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Adjectives always remain the same, they do not change according tothe subject:
o A tall woman o A tall man o Some tall people
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big/bigger/biggest
Comparatives and superlatives
Bigger than/ Smaller than
Ø Box A is bigger than box B and box C Ø Box B is smaller than box A, but bigger than box C Ø Box C is smaller than box A and B
The biggest/The smallest
Ø Box A is the biggest. = it’s bigger than all the others. Ø Box C is the smallest. =it’s smaller than all the others.
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Ø small – smaller Ø large – larger Ø quick – quicker Ø slow – slower
We add a consonant to adjectives that have one consonant at the end:
Ø big – bigger Ø thin – thinner Ø fat – fatter
Adjectives that end in –y change to i:
Ø funny – funnier Ø happy – happier Ø easy – easier
Long adjectives are different. We cannot add –er, instead we use more before the adjective:
Ø A Ferrari is more expensive than a BMW Ø Korean films are more interesting than American ones Ø Paris is more beautiful than London
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Small adjectives take the +-est to make superlatives:
Ø The tallest mountain in the world is Everest. Ø The longest river in the world is the Amazon. Ø The richest man in the world was Bill Gates.
We put the most before long adjectives:
Ø The most beautiful woman in the world is probably Monica Bellucci. Ø The most difficult thing about English is the pronunciation. Ø The most expensive city in the world is Tokyo.
There are three exceptions:
good àbetter àthe best
bad àworse àthe worst
far àfurther àthe furthest
Ø The weather is better today than it was yesterday. Ø After the war, the situation became worse than before. Ø Sydney is further than Kuala Lumpur.
Blah, blah, blah…
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You should
You should stop Smoking
We use should when something is a good idea; it is a good thing to do. To be polite, you can say, I think you should…
ü I think you shouldn’t eat so much. ü I think you should talk to her about it. ü I think you should reconsider our offer. ü I don’t think he should attend the conference.
Ought to
Ought to is the same as should, but generally used only in positive sentences:
ü I think you ought to eat less. ü Perhaps you ought to talk to her about it. ü You ought to think about reconsidering.
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We can also use should and ought to to talk about something we expect will happen, or something that is likely to happen:
Ø Where’s Giovanni? He should be here by now. Ø My train is late, but I should arrive around 10pmg. Ø I’ve studied hard, so I ought to pass the exam.
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I/me/my/mine
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Unit 21
With small adjectives, we add –er to make comparatives:
Expectation and probability
Unit 23