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Comparatives and Equatives

Comparatives and Equatives. Comparatives. Comparatives are used to show a. An increase or a decrease e.g. It’s getting harder and harder to find an inexpensive restaurant. b. cause-and-effect e.g. The more crowded the restaurant, the slower the service. adjective. adjective.

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Comparatives and Equatives

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  1. Comparatives and Equatives

  2. Comparatives Comparatives are used to show a. An increase or a decrease e.g. It’s getting harder and harder to find an inexpensive restaurant. b. cause-and-effect e.g. The more crowded the restaurant, the slower the service.

  3. adjective adjective Equatives • Equatives are used to compare people or things, showing similarities and differences, using as +…adjective…+ as not as + adjective + as e.g.1 The waiter is aspolite asthe waitress. but he’s not asfast asshe is. • Sometimes the meaning is clear from context in which case there’s no need to mention the second ‘as’ e.g. I like the old menu. The new one isn’t as varied.

  4. Exercises Choose the right alternative. • A Mercedes costs QR160,000. A BMW also costs QR160,000. A Mercedes is a. as expensive as a BMW b. more expensive than a BMW c. not as expensive as a BMW d. less expensive than a BMW 2. The consumption of candy is high, but the consumption of ice cream a. isn’t quite as high b. is as high as candy 3. The candy made in the local bakery is sweeter than the candy made at home. The candy made at home a. isn’t as sweet as the candy made in the local bakery. b. is as sweet as the candy made in the local bakery

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