Grammar: Degrees of Comparison

	Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
I	long easy big	longer than easier than bigger than	(the) longest (the) easiest (the) biggest
II	interesting	more interesting than	(the) most interesting
III	good bad far	better than worse than farther than further than	(the) best (the) worst (the) farthest (the) furthest
IV	much many	more than	(the) most
	little	less than	(the) least

14. Change the adjectives according to the models.

a)	Model: This text is difficult. – That text is more difficult.
	1. This problem is interesting. 2. This lecture is good. 3. This engine is powerful. 4. This border is long. 5. This area is large. 6. This answer is bad. 7. This test is useful.
b)	Model: This text is difficult - That text is the most difficult.

Grammar: Conjunctions of Comparison

than	— чем
as … as	— так же (такой же) … как
not so … as	— не так (не такой) … как
the … the	— чем …, тем

15. Translate the sentences.

1. This tanker is as large as the Pobeda. 2. The Moskva river is less navigable than the Neva. 3. The more we study, the more we know. 4. Estonia is not so large as the Ukraine. 5. The more attentive we are at the lessons the more we learn. 6. The voyage to Odessa is as beautiful as to Sochi. 7. This shipyard is not so well-known as the Admiralty shipyard. 8. Russia has more natural resources than any other country in the world.

16. Translate the joke.

The more we study, the more we know,

The more we know, the more we forget,

The more we forget, the less we know,

The less we know, the less we forget,

The less we forget, the more we know.

So, why study?

17. Fill in the blanks with the English words.

1. (Самая длинная) … sea boundary of Russia is in the North. 2. The number of rivers in our country is more … (чем) 100,000. 3. Mathematics is (самый трудный) subject for me. 4. (Чем больше) … we read, … (тем больше) we know. 5. Russia trades with … (больше, чем) 100 countries. 6. He is … (лучший) student in our group. 7. The engines of this icebreaker are … (такие мощные) as the Sibir engines. 8. Ladoga lake is … (не такое глубокое, как) lake Baikal. 9. (чем меньше) … we forget, … (тем больше) we know.

18. Translate the word combinations with “most”.

Model:

The most difficult exam (самый)

Most of the exams (большинство)

1. most of the subjects, 2. most of our undergraduates, 3. the most interesting subject, 4. most of the seminars, 5. the most useful activity, 6. most shipyards, 7. most of our studies.