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प्रश्न
Work with your partner and list the names of magazines that you know.
| Name of Magazine |
Now make as may sentences as you can from the table below to express your own opinions about the magazines you have listed. Write your sentences in your notebook.
|
I think
I don't think |
(name of a magazine)
|
contains |
less more fewer as much as many |
information news pictures advertisements advice fun |
Than as |
(name of another magazine) |
Note: You may add more information if you like
When do we use (a) less than/ as much as and
When do we use (b) fewer than/ as many as?
Create some sentences, and try to work out the "rule".
उत्तर
| Name of Magazine | |
| Femina | Resonance |
| Frontline | Inside Outside |
| India Today | Outlook |
When do we use (a) less than/ as much as and → In uncountable nouns
When do we use (b) fewer than/ as many as ? → In countable nouns
My Opinions on different Magazines
- I think Outlook contains fewer interviews than Frontline.
- I do not think Resonance contains as many advertisements as Femina.
- India Today is more popular than Resonance.
- The visuals in ‘Inside Outside’ are more appealing than those in India Today.
Some Sentences:
(a)
- The reward is less than what you expected.
- He ate as much as he could
Rule. less than/as much as ; is used with uncountable nouns, eg reward, ate.
(b)
- The girls are fewer than the boys.
- The visuals are not as many as you expect.
Rule. fewer than/as many as ; is used in countable nouns, eg girls, visuals.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Study the table below and notice how the words of comparison are used.
| Example | Notes |
| These mangoes are sweeter than those. Ramesh Krishnan can run faster than Leander. | -er for adjectives and adverbs of one syllable. |
| The Hero Honda is a more expensive motorcycle than the Kawasaki Bajaj. White rice cooks more guickly than brown. | more ..... than for adjectives and adverbs of two or more syllables |
|
The sponge soaked up the water and became heavier. Govind is happier than he used to be. The red dress is nearly as good as the blue. The President is the same age as the Prime Minister. |
Adjectives of two syllables ending in -y take -ier form Comparison with as ... as Expresses eguality (or near eguality with words such as nearly. almost. about. etc. ) |
|
Kiran is not as heavy as Amber. Swapna is not as 'fri.endly as her brother. Travelling by bus is less expensive fhan by train. Geetesh works less enthusiastically than his brother. |
We use not as+ adjective or adverb and less+ adjective or adverb. |
|
Ice-cream tastes better than Lassi. Life in a village is worse than in a city. |
Irregular comparative form |
Have you noticed that the above examples have expressions like as ... as, more ... than, -er ... than, the ... -est or the most .... ? Why? Discuss with a partner.
The examples in the followin Example .
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
| tall | tall{er) | all{est) |
| bright | bright(er) | brighter( est) |
| simple | simple(r) | simple( st) |
| clever | clever( er) | clever{ est) |
| happy | happi(er) | happi(est) |
| busy | busi(er) | busi(est) |
| beautiful | more beautiful | most beautiful |
| dangerous | more dangerous | most dangerous |
| good | better | best |
| well | better | best |
| bad | worse | worst |
| ill | worse | worst |
| old | elder/ older | eldest/ older |
| far | farther/ further | farthest/ furthest |
Write your conclusions here:
| Adjective | Comparative form | Superlative form |
| Single syllable adjectives | ||
| Adjectives of two syllables | ||
| Adjectives ending in 'y' | ||
| Adjectives of more than two syllables | ||
| Adjectives that do not have regular forms |
Now write six comparative sentences. Use the information in Table A.1 that you worked out with your partner.
Example : My partner is tallerthan me.
His family isn't as rich as mine.
1.__________________
2.__________________
3._________________
4._________________
5._________________
6._________________
Compare the items in the picture using -er, more, less or an irregular
form. Use the word under the picture. You may write your answer in
more than one way.
- _____________________________________________
Compare the items in the picture using -er, more, less or an irregular form. Use the word under the picture. You may write your answer in more than one way.
Compare the items in the picture using -er, more, less or an irregular form. Use the word under the picture. You may write your answer in more than one way.
Compare the items in the picture using -er, more, less or an irregular form. Use the word under the picture. You may write your answer in more than one way.
Compare the items in the picture using -er, more, less or an irregular form. Use the word under the picture. You may write your answer in more than one way.
Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with the
comparative form of words given in the box below:
| expensive cheap good costly low |
Goods this year are _______ last year, and next year things may be
____ they are now.
Here are some suggestions for saving money! Compare the prices of similar products. Some brands are others, but the quality may not be much______.
Before you go shopping make a list of the items that you need and buy only those things! Don't buy things that you don't need just because they are _____ the usual price, and don't buy anything just to 'keep up' with your
neighbours.
Now complete the sentences below
1. The harder I work,
__________________________
2. The older you become,
__________________________
3. The more he earns,
__________________________
4. The sooner she realizes her mistake,
__________________________
5. The faster our team scores,
__________________________
Which of the following do you like most? Write one or two sentences
comparing your choice as shown in the example.
| Comics, sfwrt stories, novels I like comics most because they have the most colourful pictures. They are also the funniest. I like short stories most because they don't take much time to read. I like novels most because they make the most interesting reading. |
- Cricket, football, hockey
- Fruit, chocolate, ice-cream
- Theatre, TV, Cinema
- Cartoon films, Sci-fi(ScienceFiction) films, comedy films
- (Think of three items of your own)
Each sentence below contains an error. Identify and remove the error and rewrite the sentence correctly. One example has been given below.
|
*The population of China is greater than India. The population of China is greater than that oflndia. (Explanation: China's population is not greater than India, but India's population) |
1. *Saeed runs quicker than Johnson.
___________________________________________________________
2. *The faster land animal in the world is the cheetah.
___________________________________________________________
3. *Our house is bigger than your.
___________________________________________________________
4. *On an average, people in cities earn more money than that living in villages.
___________________________________________________________
5. *His grade is the same than mine.
___________________________________________________________
6. *Ranvir is slightly taller as Javed.
___________________________________________________________
7. *Developed countries consume twice more resources as developing countries.
___________________________________________________________
8. *The clock tower is most prominent landmark in this area.
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