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GRAMMAR TIP: COMPARATIVES.

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. Use comparative adjectives + than to compare 2 people, places, things.

Argentina is bigger than Chile.
The Nile is longer than the Amazon.

. HOW TO MAKE COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES.

. SHORT ADJECTIVES: adjectives + er: short adjectives are adjectives which have 1 syllable or 2 syllables ending in 'y' (in pronunciation). For example:

white  whiter                     large  larger                    friendly   friendlier

Spelling Rule: If the adjective starting from the last letter finishes in consonant, vowel, consonant, the last consonant is doubled. For example:

hot   hotter                     big    bigger

. LONG ADJECTIVES: more + adjective: long adjectives are adjectives having 2 syllables (not ending in `y`), 3 or more syllables (in pronunciation). For example:

expensive     more expensive                           comfortable    more comfortable

. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES: They don`t follow the above-mentioned rules. For example:

good better          bad worse                 far further

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