形容詞四

形容词比較(comparison)

形容词的比较级: 

在形容词(三)一讲中已经谈到形容词比较的基本的规则.

      例如,   我们要说 ‘他比较老’,不应说 ‘He is more old’  而一定要说  

                  ‘He is older’ .  这比较级规则你已学过, 望能多多练习.

                  原形                                  比较级                                    最高级

 fat                                     fatter                                        fattest

                   hot                                    hotter                                       hottest

                   wet                                    wetter                                     wettest

                   big                                     bigger                                     biggest

今日的课题是讲简单易记的不规则变化的限制:  多般的两音节及三音节以上的形容词, 其比较词形的构成使用‘more’为比较级和‘most’为最高级.

       例如,         原形                           比较级                                    最高级

                        difficult                        more difficult                     most difficult

delicious                       more delicious                   most delicious

beautiful                       more beautiful                    most beautiful

correct                          more correct                       most correct

stupid                           more stupid                         most stupid

significant                    more significant                  most significant

   注:   决不能将 more 和 -er 混在一齐用.

       例如,   He is more older than I.  (错)

                   He is more taller than his brother. (错)

                正确的句子是：

                   He is older than I.

                   He is taller than his brother.

完全不规则的变化:  英文中, 有几个特殊的修饰词, 它们的比较级及最高级的构成完

    全没有规则可循, 下面是一些例子, 你必须要牢牢的记住：

       例如,                    原形                            比较级                                    最高级

bad                              worse                                       worst

good, well                    better                                       best

little (quantity)            less                                           least

much, many                  more                                       most

形容词比较级的用法:  大多数比较级句子里会有‘than’  它是用来比较两个句子 . 

     在最高级中一定要加定冠词 ‘the’, 因为指定这人或事物是顶尖的.

       例如,   I am older than he.

                   His English is better than mine.

       San Francisco is more beautiful than New York.

       His car is cheaper than your car.

       He is the most diligent student in his class.

       I like apples more than oranges.

       He has more money than his brother.

                   He is stronger than his brother.

       提示:  必须要注意下列各例子的一致性：

      I am older than him. (错)  [应该是:  I am older than he (is)]

      She is smarter than me. (错)  [应该是: She is more smart than I (am)]

              习惯上的 is 和 am 都省略掉的, 由以上的解释可以看出, than 后

              面的名词应该是主词, 而非受词.

                  以下的错误，也要记住不要犯 :

                   My head is larger than your.  (错) 

                       [应该是:  My head is larger than your head;

                               或者 My head is larger than yours.]

作业四十七

若下列句中形容词比较级使用不正确, 请改正:

1. This is the wettest April on record.

2. Because of the good weather, the grass is more greener now.

3. That kind of music was more popular last year than this year.

4. The science quiz was the most simple one this term.

5. Mrs. Wang makes the best fry rice of anyone I know.

6. Today was the most rainyest day of the year.

7. You are miserabler than I am in this weather.

8. John bought a more better camera than his last one.

作业四十八

试选出适当的形容词比较级词形填入空格内:

1. Mike is - than Randy. (tall)
2. Fay is the - girl in the class. (tall)
3. January is often - than December. (cold)
4. February can be the - month of the year. (cold)
5. Gold is - than silver, but platinum is the - of the three.(valuable) (precious)
6. Who do you think was the - comedian in the show? (funny)
7. My macaroni and cheese tastes even - than usual. (good)
8. The weather today was the - weather of the week. (bad)
9. Today's lesson was - confusing than yesterday's. (little)