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(образуются от разных основ)
| Положительная степень | Сравнительная степень | Превосходная степень | |
| good bad little much many | better worse less more | best worst least most | |
| It’s a good day today. He makes little progress in his studies. Children have much free time in summer. | The weather is better today. He made less progress in his studies than his friend. They have more time in summer than in winter. | It’s the best day in the whole summer. He has made the least progress in the group. Mostof his time is spent on working. |
Имеются также способы выражения сравнения с помощью союзов:
1. Для сравнения двух предметов одинакового качества прилагательное в основной форме ставится между парными союзами as…as,обозначающими такой же…как.
This street is as long as that one. – Эта улица такая же длинная, как та.
2. Для выражения неравной степени качества в двух сравниваемых предметах используется парный союз not so… as, который на русский язык переводится не такой…как.
The Lena is not so long as the Volga.
Лена не такая длинная река, как Волга.
3. После сравнительной степени употребляется союз than, который переводится словом чем или совсем не переводится.
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The Neva is wider and deeper than the Moscow River.
Нева шире и глубже чем Москва река.
Упражнение 1. Заполните пропуски прилагательными в соответствующей степени сравнения.
1) The population of New York is (great, greater, the greatest) than the population of Washington.
2) The University is one of the (tall, taller, tallest) buildings in Moscow.
3) Is it (interesting, more interesting, the most interesting) to study at the Institute than at school.
4) Oxford Street is (popular, more popular, the most popular) shopping centre in London.
5) This group studies (good, better, the best) than that one.
6) The task of school education is (important, more important, the most important) than that of education.
Упражнение 2. Переведите следующие предложения на русский язык.
1) Не thought he was happiest man in the world.
2) Нis radio set is not as powerful as mine.
3) The sooner they finish the construction of the plant the better.
4) The more time you spend in the open air the sooner you will recover after your
illness.
5) If you listen to the teacher more attentively you will understand better.
6) Do you think people used to read more books twenty years ago than they do
today?
7) Smiles is the longest word in the English language because there is a mile between two s.
8) This road is the worst I have ever traveled over.
