الحل
11. Form, Meaning and Function (الصيغة والمعنى والوظيفة):
شرح القاعدة:
المقارنة (Comparative): نستخدم الصفة مضافاً إليها
erأوmore + صفةللمقارنة بين شيئين (وتأتي غالباً مع كلمة than). مثال: The hotel is taller than the office buildings.التفضيل (Superlative): نستخدم
the + الصفة + estأوthe most + الصفةلتفضيل شيء على مجموعة (مع ضرورة استخدام the قبل صيغة التفضيل). مثال: The hotel is the tallest building in the city.صفات شاذة (Irregular Adjectives):
good $\rightarrow$ better $\rightarrow$ the best
bad $\rightarrow$ worse $\rightarrow$ the worst
A. Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative forms of the adjectives in parentheses. Use the before superlatives:
Gino's Restaurant has the best (good) pizza in town.
I think that the pizza at Roma's is better (good) than Gino's.
The bookstore is more popular (popular) than the library.
Summer is the hottest (hot) and (the) driest (dry) time of the year.
Don't eat there. That restaurant has the worst (bad) food in town.
My room is the quietest (quiet) room in the house. I can't hear any noise.
The supermarket is much bigger (big) than the convenience store.
The park is more beautiful (beautiful) in the spring than in the winter.
B. Work with a partner. Disagree with the following statements (اعمل مع زميل. لا توافق على العبارات التالية):
Example:
A: The health club is older than the school. (new)
B: No, it isn't. It's newer.
Answers:
The Amazon is longer than the Nile. (small) No, it isn't. It's shorter.
Buses are faster than trains. (slow) No, they aren't. They're slower.
The city is quieter than the town. (noisy)No, it isn't. It's noisier.
China is bigger than Canada. (small) No, it isn't. It's smaller.
Roma's pizza is better than Gino's. (bad) No, it isn't. It's worse.
Cities are cleaner than towns. (dirty) No, they aren't. They're dirtier.