif est court
( 1 ou 2 syllables -y, -ow, -le)
Example:
Laura is faster than Lea
SUPERIORITY
Compare 2 elements
Use be and than
Superiority
be + ( more + adj ) + than
quand l’adjectif est long
(+ de 2 syllabes)
Example:
Laura is more beautiful than Lea
SUPERIORITY
➤ New York city is … … Paris. (big)
➤ Paris is … … than NYC. (small)
➤ The Eiffel Tower is … … the Statue of Liberty. (high)
➤ The Trump tower is … … the Empire State building. (small)
➤ This pizza is … … this hot dog. (spicy)
➤ NYC is … … … Paris. (beautiful)
➤ A pizza is … … … a hamburger. (expensive)
➤ Bagels are … … … sandwiches. (delicious)
➤ Pizzas are … … … bagels. (colorful)
➤ Sandwiches are … … doughnuts. (healthy = bon pour la santé)
WARNING ! IRREGULAR
Certains adjectifs sont irréguliers.
Ils ne sont pas soumis à la règle précédente.
Ils changent de forme.
Il faut les apprendre par coeur.
Exemples:
good <= better (bon/meilleur)
bad <= worse (mauvais/pire)
IRREGULAR ➤ My pizza … … …. yours. (good)
➤ Your bagel … … … her smoothie. (bad)
➤ A smoothie … … … a milkshake, for your health. (good)
➤ Milkshakes … … … smoothies for your health. (bad)
➤ Her Italian coffee … … … his American coffee. (good)
➤ His American coffee … … … her Italian pizza. (bad)
➤ NYC … … … Lyon to visit. (good)
➤ Paris … … … NYC for food. (good)
➤ NYC … … … Lyon for the traffic. (bad)
➤ NYC … … … Paris for the pollution. (bad)
YOUR TURN, COMPARE !