Le comparatif
Régle:
On utilise le comparatif pour comparer 2 choses et mettre en valeur la
supériorité, l'infériorité ou l'égalité
d'un terme par rapport à un autre.
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Adjectifs courts ( 1
- 2 syllabes)
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Adjectifs longs (3+ syllabes)
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supériorité
(plus... que)
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ADJ + -ER than
fast > X is faster than Y.
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MORE + ADJ than
expensive > X is more expensive
than Y.
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égalité
(aussi... que)
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as ADJ as
big > X is as big as Y.
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infériorité
(moins... que)
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less ADJ than
beautiful > X is less beautiful
than Y.
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Exemples:
Jean is taller than Catherine.
Philippe is less tall than
Jean.
Leïla is as tall as
Jean.
young --> younger ; tall --> taller
; old --> older
NOTES:
> Si l'adjectif se termine par "-y",
le "-y" se transforme en "-i":
heavy --> heavier
early --> earlier
busy --> busier
healthy --> healthier
chilly --> chillier
> Si l'adjectif se termine déjà
par "-e", on ne rajoute que "-r":
wise --> wiser
large --> larger
simple --> simpler
late --> later
> Si l'adjectif se termine par Consonne-Voyelle-Consonne,
on redouble la consonne finale:
big --> bigger
thin --> thinner
hot --> hotter
> Comparatifs irréguliers, à
apprendre par coeur:
good --> better
bad --> worse
far --> farther
EXERCICE:
Comparez ces 2 voitures fictives en utilisant
les adjectifs ci-dessous:
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MERCEDES
(big car)
$200,000
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Mini
(small car)
$10,000
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1. expensive, 2. cheap, 3. powerful, 4. large, 5. comfortable, 6.
fast
REPONSES (exemples de réponses; il y
a d'autres réponses)
1. The Mercedes is more expensive than the Mini. 2. The Mini
is cheaper than the Mercedes. 3. The Mercedes is more powerful than the
Mini. 4. The Mercedes is larger than the Mini. The Mini is not as large
as the Mercedes. 5. The Mercedes is more comfortable than the Mini. The
Mini is less comfortable than the Mercedes.6. The Mercedes is faster than
the Mini.
Comme
