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SECTION 2
WORKING ON GRAMMAR
Form
Examples
Attenzione!
I comparativi di solito sono seguiti da
than
:
Aluminium is lighter
than
iron. Silk is more expensive
than
cotton.
long
long
er
than
Comparatives
big
bi
gg
er than
lazy
laz
ier
than
elastic
more
elastic than l
less
elastic than
+
-er
double letter
+ -
er
-y
+
-ier
more / less
+
adjective/adverb
2
Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with comparative and superlative forms.
Superlatives
Form
Examples
Attenzione!
Per dire “il più… di” si usa la preposizione
of
; se ci si riferisce però a luoghi e gruppi circoscritti, si usa la preposizione
in
:
Superman is the strongest superhero
of
all
.
The longest river
in
the world
.
The tallest person
in
my family,
in
the team,
in
the class.
+
-est
double letter
+ -
est
-y
+
-ier
the most / the least
+
adjective/adverb
long
big
lazy
elastic
the long
est
the bi
gg
est
the laz
iest
the most
elastic /
the least
elastic
cotton
linen
silk
resistant
0
Linen is
more resistant
than cotton.
Cotton isn’t
as resistant as
linen.
Silk is the
most resistant
natural fibre.
steel
rubber
plastic
heavy
2
The rubber pipe is
...............................................
than the plastic one.
The steel pipe is
..........................
of the three.
The plastic pipe isn’t
............................................
as the rubber one.
rayon
nylon
microfibre
elastic
1
Rayon isn’t
..........................................
as nylon.
Nylon is
............................................
than rayon.
Microfibre is the
...................................................
synthetic fibre.
iron
wood
stone
hard
3
Iron is
...........................................
than wood.
Iron isn’t
.............................................
as stone.
Stone is
......................................
of the three.
See GRAMMAR REFERENCE p. 144
1
0
glass/wood – fragile
Glass is more fragile than wood
1
silk/rayon – expensive
.....................................................................................................
.
2
nylon/cotton – warm
.....................................................................................................
.
3
latex/rubber – elastic
.....................................................................................................
.
4
gold/platinum – precious
.....................................................................................................
.
5
aluminium/iron – light
.....................................................................................................
.
Make sentences comparing the materials. One comparison is wrong. Which one
?
Test
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