2017年11月11日 星期六

Ch9 比較級 Comparative & Superlative



as + adj/adv + as 兩方面相同
Tina is as old as Sam (is).

not as ....as  == less ...... then

p.s   less.....than 不能用於單音節 adj/adv

not quite as ... as  //差異小

not nearly as ... as

just/nearly/almost as ....as




  • 比較級 & 最高級  Comparative & Superlative



*************比較級



  • 比較級後面接 than




  • 主詞為主格 than 後面接 1. 全  2. 主格代名詞 +助動詞: he, she, it  


1. I'm younger than my brother (is)
2. I'm younger than he is.

*非正式: 受格
I'm younger than him  //非正式


  • 主詞所有格+N , than 接 名詞所有格 or 所也格代名詞


My hair  is shorter than Kate's.
My hair  is shorter than hers.


  • 比較級修飾adv 


much/ a lot / far ,  不能用very

Tom is much/a lot /far older than I am.



  • More + N(名詞)


1. 可省略後面than 

I expect more people to come later.

2. 名詞可省略

Would you like some more?



  • 比較級+ and +比較級 => 表示漸漸增加



  • 比較級前面加 The

表示兩個部份的比較, 表前面造就後面的 "結果"

The harder you study , the more you will learn.



*************最高級


  • 最高級前面加 the




  • 最高級+ in 地點

Tokyo is one of the largest cities in the world


  • 最高級+ of all

This is the best coffee of all.


  • 最高級+ 形容詞子句

David is the most generous person I have ever known.


  • One of 最高級 + 複數名詞 + 單數動詞

One of the best students in class is me.



  • never + 比較級 = 最高級

I have never taken a harder test .



  • Adj 比較,最高形式




                            原型              比較                最高


單音節                 old             older                  the oldest
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雙音節             clever         cleverer             the cleverest
                                         more clever          the most clever

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三音節以上    important     more important   the most important
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不規則             good                better                 best




  • Adv 比較,最高形式


                            原型              比較                最高


單音節               fast                 faster             the fastest
                           hard               harder            the  hardest
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

-ly 副詞    carefully       more carefully      the most carefully     
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不規則           well                  better                 the best
                       badly                worse                the worst
                      far                    farther/further     the  farthest/furthest


p.s. 例外 early adv or adj  : earlier     earliest


  • 其他: The same , similar , different , like , alike



  • the same 前面一定要 the , 後面可接 as

I and John have the same/similar/different books.

The book is the same as that one.


  • similar 後面接 to 


The book is similar to that one.


  • different 後面接 from


The book is different from that one.



  • be like == and .... be alike  相似

N + be like +N

My pen is like your pen.


N and N be alike

My pen and your pen are alike


  • 感官動詞+ like

look like
sound like
smell like
taste like
seem like


其他動詞+ alike
think alike
act alike