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Business English: Tip of the Week (30) - comparatives
Hier bekommen Sie einen kleinen Tipp, wie Sie Ihr Englisch verbessern können. Jede Woche geht es um ein neues Thema.Tip of the week
Often small tips can help increase the fluency of our written and spoken English. Every week this podcast will cover a small grammatical point.
This week comparatives
In English there are two ways of forming the comparative. You can either add “-er” to the end of an adjective, example “cheap” goes to “cheaper” – or you can put a “more” in front of it, example “expensive” goes to “more expensive.”
The general rule for when to use “–er” and when to use “more” is as follows:
Short words, that are usually one syllable take –er
Big - Bigger
Fat - Fatter
Two syllable words that end in –y often change to –ier
Funny - Funnier
Silly - Sillier
Happy - Happier
Pretty - Prettier
Exceptions. By now you are aware that there are always exceptions. Without exceptions life would be boring, so here they are:
Some two-syllable adjectives taker –er, especially:
Quiet - Quieter
Clever - Cleverer
Narrow - Narrower
Shallow - Shallower
Simple - Simpler
In the library it is quieter than at home.
The rule for more is as follows:
Longer words
More modern
More serious
More expensive
More comfortable
Adverbs that end in –ly take more
Slowly - More slowly
Friendly - More friendly
Serious - More seriously
Carefully - More carefully
Here are some irregular forms that are the most important comparatives
Good (remember – describes a noun!)
Good - Better
The garden looked good, but now it looks better
Bad - Worse
My headache was bad, but it’s gotten worse
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FTD.de, 31.07.2010
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