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Grammar: A. Comparatives and Superlatives

The document summarizes grammar rules for comparatives and superlatives in 3 parts. It discusses the forms for comparative adjectives and adverbs with more/less/fewer, and superlative adjectives with the -est ending or most/least. It also covers equality comparisons using as...as and other structures like the same. A practice section tests understanding with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions involving comparative and superlative forms.

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Grammar: A. Comparatives and Superlatives

The document summarizes grammar rules for comparatives and superlatives in 3 parts. It discusses the forms for comparative adjectives and adverbs with more/less/fewer, and superlative adjectives with the -est ending or most/least. It also covers equality comparisons using as...as and other structures like the same. A practice section tests understanding with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions involving comparative and superlative forms.

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Grammar

A. Comparatives and superlatives


I. Comparatives (so sánh hơn với 2 người, 2 vật)
1) So sánh nhiều hơn
a) Adj/Adv :

S1 +V1 + short adj/adv + _er + than + S 2 (+ V2)

more + adj/adv

Eg : Country life is simpler than city life (is).


b) Noun :
S1 + V1 + more + N + than + S2 (+V2)
Eg: I have more reference books than she does.
2) So sánh ít hơn
a) Adj/Adv :
S1 + V1 + less + adj/adv + than + S2 (+V2)
Eg: This picture is less valuable than that one.

b) Noun:
S1 + V1 + fewer + N + than + S2 (+ V2)
Less
Eg: There were fewer interesting programs on TV than these days.
II. Superlatives ( so sánh nhất từ 3 người, 3 vật trở lên)
1) So sánh hơn nhất
a) Adj/Adv:
S + V + the + adj/adv + _est
Longest adj/adv
Eg: Nile river is the longest in the world.

b) Noun:
S + V + the most + N
Eg: She has the most comic book in our group.
2) So sánh ít nhất
a) Adj/Adv:
S + V + the fewest + countable noun
The least + uncountable noun
Eg: Lan has the fewest reference book in our group.

B. Equality
 Form : as…….as
 Tính từ, trạng từ:
(+) S1 + V1 + as + adj/adv + as + S2 (+ V2)
(-) S1 + not + V1 + so/as + adj/adv + as + S2 (+V2)

Eg: She is as hard working as her mother (is)


 Danh từ:
S1 + V1 + as + much /little + uncountable noun + as + S2 (+V2)
Many/few + countable noun
 NOTE : 1 số hình thức khác:
- The same : Our dictionary are the same
- The same + N : She and I live in the same street
- The same + N + as : Are you shoes the same size as mine?
- The same + as : My dictionary is the same as yours.
- Alike/ like/ similar to
Eg: Your parents’opinion is similar to mine’s ( my parents’opinion)
Like
Our parents’opinion is alike.

Language check

Task 1: Complete the table with the examples in bold in the following sentences.
- Fashion shows are cheaper than advertisements.
- A show is more effective than advertisements
- The most famous brands are in Paris.
- Off-the-peg clothes are less expensive than hand-made clothes.
- It is easier to copy than to create a new design.
- Paris has the biggest number of talented designers.

Comparative Superlative

A Short adjectives Adjective + er 1_____________ The + adjective + est


5
( one syllable) ___________
B Short adjectives
ending in-y y + ier 2_____________ The + adjective + est
( one or two syllables)
C Longer adjectives More / less + adjective the most / the least +
3 6
(two or more syllables) ____________ ____________
4
____________
Key:
1. cheaper
2. easier
3. more effective
4. less expensive
5. the biggest
6. the most famous
Task 2: Which of the adjectives are type A and which are type C ?
high fashionable beautiful reliable practical
slow old young
Key:

A C
High fashionable
Slow Beautiful
Old Reliable
young Practical
Task 4: Complete the sentences with as or than
1. The British fashion industry isn’t as important _____ the French or Italian.
2. Advertisement are more expensive _______ fashion shows.
3. A fashion show generates as much publiciy ________an advertising campaign.
Key:
1. as
2. than
3. as
Practice
2. Choose the correct words in italics in each sentence.
1. The US has a bigger / more big domestic market than France.
2. An off-the-peg dress is more cheaper / cheaper than an haute couture dress.
3. There aren’t as many designers in London than / as in Paris.
4. This year’s designs are prettier / more pretty than last year.
5. John Galliano is one of greatest / the greatest designers in the British fashion industry.
6. I think Stella is most talented / more talented than Susan.
7. Susan is less creative / the least creative of the group.
8. The quality of the clothes in the stores is worse / worst than ever before.
9. The price in France is the same as / than in the UK.
10. The price in the US is lower/ the lower than in th UK.

Key:
1. bigger 6. More talented
2. cheaper 7. the least creative
3. as 8. Worse
4. prettier 9. As
5. the greatest 10. Lower

2. Complete the text with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives
in brackets.
Giorgio Armani, founder of the Armani Group agrees that the last year has been the ( 1bad)
_________ for many years for fashion and luxury goods companies. When the economy is down,
people don’t want to spend money. Now, things are slowly getting (2 good) ________ , and customers
are becoming (3optimistic)__________, but they are (4careful)______ about what they buy than they
were before. Quality and value for money are becoming (5 important) ________and it is (6hard)
________for companies to sell something just because it has a designer label. People expect luxury
goods to last (7long)________ than other goods. Consumers are (8interested)_______in fashion and
design than ever before, but the expect to be able to buy the (9new)________styles for less.

Key:
1. worst
2. better
3. more optimistic
4. more careful
5. more important
6. harder
7. longer
8. more interested
9. newest

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