{"id":41,"date":"2019-04-17T12:17:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T12:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youlearnenglish.com\/zyle\/?p=41"},"modified":"2021-03-23T04:57:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T04:57:34","slug":"comparative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youlearnenglish.com\/en\/grammar\/comparative.htm","title":{"rendered":"Comparative &#8211; English grammar courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>in this lesson, we will talk about making comparisons. In a <a href=\"http:\/\/grammar\/comparative.htm\">previous course<\/a>, we saw the comparatives, now we will see their usage in a sentence to compare two things, people or events. This can be a bit confusing but don\u2019t worry and give yourself some time to learn.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Comparative+than:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We use \u201ccomparative+than\u201d when there is a difference between the two things that we compare. The general format of the sentence is subject+is\/are+comparative+than+object. You can use this format to create many different kinds of comparisons.For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I am taller than you.<\/li>\n<li>This lesson is easier than the last one.<\/li>\n<li>This year\u2019s exam is more difficult than last year\u2019s.<\/li>\n<li>I think pizzas are more delicious than hamburgers.<\/li>\n<li>I think Japan is more interesting than China.<\/li>\n<li>I like fruit more than candy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><strong>As\u2026as:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the case when there is no difference between the two things we compare, we use the expressions \u2018as\u2026as\u2019. The format of the sentence here is subject+is\/are+as+comparative+as+object. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I am as tall as you.<\/li>\n<li>This lesson is as easy as the last one.<\/li>\n<li>This year\u2019s exam is as difficult as last year\u2019s.<\/li>\n<li>I think pizzas are as delicious as hamburgers.<\/li>\n<li>I think Japan is as interesting as China.<\/li>\n<li>I like fruit as the same as candy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Not as\u2026as:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another way to express the difference is to use the expression \u2018Not as&#8230;as\u2019. This means that the original word you say is actually less of something than the last one you say. The format of the sentence here is subject+is\/are+not as+comparative+as+object. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This lesson is not as easy as the last one.<\/li>\n<li>I am not as tall as you.<\/li>\n<li>This year\u2019s exam is not as difficult as last year\u2019s.<\/li>\n<li>I think pizzas are not as delicious as hamburgers.<\/li>\n<li>I think Japan is not as interesting as China.<\/li>\n<li>I like fruit not as much as candy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s do some exercises with what we have learned already. Use the subject and object of car and horse for this exercise.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Make a comparative+than sentence.<\/li>\n<li>Make an as&#8230;as sentence.<\/li>\n<li>Make a not as\u2026as sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>in this lesson, we will talk about making comparisons. In a previous course, we saw the comparatives, now we will see their usage in a sentence to compare two things, people or events. This can be a bit confusing but don\u2019t worry and give yourself some time to learn. 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