TENSE TUESDAY: COMPARATIVES WITH ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES/ADVERBS
20 / 01 / 2015
TENSE TUESDAY: COMPARATIVES WITH ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES/ADVERBS: meaning and examples
Hello everyone, and welcome to the Daily Vitamin's Tense Tuesday. For today's lesson, we are looking at COMPARATIVES.
There are several types of comparatives, and today we are looking at the most simple form: those that use one-syllable adjectives and adverbs.
The formula for this comparative with an adjective is ADJECTIVE (WITH ER) THAN.
Example 1: I am older than my cousins.
Example 2: She is younger than me.
Example 3: He is stronger than his teammates.
We use a similar formula for adverbs: ADVERB (WITH ER) THAN.
Example 4: We run faster than the other team.
Example 5: She works harder than everyone.
NOTE: Notice that we do no say harder/faster/stronger, etc.that, but rather harder/faster/stronger, etc. THAN.
Next Tuesday we will look at other forms of comparatives. See you tomorrow for Wordy Wednesday and a lesson about a fun slang word!
There are several types of comparatives, and today we are looking at the most simple form: those that use one-syllable adjectives and adverbs.
The formula for this comparative with an adjective is ADJECTIVE (WITH ER) THAN.
Example 1: I am older than my cousins.
Example 2: She is younger than me.
Example 3: He is stronger than his teammates.
We use a similar formula for adverbs: ADVERB (WITH ER) THAN.
Example 4: We run faster than the other team.
Example 5: She works harder than everyone.
NOTE: Notice that we do no say harder/faster/stronger, etc.
Next Tuesday we will look at other forms of comparatives. See you tomorrow for Wordy Wednesday and a lesson about a fun slang word!
