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1 Modifying comparatives and superlatives (adverbs)

2 You use modifiers such as a bit, a little, a little bit, slightly, much, a lot in comparisons to show the degree of difference between the two things being compared: small difference: this holiday is a bit cheaper; it works slightly better big difference: you can book much more cheaply online With plural countable nouns, for small differences use a few more or slightly more. Say a few more hours (don’t say a-bit or a little more hours).

3 With plural countable nouns, for big differences use many more or a lot more. Say many more hours (don’t say much more hours).

4 even We can use even to add emphasis to a comparative expression: even less fun even more cheaply than before even fewer people than we’d expected

5 We use the same forms for adjectives, adverbs and uncountable nouns: Small differencesbig differences a bitcheapermuchcheaper a littlemorea lotmore slightlycarefullyfarcarefully more time considerably more time

6 Modifying superlative expressions We can use modifiers such as easily and by far with superlative expressions to say that something has much more of a particular quality than all the other things it is being compared to: easily: this is easily the most exciting (= much more exciting than anything else) This is easily the most time we've spent away from home. by far: this is by far the best (= much better than anything else) This is by far the most interesting place we’ve visited during this holiday.


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