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Unit 88 · Adjectives and adverbs

older than ... more expensive than ...

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A
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She's taller than him.

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The Europa Hotel is more expensive than the Grand.

We use than after comparatives (older than ... / more expensive than ... etc.):

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Athens is older than Rome.

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Are oranges more expensive than bananas?

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It's easier to take a taxi than to take the bus.

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'How are you today?' 'Not bad. Better than yesterday.'

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The restaurant is more crowded than usual.

B

We usually say: than me / than him / than her / than us / than them.

You can say:

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I can run faster than him. or I can run faster than he can.

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You are a better singer than me. or You are a better singer than I am.

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I got up earlier than her. or I got up earlier than she did.

C

more/less than ...

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A: How much did your shoes cost? £60? B: No, more than that. (= more than £60)

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The film was very short – less than an hour.

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They have more money than they need.

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You go out more than me.

D

a bit older / much older etc.

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Box A is a bit bigger than Box B.

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Box C is much bigger than Box D.

a bit bigger
much older than ...
better
more difficult
more expensive
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Canada is much bigger than France.

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Sue is a bit older than Joe – she's 25 and he's 24.

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The hotel was much more expensive than I expected.

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You go out much more than me.

Exercises (3)

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88.1

Write sentences about Kate and Ben. Use than.

  1. 1
    Kate: I'm 26. Ben: I'm 24.
    Kate Ben.example
  2. 2
    Kate: I'm not a very good swimmer. Ben: I'm a very good swimmer.
    Ben Kate.example
  3. 3
    Kate: I'm 1 metre 68 tall. Ben: I'm 1 metre 63 tall.
    Kate Ben.
  4. 4
    Kate: I start work at 8 o'clock. Ben: I start work at 8.30.
    Kate starts work Ben.
  5. 5
    Kate: I don't work very hard. Ben: I work very hard.
    Ben Kate.
  6. 6
    Kate: I don't have much money. Ben: I have a lot of money.
    Ben has Kate.
  7. 7
    Kate: I'm a very good driver. Ben: I'm not a very good driver.
    Kate is a Ben.
  8. 8
    Kate: I'm not very patient. Ben: I'm very patient.
    Ben Kate.
  9. 9
    Kate: I'm not a very good dancer. Ben: I'm a good dancer.
    Ben Kate.
  10. 10
    Kate: I'm very intelligent. Ben: I'm not very intelligent.
    Kate Ben.
  11. 11
    Kate: I speak French very well. Ben: I don't speak French very well.
    Kate speaks French Ben.
  12. 12
    Kate: I don't go to the cinema very much. Ben: I go to the cinema a lot.
    Ben goes to the cinema Kate.
88.2

Complete the sentences. Use than.

  1. 1
    He isn't very tall. You're .example
  2. 2
    She isn't very old. You're .
  3. 3
    I don't work very hard. You work .
  4. 4
    He doesn't watch TV very much. You .
  5. 5
    I'm not a very good cook. You .
  6. 6
    We don't know many people. You .
  7. 7
    They don't have much money. You .
  8. 8
    I can't run very fast. You can .
  9. 9
    She hasn't been here very long. You .
  10. 10
    They didn't get up very early. You .
  11. 11
    He wasn't very surprised. You .
88.3

Complete the sentences with a bit or much + comparative (older/better etc.).

  1. 1
    Emma is 25. Joe is 24.
    Emma .example
  2. 2
    Jack's mother is 52. His father is 69.
    Jack's mother .
  3. 3
    My camera cost £120. Yours cost £112.
    My camera .
  4. 4
    Yesterday I felt terrible. Today I feel OK.
    I feel .
  5. 5
    Today the temperature is 12 degrees. Yesterday it was 10 degrees.
    It's .
  6. 6
    Sarah is an excellent tennis player. I'm not a very good player.
    Sarah .