THE COMPARATIVE OF ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVE EXAMPLETYPE OF ADJEC...

The comparative of adjectives

Comparative

Example

Type of

adjective

Short

S

1

+ tobe + Adj-er + than S

2

+ Aux.V

This book is thicker than that

adjectives

one.

S

1

+ tobe + Adj-er + than + O/ N/ Pronoun

They are harder than I am

= They are harder than me.

He is more intelligent than I

Long

S

1

+ tobe + more + Adj + than S

2

+ Aux.V

am. = He is more intelligent

S

1

+ tobe+ more + Adj + than

O/ N/

than me

Pronoun