- •Unit 3. Ancient Greece
- •A) by, b) during, c) from, d) in, e) of, f) on, g) to, h) with
- •1. A figurine, 2. A metope, 3. A scenery, 4. A stadium, 5. A treaty, 6. An epic, 7. An orchestra, 8. Ethics,9. Hegemony, 10. Monarchy
- •1. Aphrodite, 2. Ares, 3. Artemis, 4. Athena, 5. Eros, 6. Hades, 7. Hephaestus, 8. Hera, 9. Heracles, 10. Hermes, 11. Hestia, 12. Poseidon
- •1. Aphrodite, 2. Apollo, 3. Ares, 4. Artemis, 5. Athena, 6. Demeter, 7. Hephaestus, 8. Hera, 9. Hermes, 10. Hestia, 11. Poseidon, 12. Zeus
- •Unit 3. Ancient Greece The Twelve Olympians
- •The Twelve Labours of Heracles
- •3. The Adjective and the Adverb Comparison of adjectives
- •Form and Comparison of Adverbs
- •Irregular adverb
- •Adjective or Adverb
- •Grammar Exercises. The Adjective and the adverb
- •Test. The Adjective and the Adverb
3. The Adjective and the Adverb Comparison of adjectives
There are three forms of comparison: positive, comparative, superlative.
Positive Form
Use the positive form of the adjective if the comparison contains one of the following expressions:
as … as (Jane is as tall as John) |
not as … as / not so … as (John is not as tall as Arnie) |
Comparative Form and Superlative Form (-er/-est)
one-syllable adjectives (clean, new, cheap)
two-syllable adjectives ending in -y or -er (easy, happy, pretty, dirty, clever)
positive form clean |
comparative form cleaner |
superlative form (the) cleanest |
Comparative Form and Superlative Form (more/most)
adjectives of three or more syllables (and two-syllable adjectives not ending in -y/-er)
positive form difficult |
comparative form more difficult |
superlative form (the) most difficult |
Comparative Form and Superlative Form (irregular comparisons)
Good - better - best bad / ill - worse - worst little (amount) - less - least little (size) - smaller - smallest much / many - more - most far (place + time) - furthe - furthest far (place) - farther - farthest |
late (time) - later - latest late (order) - latter - last near (place) - nearer - nearest near (order) - next old (people and things) - older - oldest old (people) - elder - eldest |
Form and Comparison of Adverbs
Form
In general: adjective + -ly (adjective – adverb = slow – slowly)
Comparison of adverbs
There are three forms: positive, comparative, superlative.
Comparison with -er/-est
all adverbs with one syllable
the adverb: early
positive form hard |
comparative form harder |
superlative form (the) hardest |
Comparison with more - most
adverbs ending on -ly (not: early)
positive form carefully |
comparative form more carefully |
superlative form (the) most carefully |
Irregular adverb
well - better - best badly - worse - worst much - more - most |
little - less - least late - later - last far - farther/further - farthest/furthest |
Adjective or Adverb
Adjectives are used to modify nouns The dog is loud.
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Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs The dog barks loudly. |
Linking Verbs
Some verbs can only be used with adjectives, others might change their meaning when used with an adverb (look – look good (= appearance) – look well (= healthy); feel – feel good (= state of health/mind) – feel well (= have a good sense of touch).