Comparative degree of adjectives
Сравнительная степень
В английском языке, как и в русском, прилагательные образуют две степени сравнения: сравнительную и превосходную. Сравнительная степень образуется с помощью more – более или суффикса -er.
Например:
big большой - bigger больше,
beautiful красивый - more beautiful красивее.
Paris is more beautiful than Los Angeles. - Париж красивее Лос Анджелеса.
Глагол-связка
Прилагательное могут употребляться после глагола-связки. В качестве глагола-связки наиболее часто употребляются am, is, are, was, а также в этом качестве употребляется и ряд других глаголов: to seem, to look – казаться, выглядеть, to become, to turn, to get – становиться, делаться и др.
Конструкции
Сравнивая предметы, людей, события можно использовать некоторые конструкции с прилагательными:
- as ... as – такой же…как и...:-
I don’t go out as often as John. - Я не гуляю так часто, как Джон.
- not so/as...as – не такой…как:
The problem is not so difficult as it seems. - Эта проблема не такая сложная, как кажется.
- twice as …as – в два раза …, чем:
Your house is twice as big as mine. - Твой дом в два раза больше моего.
- При сравнении мы используем слово than - чем:
My internet connection is faster than yours. - Моё интернет соединение быстрее твоего.
- the…the… - чем...тем:
The longer I live in London the better I like it. - Чем дольше я живу в Лондоне, тем больше мне нравится.
- В русском языке мы часто употребляем такие обороты: всё лучше и лучше, всё меньше и меньше, всё холоднее и холоднее и т.д., чтобы показать, что ситуация меняется. В английском тоже можно так сказать:
He is getting stronger and stronger. - Он становится всё сильнее и сильнее.
- Сравнение со словами like и as:
She is smart and strong like her brother. - Она такая же умная и смелая, как её брат.
Примеры использования Comparative degree of adjectives
- You're more pathetic than me. -
- It's much more pleasant. -
- I was worse than my dad. -
- It's bigger than it looks. -
- I knew better. -
- I am more reasonable. -
- We're higher than the ocean. -
- Cars are faster than rockets. -
- You were older. -
- She was younger than my wife. -
- I'm better than you. -
- She was more frustrated than ever. -
- That situation got worse and worse. -
- She's younger than you. -
- I was luckier. -
- He smiled wider. -
- He was bigger than his friend. -
- You become more attractive. -
- You're more emotional. -
- Is he older than you? -
- We become more generous. -
- They looked worse. -
- I rose higher. -
- The forest grew thicker and thicker. -
- Horses are faster than men. -
- I am happier than you. -
- It was a lot colder. -
- The air is getting heavier. -
- You're taller than I thought. -
- You become more graceful. -
- You are more important. -
- She breathed easier. -
- He became calmer. -
- I should eat better. -
- You are more beautiful than you think. -
- You're stronger than a bull. -
- Ignorance is more expensive than education. -
- The list got shorter. -
- I'm more optimistic. -
- It's much more complicated! -
- Is he younger than you? -
- She's better than me -
- He's older than he looks. -
- They're more comfortable -
- The wind was colder. -
- They were brighter. -
- We'll find more information. -
- The rain became heavier. -
- Flowers are more beautiful than trees. -
- She was prettier than me. -