2018-07-25 Grammar: comparing adjectives

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: p. 136 exercise 10
1 b
2 b
3 a
4 b
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p. 137 exercise 11 (on the board) - Do you agree with these statements about 15-year-olds? Why or why not? (Use “too” and “enough” with degree complements in your answers.)
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How does Boston compare to your hometown?

Boston is quieter than my hometown.
Boston is smaller than my hometown.
Boston is safer than my hometown.
Boston is much more expensive than my hometown.
Boston is as cold as my hometown.
Boston is not as hot as my hometown.
My hometown is not as humid as Boston. = My hometown is less humid than Boston.
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Comparatives compare the degree or intensity of two things (or groups of things)
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The basic comparative form is +er for “short” adjectives and “more” or “less” for “long” adjectives.
3-syllable adjectives are always “long”
2-syllable adjectives are usually “long”, but they’re “short” if they end in -y or -le or a “half” syllable like in “quiet”
1-syllable adjectives are “short”
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Compare the US and Canada according to the information on the board.
The Canadian growth rate is almost as high as the US growth rate.
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p. 171 exercise 4 - Find out this information about your partner. Then make sentences with intensifiers and comparatives to express the information.
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There are some additional ways to compare specific numbers:
If I am 36 and my partner is 18:
I am twice as old as my partner.
My partner is half as old as me.
I am 18 years older than my partner.
My partner is 18 years younger than me.
If I am 25 and my partner is 20:
I am 25% older than my partner.
My partner is 20% younger than me.
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My partner started studying when he was older than me.
My partner has been studying much longer than me.
My partner goes to sleep one hour earlier than me.
My partner goes to the movies as often as me.
My English skills are improving more quickly than my partner’s.
My partner has a bigger family than me.
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p. 172 - We can also compare quantities of nouns.
p. 175 - Ask your partner the information for exercise 8.
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Homework: Use the information from exercise 8 to make sentences comparing you and your partner. Use expressions from p. 172 to make these comparisons.
(The first one might be, “Neither of us has taken the TOEFL.”)