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Longer adjectives normally use \"more\", not an -er ending.","My bed is more comfortable than this bench.",[19],{"id":20,"blankNumber":21,"options":22},"019fc2c4-9630-75a3-a23c-7b2676644ae9",1,[23,27],{"id":24,"optionText":25,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-9630-750b-a23c-7b2675697797","comfortabler",false,{"id":28,"optionText":29,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-9630-7573-a23c-7b267623be2a","This sofa is more comfortable than ours.",true,{"id":32,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":21,"explanation":33,"exampleSentence":34,"blanks":35},"019fc2c4-9630-76ff-a23c-7b2679b8c8a6","Start with the museum, then use \"is more interesting than\" before the possessive pronoun. \"Interesting\" needs \"more\".","The new book is more interesting than the film.",[36],{"id":37,"blankNumber":21,"options":38},"019fc2c4-9630-76bf-a23c-7b2678be643f",[39,42],{"id":40,"optionText":41,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-9630-7673-a23c-7b267795aff8","This museum is more interesting than theirs.",{"id":43,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-9630-769f-a23c-7b267878140a","interestinger",{"id":46,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":47,"explanation":48,"exampleSentence":49,"blanks":50},"019fc2c4-9630-77bf-a23c-7b267ad636a1",2,"Use \"less expensive than\" to say the phone has a lower price. Longer adjectives can follow \"less\".","The bus is less expensive than the train.",[51],{"id":52,"blankNumber":21,"options":53},"019fc2c4-9630-7787-a23c-7b267aa253c3",[54,57],{"id":55,"optionText":56,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-9630-7743-a23c-7b267a22617b","expensiver",{"id":58,"optionText":59,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-9630-7767-a23c-7b267a32db2b","This phone is less expensive than hers.",{"id":61,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":9,"explanation":62,"exampleSentence":63,"blanks":64},"019fc2c4-9630-787b-a23c-7b267c644289","Use the irregular comparative \"worse\" after \"is getting\" to describe a change over time. No phrase with \"than\" is needed when the earlier situation is clear.","The traffic is getting worse.",[65],{"id":66,"blankNumber":21,"options":67},"019fc2c4-9630-7843-a23c-7b267bd4053f",[68,71],{"id":69,"optionText":70,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-9630-77ff-a23c-7b267add3f1e","My cold is getting worse.",{"id":72,"optionText":73,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-9630-7823-a23c-7b267bb77d0e","badder",{"id":75,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":76,"explanation":77,"exampleSentence":78,"blanks":79},"019fc2c4-9630-793b-a23c-7b267d6af6da",4,"Use the irregular comparative \"more\" with a plural quantity: \"more books than\". Do not use the regular comparative form \"manyer\".","She has more friends than her brother.",[80],{"id":81,"blankNumber":21,"options":82},"019fc2c4-9630-7903-a23c-7b267d12bf98",[83,86],{"id":84,"optionText":85,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-9630-78bf-a23c-7b267c756fd6","manyer",{"id":87,"optionText":88,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-9630-78e3-a23c-7b267c95e103","I have more books than you.",{"id":90,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":91,"explanation":92,"exampleSentence":93,"blanks":94},"019fc2c4-9630-79ff-a23c-7b267fefb3c3",5,"Put the irregular comparative \"better\" after \"is\", then use \"than\" before the possessive pronoun. \"Gooder\" is not a comparative form.","This café is better than the one near school.",[95],{"id":96,"blankNumber":21,"options":97},"019fc2c4-9630-79c7-a23c-7b267f2b249a",[98,101],{"id":99,"optionText":100,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-9630-797f-a23c-7b267df299d9","This soup is better than mine.",{"id":102,"optionText":103,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-9630-79a3-a23c-7b267eee4de8","gooder",{"id":105,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":106,"explanation":107,"exampleSentence":108,"blanks":109},"019fc2c4-9630-7acb-a23c-7b26817e4520",6,"Use the irregular comparative \"worse\" between \"is\" and \"than\". \"Badder\" is not the comparative form of \"bad\".","The traffic is worse than it was yesterday.",[110],{"id":111,"blankNumber":21,"options":112},"019fc2c4-9630-7a8f-a23c-7b2680d64747",[113,115],{"id":114,"optionText":73,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-9630-7a3f-a23c-7b268025b35d",{"id":116,"optionText":117,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-9630-7a6f-a23c-7b26804da1fb","Today's weather is worse than Monday's.",{"id":119,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":120,"explanation":121,"exampleSentence":122,"blanks":123},"019fc2c4-9630-7b8b-a23c-7b2683707a11",7,"Put the library first, then use the irregular distance form \"is farther than\" before the earlier situation.","The sports centre is farther than the supermarket.",[124],{"id":125,"blankNumber":21,"options":126},"019fc2c4-9630-7b53-a23c-7b2683123aa2",[127,130],{"id":128,"optionText":129,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-9630-7b0f-a23c-7b26820759b9","Our new library is farther than before.",{"id":131,"optionText":132,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-9630-7b33-a23c-7b26822249c8","far",{"id":134,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":135,"explanation":136,"exampleSentence":137,"blanks":138},"019fc2c4-9630-7c3f-a23c-7b2685878df0",8,"Use the irregular comparative \"more\" with the uncountable noun \"milk\". \"Much\" does not take -er.","There is more water in this bottle.",[139],{"id":140,"blankNumber":21,"options":141},"019fc2c4-9630-7c0b-a23c-7b26850cc6ef",[142,145],{"id":143,"optionText":144,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-9630-7bcb-a23c-7b2683c7f9ed","mucher",{"id":146,"optionText":147,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-9630-7beb-a23c-7b268488f224","We need more milk now.",{"id":149,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":150,"explanation":151,"exampleSentence":152,"blanks":153},"019fc2c4-9630-7cf7-a23c-7b2687b2dc90",9,"Use \"is becoming more comfortable\" for a gradual change. The comparison is clear without naming a second thing.","Our new house is becoming more comfortable.",[154],{"id":155,"blankNumber":21,"options":156},"019fc2c4-9630-7cc3-a23c-7b2687424739",[157,160],{"id":158,"optionText":159,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":15},"019fc2c4-9630-7c7f-a23c-7b2686871eda","The hotel room is becoming more comfortable.",{"id":161,"optionText":162,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"019fc2c4-9630-7ca3-a23c-7b26870dddf9","comfortableer","\u002Fuploads\u002Fimages\u002Fgpimg_4f3e9c31-37c2-4e6a-a84b-39b8c9508bc4_hero.webp",{"title":165,"slug":166,"language":167,"level":168},"Comparative (basic)","comparative-basic","en","A1"]