원급 / 비교급 / 최상급.

[원급]

* 원급 강조하는 부사. nearly / just / almost She's just as intelligent as her brother. The book, the second in a series, is nearly as exiting as the first.

1. We guaratee that our new model is ____ as reliable as existing ones, and it will be successful in sales, too..
(A) very (B) just (C) high (D) hard.

답) B

2. In order to serve you best, we ask that you take the time to fill out our questionnaire in ______ detail as possible.
(A) as (B) more (C) as much (D) many.

- '~만큼 -한' 이라는 의미로 두 대상의 동등함을 나타내는 원급비교의 경우는 -> as + 형용사 / 부사 + as 의 구조를 갖는다. - detail은 명사임으로 as detail as는 불가능하며, as much detail as는 가능함.

3. Jeremy Logistics is attemptingto boost its number of users and create ________ job opportunites as possible.
(A) as (B) so (C) as many (D) much.

- '~만큼 -한' 이라는 의미로 두 대상의 동등함을 나타내는 원급비교의 경우는 -> as + 형용사 / 부사 + as 의 구조를 갖는다. 예외: - as many + 가산명사 + as ~ - as much + 불가산명사 + as ~        답) C

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[비교급]

* 비교급 강조하는 부사. far / by far / much / still / even / a lot The effort you spent on archieving your dreams is much more valuable than the dream itself. There is a still better store around the corner

1. The new business relationsship with FAST shipping Inc. made it possible to deliver our products much ____.
(A) quicker (B) quick (C) quickly (D) more quickly.

완전한 문장임으로 부사자리인데.. 앞에 much가 있음으로 more quickly

2. Fieldstone Construction hopes to make the relationship between it constractors and clients _____.
(A) stronger (B) strength (C) strengthens (D) strongly

make는 5형식 문장으로 목적어인 relationship을 수식할 목적 보어로 형용사인 (A) stronger와 명사인 (B) strength:힘이 가능하나 명사가 목적보어가 되기 위해서는 O = O.C관계가 성립해야 되는데 relationship이 strength는 equal 관계가 수립될 수 없으며, 의미상 stronger가 정답임.

3. Based on information collected in the survey, many office employees are ___ working in small teams than in large ones
(A) happy (B) happier (C) happily (D) happiness.

속지말자. 답) B

4. The new photocopier in the mail room makes copies _____ than the previous machine did.
(A) less quiet (B) more quietly.

- make a copy: 복사하다. 즉, 완성된 문장임으로 부사가 필요... 때문에 B가 정답.

5. Compared with other manufacturing companies, JKL puts ____ focus on improving its production quality.
(A) greater (B) less greatly (C) greatest (D) most greatly.

- puts(V) +_____+focus(명사)의 구조로 즉, 명사를 수식하는 형용사가 필요함으로 A / C 중 A가 답.

6. You are expected to adapt general principals to particular situations, placing ____ emphasis on the dimensions of informing, persuading and celebrating.
(A) greater (B) as great as (C) greatest (D) greatly.

- place emphasis on+N: (=emphasize)~를 강조하다. 완벽한 문장이며, 명사인 emphasis를 강조할 형용사가 필요. 답: A

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* 최상급 수식 부사. 1) quite / by far + the + 최상급. 2) the + single / very + 최상급 3) the + 최상급 ~~ possible / ever

1. The new business relationsship with FAST shipping Inc. made it possible to deliver our products much ____.
(A) quicker (B) quick (C) quickly (D) more quickly.

완전한 문장임으로 부사자리인데.. 앞에 much가 있음으로 more quickly

2. Analysts say that the surrising rise in the city's tourism is most _____ due to the construction of a new amusement park just outside of town.
(A) probable (B) probability (C) probably (D) probabilities.

최상급 부사 most의 수식을 받으며 부사구인(전치사구)를 수식할 수 있는 것은 부사인 probably만 가능함.

3. At Hamilton Care, we place ____ emphasis on comfort and a warm friendly atmosphere.
(A) great (B) greatly (C) more greatly (D) as great as.

- place(V) + ____ + emphasis(N) 즉, 형용사인 A가 답.

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    [기타 표현]

* I've waited long enough. I'm not waiting any longer.

* We expected their house to be very big. but it's no bigger than ours.

* Yesterday you said you felt sick. Do you feel any better today?

* This hotel is better than the other one, and it's no more expensive.

* You should drive. It's cheaper. (=Don't take a train. It's more expensive), It's cheaper to dive than to take a train. Taking a train is more expensive than driving. = Let's drive. It's much cheaper. = The train is a lot more expensive(much more expensive).

* Is your headache better? No, It's worse.

* He did very badly on the exam(worse than expected).

=> The exam was easy(easier than we expected).

* Can you walk a little faster? or Can you walk a more slowly?

* Can you speak a little more slowly?

* This bag is sightly heavier than the other one.

* Her illness was far more serious than we thought.

* Last night, I went to bed earlier than usual.

* I don't play tennis much these days. I used to play more often.

* You're more patent than me.

* It's a long walk from here to the station. farther than I thought.

* This coffee is very weak. I like it a little stronger.

* The hotel was surprisingly big. I expected it to be smaller. The hotel was surprisingly cheap. I expected it to be more expensive.

 * It's becoming harder and harder to find a job.= It's becoming more and more difficult to find a job.

* Your English is improving. It's getting better and better.

* More and more people are learning English these days.

[The + comparison A, The + comparison B: A하면할 수록 .B하다]

* What time should be leave? The sooner the better(as soon as possible).

* What size box do you want? The bigger the better(as big as possible).

* When you're traveling. the less luggage you have to carry the better(It's best to have as little luggage as possible).

* The warmer the weather, the better I feel.(If the weather is warmer, I feel better).

*The sooner We leave, the sooner we will get there.

* The younger you are, the easier it's to learn.

* The more expensive the hotel, the better the service.

* The more electricity you use, the higher your bill will be.

* It was an awful experience. It was the worst thing that has ever happened to me.

* It was an awful movie. It was the worst movie that I've ever seen.