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The rules for forming comparatives and superlatives from adjectives are varied.

Comparatives of Adjectives

Examples:

Misty Blue is a stronger horse on the flat.
("stronger": comparative of strong)

The band must be made from a more precious metal than silver.
("more precious": comparative of precious)

Peter is far clumsier.
("clumsier": comparative of clumsy)

Try this question. It is less difficult.
("Less difficult" is a comparative of difficult. However, it is common practice to
choose a word with the opposite meaning rather than use the 'less' form. 
(e.g., less difficult = easier / less strong = weaker)

The pansies here seem less dainty than the ones at home.
("less dainty": comparative of dainty)

Superlatives of Adjectives

Geoff is now officially the strongest man in the world.
("strongest": superlative of strong)

The bill is extortionate, and this is the noisiest place I have ever stayed. 
("noisiest": superlative of noisy)

It is the least attractive offer, but we are obliged to take it. 
("least attractive": superlative of attractive)

He ranks as one of the most silly people on the planet.
("silliest": superlative of silly)

Last week, I stated that this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister and now wish to withdraw that statement.(Mark Twain)
("ugliest": superlative of ugly)

Forming Comparatives and Superlatives from Adjectives:

Type of Adjective	Example of Type	Comparative	Superlative
One Syllable	strong	add "er"  stronger	add "est"  strongest
One Syllable Ending Vowel Consonant	big  thin	double consonant and add "er"  bigger  thinner	double consonant and add "est"  biggest  thinnest
More Than One Syllable	famous	add "less" or "more"  more famous	add "most" or "least"  least famous
More Than One Syllable Ending "y"	silly	remove "y" add "ier"  sillier for less  less silly	remove "y" add "iest"  silliest for least  least silly
Irregular	bad  good  many	no rules   worse  etter  more	no rules  worst  best  most

Structure of Used to do

The structure is:

	subject	auxiliary did	not	main verb use	infinitive
+	I			used	to do.
-	I	did	not	use	to do.
?	Did	you		use	to do?

 

Use of Used to do

We use the used to do expression to talk about:

• an activity that we did regularly in the past (like a habit)
• a situation that was true in the past

I used to smoke. ////// past present future

Look at these examples.

the past	the present
She used to work in a shop.	Now she works in a bank.
He used to watch a lot of TV.	Now he doesn't watch much TV.
They used to be married.	Now they are divorced.
There used to be a cinema here.	Now there is a supermarket here.
I didn't use to go swimming.	Now I go swimming.
Did you use to smoke?

A conjunction is a word that "joins". A conjunction joins two parts of a sentence.
Here are some example conjunctions:

Coordinating Conjunctions	Subordinating Conjunctions
and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so	although, because, since, unless

We can consider conjunctions from three aspects.

Form

Conjunctions have three basic forms:

• Single Word
  for example: and, but, because, although
• Compound (often ending with as or that)
  for example: provided that, as long as, in order that
• Correlative (surrounding an adverb or adjective)
  for example: so...that

Function

Conjunctions have two basic functions or "jobs":

• Coordinating conjunctions are used to join two parts of a sentence that are grammatically equal. The two parts may be single words or clauses, for example:
  - Jack and Jill went up the hill.
  - The water was warm, but I didn't go swimming.
• Subordinating conjunctions are used to join a subordinate dependent clause to a main clause, for example:
  - I went swimming although it was cold.

Position

• Coordinating conjunctions always come between the words or clauses that they join.
• Subordinating conjunctions usually come at the beginning of the subordinate clause.

"You Don't Understand Me! It's Not Like When You Were a Kid!"

The Argument:

"How can you possibly tell me that you understand what I'm going through? Back when you were a kid, if you got stressed out you could just pay five bucks to fill up your gas tank, listen to grunge music and smoke pot with your slacker friends, and it was totally expected. We have virtually nothing in common. You like different movies, music, TV shows. You have a completely different sense of humor from me. The world has moved on, and today's kids aren't like they were back when you were my age. We're more technology-minded, we know more about how the universe works, we have different styles and sensibilities than your generation. It's impossible for you to understand, so stop telling me that you do. Hey, you know what else? Fuck Pearl Jam ... yeah, I said it."

Classify the following expressions showing agreement or

1. I’m tired.

2. I love parties.

3. I don’t like funerals.

4. She likes her birthday party.

1. I agree with you a hundred percent.

2. I couldn’t agree with you more.

3. ..I’m afraid I disagree with you.

4. I’m afraid I can’t agree with you.

English Expressions Used to Express Opinions

Dialogue about Expressing Opinions

Conversation Activities for Expressing Opinions

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