The British Isles(Reference for Teaching)
n.is the+比較級o{the two+n.
which/who is the+比較級。a or b?
e.g.which is the more interesting of the two books?
who is the taller.li ping or wang fei?
③the more…the more…句型
e.g.the more he can do.the happier he will be.
the more,the better.
④形容詞的比較級和否定副詞連用,表示最高級意義時,比較級前用不定冠詞.
e.g. he had never spent a more worrying day.he would never forget it.
一do you think the weather is good enough for a picnic?
一一yes.you couldn't hope for a nicer day at this time of the year.
(3)最高級
①形容詞最高級前一般用定冠詞the
e.g.the yellow river is the second longest river is china.
this is the best film]have ever seen.
②最高級前加不定冠詞,相當于“very+原級”
e.g. this is an easiest question.you will work it out.
③最高級前有very或much修飾時,注意其位置。即:the very+最高級;much the+最高級
e.g.that was the very worst that could have happened.
this is much the best of the books。
3.be of+”。的用法
在英語中,我們常見到“be of+n.”結構。介詞短語“of+n.”在句子中常作表語或定語.用來說明人或事物的性質和特征,該結構常用于以下幾種情況:
(1)“be+of +抽象名詞”。該結構相當于“be+抽象名詞的同根形容詞”結構,用于此結構的名詞常見的有:value,use,help,importance, interest, honour,courage,
significance等,在這些名詞前可以用great,some, any,much,little.no等詞來修飾.
e.g.the book is of great help.;7he book is very helpful.
這本書很有幫助。
the medicine is of no use.=the medicine is useless.
這藥無效。
(2)“be of+n.”結構,可以用來表示種類、數量、度量、顏色、形狀等。表示主語在這方面相同,其主語可以是人也可以是物。用于該結構中的名詞通常為age,size,length, depth。width,weight。height,kind,sort,type, colour,shape,price,opinion,mind等,該名詞前可以與不定冠詞a/an或形容詞連用。常用于以下兩種結構:
①be of+adj. +n.=be+adj.+in+單數名詞
e.g. coins may be of different sizes。
=coins may be different in size.
硬幣可能大小不同。
②be of+a/an+單數名詞=be the same+單數名詞