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| Grammar: Comparative Adjectives
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发表时间： 2007-2-7 11:17:09 文章出处： 网络
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Adjectives of just one syllable form the comparative by adding "-er":
Bright … brighter
Clear … clearer
Fast … faster
If a one syllable adjective ends in "e", simply add "r":
Nice … nicer
Fine … finer
Ripe … riper
For some adjectives, it is necessary to double the last letter before adding "-er". (For spelling: doubling letters, see next week's grammar question).
Big … bigger
Slim … slimmer
Flat … flatter
All adjectives of three or more syllables form the comparative with "more ".
Beautiful …more beautiful
Comfortable … more comfortable
Typical … more typical
Adjectives of two syllables are more complicated. To see which is the usual form you should see your dictionary. Most adjectives of two syllables form the comparative with "more":
Famous …more famous
Thankful … more thankful
Boring …more boring
Faithless … more faithless
However, some adjectives of two syllables form the comparative with "-er":
Those that end in "y", change the "y" to "i" and add "-er":
Happy … happier
Funny … funnier
Easy …easier
Those ending in a vowel-sound that is not stressed:
Yellow …yellower
Simple …simpler
Tender …tenderer
In addition, there are some (
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