English Grammar

Comparative
Short adj/adv: …adj-er/ adv-er than ….
Long adj/adv: ….more adj/adv than ….

Ex: They are taller than us.
They can swim better than me.
These dictionaries are more expensive than those.
The students in my class can speak more fluently.
Superlative
Short adj/adv: …. the adj-est/ adv-est …
Long adj/adv: … the most adj/adv …
Ex:
They are the easiest matter I’ve ever met.
This is the most interesting story I’ve ever read.
They play the guitar the most beautifully I’ve ever heard so far.
Irregular adj/adv
Good/ well- better- the best
Far- further/ farther- the furthest/ farthest
Bad/ badly- worse- the worst
Little- less- the least
Many/ much- more- the most
Old- older (of people and thing) elder (of people only)- the oldest/ the eldest
COMPARISON
Positive (khẳng định):
S+ be/verb+ as+ adj/adv+ as ….
Ex: Speaking a foreign language is as difficult as writing it.
They can play the guitar as well as her.
Negative (phủ định):
S+ be/verb+ not+ as/so+ adj/adv+ as …
She is not as/so tall as her younger brother.
He doesn’t study as/so well as us.
PARALLEL INCREASE (SO SÁNH KÉP)
The + comparative ….. the + comparative ….
Ex: Do you want a big house?
Yes, the bigger the better
But the smaller it is, the less it will cost to heat.

The earlier you start the sooner you’ll be back.
GRADUAL INCREASE OR DECREASE (SS TĂNG HAY GIẢM DẦN)
Comparative and comparative

Ex: The weather is getting colder and colder.
He became less and less interested.