Comparative and double comparative

 

Fuicntion: Comparative. ... In linguistics, the comparative is a syntactic construction that serves to express a comparison between two (or more) entities or groups of entities in quality, or degree. See comparison (grammar) for an overview of comparison, as well as positive and superlative degrees of comparison.

Function: Double comparatives are adjectives with more than one comparative marker. For example, the comparative word more and the comparative suffix -er are both applied to the adjective loud in the phrase more louder in the sentence above.

Examples

Using Double Comparatives

As you can see from these examples, the format of double comparatives is as follows:

The (more / less) + (noun / noun phrase) subject + verb + , + the (more / less) + (noun) subject + verb

Double comparatives with 'more' and 'less' can be used with adjectives in the same way. In this case, the structure places the comparative adjective first:

The + comparative adjective + (noun) + subject + verb, the + comparative adjective + it is + infinitive

·        The easier the test is, the longer students will wait to prepare.
The faster the car is, the more dangerous it is to drive.
The crazier the the idea is, the more fun it is to try.
The more difficult the task is, the sweeter it is to succeed.

·        These forms can be mixed up as well. For example, a double comparative might begin with a more / less plus a subject and then end in a comparative adjective plus the subject.

·        The more money he time he spends with her, the happier he becomes.
The less Mary thinks about the problem, the more relaxed she feels.
The more the students study for the test, the higher their scores will be.

·        You can also reverse the above by beginning with a comparative adjective and ending with more / less plus a subject and verb or noun, subject and verb.

·        The richer the person is, the more privilege he enjoys.
The happier the child is, the more the mom can relax.
The more dangerous the amusement park ride is, the less management worries about making a profit.

·         The harder the test is, the lower my score is.

o    The test is harder, so my score is lower.

·         The lower my score is, the angrier my mom is.

o    My score is lower, so my mom is angrier.

·         The angrier my mom is, the worse I feel.

o    My mom is angrier, so I feel worse.

Verbs whit stative and dynamic uses

 

Function: some verbs are rarely used in progressive form. They are called stative verbs because they usually refer to states or conditions which continue a period of time, for example know, prefer, or agree. However, some state verbs commonly have both stative and dynamic uses, whit different meanings.

Verb	Stative	Dynamic
Be	Verdad o algo en general	Actuar de una manera
Have	Posesión de algo	Experimentara algo en un corto tiempo
See	Actividades frecuentes	Actividades poco frecuentes
Think	Tener una opinión	Resolver una controversia

Stative verbs

Stative verbs have undefined duration. they denote states rather than actions.

Examples of statives are:

want, know, have (when it means possession), think (when it means opinion), like, love, hate, need, prefer, agree, sound, hear disagree, wish, look (when it mean seem), smell, seem, include...

You cannot say:

• I am knowing the truth.
• I am liking pizza.
• It is sounding like a great idea.

But you must say:

• I know the truth.
• I like pizza.
• It sounds like a great idea.

Dynamic verbs – all about doing

By contrast, dynamic verbs can seem a lot simpler, as they’re all about doing some kind of physical activity!

You can see some obvious dynamic verbs in the following examples:

·         “The dog is chasing the squirrel.”

·         “She ran three marathons last year.”

·         “I ate my birthday cake for breakfast.”