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比較結構

比較結構藉著形容詞與副詞的字形變化來比較兩個人、事、物。

壹、One comparative criterion

 一、原級比較

二、比較級

• 同樣事物才能比較: My car is more expensive than _________________.

• 避免雙重比較的錯誤:  * She is more taller than her brother.

• 慣用語: higher education, rather than, more than (=over)

• 拉丁語系: 本身已有比較的意味, 不須加’er’或’more’, 以’to’代替’than’: 

He is ________ superior _______ me in English writing.

(= He is ______ better than ______  am in English writing.)

• 有些形容詞沒有比較級: unique、perfect、 single、 round、 square。

三、最高級

貳、More than one comparative criterion

雙層比較結構 【the more + adj/adv + S +V, the more adj/adv + S1 + V1】

When you drive faster, you will feel better.= The faster you drive (因), the better you feel.(果)

• The older (one becomes), the wiser (one becomes).
• The more expensive the hotel (is), the better the service (is), which is offered.

題目來囉~~

1. The more equipment activities require,       .

(A)which the activities become less accessible

(B)and the less accessible activities become

(C)the less accessible the activities become

(D)activities become less accessible

2. The stronger         magnetic field, the greater the voltage produced by a generator.

(A)than the          (B) is the   (C) that the          (D)the

3. The higher the standard of living and the greater the national wealth, the      .

(A)greater is the amount of paper is used

(B)greater amount of paper is used

(C)amount of paper is used is greater

(D)greater the amount of paper used

4. Grand Canyon itself defies human comprehension. The more you know about it,           .

(A)the more awesome it becomes

(B) it becomes more awesome

(C) than it becomes awesome            

(D) and more awesome it become

5. The annual worth of Korea’s manufacturing is greater than       .

(A)that of its mining and farming combined

(B)mining and farming combination

(C)that mining and farming combined

(D)of its combination mining and farming