G3 · Gramática

Advanced Comparisons

the..., the... · far / way / significantly · as... as modifiers

Visão Geral: Advanced Comparisons

No nível B2, você aprende a expressar comparações proporcionais, modificar o grau de comparação com precisão e usar estruturas de igualdade complexas.

Estrutura
The + comparativo, the + comparativo
Exemplo 1
The sooner we leave, the earlier we will arrive. (Quanto mais cedo sairmos, mais cedo chegaremos)
Exemplo 2
The more you practise, the better you get. (Quanto mais você praticar, melhor ficará)

Modificadores de Comparativos (Intensificadores)

Diferença grande
use far / significantly / considerably / way / much + comparativo
This option is considerably more expensive than that one.
Diferença pequena
use slightly / a bit / marginally / a little + comparativo
Sales were slightly higher this quarter.

Modificando Estruturas de Igualdade (As... As)

Quase igual / Exatamente igual
just as... as / almost as... as
This model is just as reliable as the premium version.
Grande diferença negativa
not nearly as... as / nowhere near as... as
The train is not nearly as fast as the plane.
Múltiplos
twice as... as / three times as... as
It costs three times as much as before.
Importante: Em português usamos 'que' nas comparações ('mais caro que'). Em inglês usa-se SEMPRE 'than' (nunca 'that' ou 'what'): 'more expensive than'.

Erros comuns de falantes de português

More hard you work, more money you earn.
→
The harder you work, the more money you earn.
Esquecer de colocar 'The' em ambas as partes da comparação proporcional.
This car is more cheaper than mine.
→
This car is much cheaper than mine.
Nunca combine 'more' com adjetivos em '-er'.
It is more expensive that I thought.
→
It is more expensive than I thought.
Use 'than', nunca 'that', após um comparativo.
He is not so tall than his brother.
→
He is not as tall as his brother.
A estrutura correta de igualdade é 'as... as'.

Resumo: Advanced Comparisons

Proporcional
The + comp..., the + comp...
The bigger, the better.
Intensificadores
far / significantly / slightly + comp
Significantly cheaper.
Igualdade Modificada
not nearly as... as / twice as... as
Not nearly as fast as.
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