grammar · neutral
A + adjective + -er + than B
Compare two things using the -er form of short adjectives.
Examples
“My phone is cheaper than yours.”
“This cake is sweeter than the one we had yesterday.”
“He is taller than his brother.”
Band 8 sentence
“In my view, the new model is considerably cheaper than the previous one, so it's an obvious choice for students.”
Collocations
- be + adj-er + than
Common mistakes
My phone is more cheaper than yours.→My phone is cheaper than yours.
He is taller me.→He is taller than me.
She taller than her sister.→She is taller than her sister.
Say it for a higher band
5more + adjective + than (ví dụ: more taller than)→6adjective + than (thiếu 'is' hoặc 'than')→7+A + adjective + -er + than B
Synonyms
more + adjective + than (for some two-syllable adjectives)
Easily confused
more + adjective + than
“This car is more expensive than my old one.”
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