OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR-112 sau đây là giáo trình lý thuyết tiếng anh và bài tập áp dụng từ cơ bản đến nâng cao , nhằm giúp các bạn có thể tự mình ôn tập và củng cố thêm về nền tảng kiến thức môn Anh văn , tự tin đạt kết quả tốt trong kỳ thi ngoại ngữ | OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR 112 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE PATTERNS 2 A Less and least Less and least are the opposites of more and most. We use less and least with both long and short words. A bus is less expensive than a taxi. A bus is cheaper than a taxi. A bus isn t as expensive as a taxi. I feel better today less tired. I m the least musical person in the world I m afraid. We go out less often these days. You should do less work. You do too much. B Much faster We can put a word or phrase . much far a bit before a comparative to say how much faster cheaper etc something is. Look at these examples. It s much faster by tube. A bus is far cheaper than a taxi. This bed is a bit more comfortable. Business is rather better this year. I got up a little later than usual. This month s figures are slightly less good. I ll need a lot more water. A computer will do it much more efficiently. Before a comparative we can use much a lot far rather slightly a bit a little. We can also use no and any. No has a negative meaning. Your second throw at the basket was no nearer than your first. We can use any in negatives and questions and with if. Your second throw wasn t any nearer than your first. Are you sleeping any better since you ve been taking the pills If we leave any later than seven we ll get caught in the rush hour. C Faster and faster We use expressions like faster and faster and more and more expensive to say that something is increasing all the time. The caravan was rolling faster and faster down the hill. The queue was getting longer and longer. Prices go up and up. Everything gets more and more expensive. The crowd are becoming more and more excited. The country is rapidly losing its workers as more and more people are emigrating. The form depends on whether the comparative is with er . louder or with more . more expensive see Unit 110B . We can also use less and less for something decreasing. As each new problem arose we felt less and less enthusiastic. D The
