十、可修饰比较级的词
有a bit, a little, rather, much, far, by far, many, a lot, a great deal, any, still, even 等
典型例题 :
1) --- Are you feeling ____?
--- Yes, I'm fine now.
A. any well B. any better C. quite good D. quite better
答案: B. any 可修饰比较级, quite 修饰原级, well 的比较级为 better.
2) The experiment was____ easier than we had expected.
A. more B. much more C. much D. more much
答案: C. much 可修饰比较级,因此 B , C 都说得通,但 easier 本身已是比较级,不需 more ,因此 C 为正确答案。
3) If there were no examinations, we should have ___ at school.
A. the happiest time B. a more happier time
C. much happiest time D. a much happier time
答案: D 。
十一、many,old 和 far
1) 如果后接名词时, much more + 不可数名词
many more + 可数名词复数
2) old 有两种比较级和最高级形式 : older/oldest 和 elder/eldest 。 elder,eldest 只用于兄弟姐妹的长幼关系。
My elder brother is an engineer.
Mary is the eldest of the three sisters.
3) far 有两种比较级,farther,further. 在英语中两者都可指距离。
在美语中,father 表示距离,further 表示进一步。
I have nothing further to say.