Making comparisons

Há duas maneiras de fazer comparação em Inglês. Isso depende si o adjetivo e curto o longo e quantos sílaba ele tem.

Short adjectives

One-syllable adjective

Ex: Jim is taller than Peter

One syllable adj+ er than to compare people, animals and things.

Other example:

The adjective hot has only one syllable.

Hot --> Hotter

If one syllable adjective ends in: One vowel +one consonant,

we double that consonant and add er to make the comparative.

Other example: California is drier than Washington DC

Dry --> Drier

If one syllable adj ends in: Consonant + y:

we change the y to an i and add er to make the comparative

Two syllable adjectives

Há 3 maneiras diferentes:

1) colocar more na frente e than depois

Ex: more tired than

2) colocar er no adjetivo e than depois

Ex: easier than

3) alguns adjetivos podem ser formados de duas maneira encima

More quiet than or quietar than

Long adjectives

Ex: Jeff is more intelligent than Peter

We use more + 3 or more syllable adj + than to compare people, animals and things.