Comparative degree More ... than - Video

WATCH THE VIDEO AND REPEAT:
SUSAN IS FASTER THAN TOM AND SUSAN IS HAPPIER THAN TOM.
SUSAN AND TOM LIKE VIDEO GAMES,
BUT THEY KNOW THAT HOMEWORK IS MORE HELPFUL THAN GAMES."
Comparative adjectives compare one person or thing with another. Use the structure More + adjective + than to say that a person or thing has more of a particular quality.
Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two people, animals or objects. When one of them has more of a quality than the other, use the structure More + adjective + than.
WATCH THE VIDEO AND REPEAT:
SUSAN IS FASTER THAN TOM AND SUSAN IS HAPPIER THAN TOM.
SUSAN AND TOM LIKE VIDEO GAMES,
BUT THEY KNOW THAT HOMEWORK IS MORE HELPFUL THAN GAMES."
If we want to compare one thing with another, we use MORE + adjective + THAN when one of them has more of a quality than the other.
Examples:
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To form the comparative, we use the -ersuffix with adjectives of one syllable.
Adjective + ER
Examples:
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Two-syllable adjectives ending in Y change y to IER:
Adjectives ending in E add R:
Adjectives with one vowel + one consonant double the final consonant and add ER:
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Watch out!
Some one-syllable adjectives have irregular comparative forms:
Learn how to form comparative adjectives and how to use More + adjective + than.
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