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Adjectives always remain the same, they do not change according to
the subject:
o A tall woman
o A tall man
o Some tall people
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Unit 21
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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With small adjectives, we add –er to make comparatives:
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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Superlatives
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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Unit 22
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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Expectation and probability
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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| Subject | Object | ||
| I | I like Jane | Me | Jane likes me |
| You | You like Jane | You | Jane likes you |
| He | He likes Jane | Him | Jane likes him |
| She | She likes Jane | Her | Jane likes her |
| We | We like Jane | Us | Jane likes us |
| They | They like Jane | Them | Jane likes them |
Unit 23
I/me/my/mine
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