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The language of comparison t most of + noun/pronoun when referring to part of a
specifi c thing or group:
$PNQBSBUJWF BEKFDUJWFT BOE BEWFSCT The pizza was awful. I threw most of it away.
Use comparative adjectives or adverbs to compare two Most of our relatives live in Canada.
things or actions: Most of the oil in the tanker leaked out into the sea.
This camera is smaller and more compact than mine. Use less/fewer + noun to express a smaller number/amount.
Glíma is less violent than other forms of wrestling.
She works more effi ciently than most of her colleagues. t less + uncountable noun:
I’m getting less money now than in my last job.
t no + comparative adjective:
Running is no better for you than walking fast. t fewer + plural noun:
There were fewer people than usual at today’s match.
t as + adjective/adverb + as to show similarity or equality:
My younger brother is as tall as me. 2VBMJGZJOH DPNQBSBUJWFT
She doesn’t play the piano as well as she used to.
To intensify or qualify comparative adjectives/adverbs use:
t the + comparative adjective/adverb + the to show a
t a lot / a great deal / far
process in which one thing/action depends on another:
t slightly / a bit / a little
The higher he climbed, the narrower the path became.
t even
The faster we walk, the sooner we’ll get there.
My sister is a lot more intelligent than me, but my younger
The more I read, the less I understand.
brother is even cleverer than her.
/PUF With adjectives we often leave out the verb be: We’ve had far less snow this year than last year.
The stronger the material (is), the longer it lasts. Could you drive a bit more carefully, please?
The sooner we leave, the better (it will be).
t repetition of a comparative adjective/adverb to express Linking ideas
an increasing rate of change:
He walked faster and faster until he was out of breath. 3FMBUJWF DMBVTFT
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Food is getting more and more expensive.
XIP
4VQFSMBUJWF BEKFDUJWFT BOE BEWFSCT UIBU bought our car.
She’s the woman
Use superlative adjectives or adverbs to put one thing or XIPTF son bought our car.
action above all others in the same category: GSPN XIPN we bought our car.
Glíma is the oldest form of wrestling in Iceland. XIJDI
They’ve got a car runs on electricity.
That was the least interesting fi lm I’ve ever seen. UIBU
She works most effi ciently in the morning. This is the town XIFSF I grew up.
t the + superlative adjective + of + plural noun: Sunday is a day XIFO many people relax.
It was the simplest of ideas. There’s no reason XIZ you should be worried.
He was the most inspiring of teachers.
t the + superlative adjective + noun + imaginable/ t To introduce a relative clause, use who, that, whose and
possible/available: whom to refer to people.
We had the worst weather imaginable. /PUF whom is formal and is used mainly with
prepositions:
more most Mess fewer OPVO The person to whom this letter is addressed lives in

Use more/most + noun to express a greater / the greatest Athens.
number or amount: t Use that and which to refer to things.

t more + plural noun or uncountable noun: t Use where, meaning ‘at which’, ‘in which’ or ‘to which’, to
There were more people here than there were last year. refer to places:
I wish I could spend more time with my friends. The village where (= in which) they live is in the middle of
Most sharks are quite harmless. nowhere.
Most cheese is made from cow’s milk. This is a restaurant where (= to which) we often go.

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