新编英语语法教程comparative structures.ppt

Comparative Structures I. Comparative structures A. CS with Positive Degree adj. / adv. B. CS with Comparative Degree adj. / adv. C. CS with Superlative Degree adj. / adv. D. Other comparative structures light crowded swift sensible near silly dangerous narrow efficient clever A. CS with Positive Degree adj./adv. as…as a. A boy of sixteen is often as tall as his father. My parcel is as heavy as yours. b. He is as brave as (he is) wise. He writes English as easily as (he) reads it. c. The king is as cruel as the queen is kind. Europeans eat bread as naturally as Asians eat rice. d. He has as much money as he wants. I teach as many students as I did last year. e. You can marry as good a wife as you like. The poor cannot even afford as cheap food as rice. f. London is not as / so modern as New York. He is not so wise as he is witty. I haven’t seen as humorous a person as Jason. B. CS with Comparative Degree adj. /adv. a. more than (more = 形容词，副词的比较级） Tokyo is bigger than New York. Traveling by train is more comfortable than traveling by bus. It’s even colder than yesterday. They worked even harder than they promised. It’s easier to do it yourself than (to) explain it to her. b. more + n. + than b/1 My brother has a larger house than mine. John is a more efficient worker than Peter. = John is a worker more efficient than Peter. b/2 We have finished more tasks than they. It takes less time to go there by plane than by train. C. CS with Superlative Degree adj./adv. eg. In old folk tales the youngest of the family is always the most successful. The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world. This was the worst film that he had ever seen. That’s the least unusual thing about them. * The market in the country is busiest in winter. * She is most beautiful . * He is a most learned man. Ex B, C 一。形容词时 1. 最高级形容词单独使用，有形容词物主代词就不用the. Her oldest daughter is eleven years old. 2.形容词