The Art of Comparison - C Senior

The Art of Comparison

Let's look at two different paintings

Wassily Kandinsky Cutting Line

Cassius Marcellus Coolidge Dogs Playing Poker

Poll

Which painting do you like better?

• Cutting Line

• Dogs Playing Poker

Poll

Is the painting Cutting Line as colourful as the painting Dogs Playing Poker?

• Yes, I think it is.

• No, I don't think so.

Poll

Is the painting Cutting Line less beautiful than the painting Dogs Playing Poker?

• Yes, I find Dogs Playing Poker more beautiful.

• No, I think Cutting Line is more beautiful.

How to Compare - Part 1

When we want to compare 2 things, like 2 paintings, we use the comparative form (συγκριτικός).

• Κάποιες φορές θέλουμε απλά να σχολιάσουμε κάτι που παρατηρήσαμε: The 1st painting is prettier than the 2nd one.

• Κάποιες άλλες φορές, όμως, θέλουμε να είμαστε πιο ακριβείς και να δώσουμε έμφαση: The 1st painting is much prettier than the 2nd one.

Συμπλήρωσε με το επίθετο στην παρένθεση για να δώσεις έμφαση.

e.g. This painting is ____ (a bit/small) this painting

a bit smaller than

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The Dogs Playing Poker is

(much/big) the Cutting Line.

Fill in the Blanks

The Cutting Line is

(a little/good) the Dogs Playing Poker.

Fill in the Blanks

The Dogs Playing Poker is

(much/popular) the Cutting Line.

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The Dogs Playing Poker is

(a lot/funny) the Cutting Line.

Fill in the Blanks

The Cutting Line is

(a bit/weird) the Dogs Playing Poker.

How to Compare - Part 2

Τι συμβαίνει με τα πολυσύλλαβα επίθετα;

• Όταν το επίθετο έχει από δύο συλλαβές και πάνω βάζουμε more: The 1st painting is more beautiful than the 2nd one.

• ...ή less (λιγότερο): The 1st painting is less beautiful than the 2nd one.

• Πολυσύλλαβα επίθετα - Έμφαση: The 1st painting is a bit more beautiful than the 2nd one.

• Πολυσύλλαβα επίθετα - Έμφαση: The 1st painting is a bit less beautiful than the 2nd one.

Συμπλήρωσε με το επίθετο στην παρένθεση για να δώσεις έμφαση. (είτε less είτε more, ό,τι θες)

This phone is ____ (much/famous) this phone.

much more famous than

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The Cutting Line is

(a bit/popular) the Dogs Playing Poker.

Fill in the Blanks

The Dogs Playing Poker is

(a lot/colourful) the Cutting Line.

Fill in the Blanks

The Dogs Playing Poker is

(a little/artistic) the Cutting Line.

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The Cutting Line is

(much/expensive) the Dogs Playing Poker.

How to compare - Part 3

• This painting is as big as that one.

• This painting is not as big as that one.

Συμπλήρωσε με (not) as...as

e.g. My phone is _____ (not/big) your phone

not as big as

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This street is

(not/busy) my street.

Fill in the Blanks

My book is

(good) your book.

Fill in the Blanks

The Dogs Playing Poker is

(not/impressive) the Cutting Line.

Fill in the Blanks

The Mona Lisa is

(beautiful) the Girl with a Pearl Earring.

Fill in the Blanks

The Guernica is

(not/colourful) as the Starry Night.

Open Ended

Compare the Cutting Line and the Dogs Playing Poker. Write a difference that you observed (παρατήρησες).

e.g. The Cutting Line is a lot more beautiful than the Dogs Playing Poker.