Degrees of comparison
Open the brackets:
1. Happiness and health are (important) than money.
2. Is Pat (intelligent) than Brian?
3. The 21st of June is (long) day in the northern hemisphere.
4. It is (cheap) restaurant in the town.
5. He is (old) than all the students.
- In this sentence, we are comparing the importance of happiness and health with money. To form the comparative degree, we add "more" before the positive adjective "important".
2. Is Pat more intelligent than Brian?
- Here, we are comparing Pat's intelligence with Brian's. To form the comparative degree, we add "more" before the positive adjective "intelligent".
3. The 21st of June is the longest day in the northern hemisphere.
- In this sentence, we are comparing the length of the 21st of June with other days in the northern hemisphere. To form the superlative degree, we add "the" before the positive adjective "longest".
4. It is the cheapest restaurant in the town.
- Here, we are comparing the cost of the restaurant with other restaurants in the town. To form the superlative degree, we add "the" before the positive adjective "cheapest".
5. He is the oldest than all the students.
- In this sentence, we are comparing his age with the ages of all the students. To form the superlative degree, we add "the" before the positive adjective "oldest".