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• LITTLE : only used with UNCOUNTABLE nouns,
  • synonym for hardly any, not much
  • exemple : look at the sky, there is little hope for bright and sunny weather tomorrow.
    
• A LITTLE : only used with UNCOUNTABLE nouns,
  • synonym for a small amount, some
  • e.g. Is there ? The weather forecast says there is still a little hope.
    
• FEW : with COUNTABLE nouns,
  • synonym for hardly any, not many
  • e.g. Few people attended the meeting. I counted only 4.
    
• A FEW : with COUNTABLE nouns,
  • synonym for a small number, some
  • e.g. A few people asked me how I felt. That was nice.

• Le comparatif d'égalité (aussi...que)
  • AS + adjectif + AS
  • exemple : Patty is as nice as Helen
    
• Le comparatif d'infériorité (moins...que)
  • NOT AS + adjectif (ou adverbe) + AS
  • LESS + adjectif (ou adverbe) + THAN
  • exemple :
    • John isn't as tall as Peter
    • John is less tall than Peter
      
• Le comparatif de supériorité (plus...que)
  • les adjectifs courts (une syllabe, ou deux syllabes se terminant par "y"ou "ow") :
    • adjectif-ER + THAN
    • exemple: this way is shorter than that one.
  • les adjectifs longs : (trois syllabes ou plus)
    • MORE + adjectif + THAN
    • exemple : Exercise 2 is more difficult than Exercise 3.
      
• Le superlatif de supériorité (le plus...)
  • les adjectifs courts :
    • THE + adjectif-EST
    • exemple : this is the cheapest skirt IN the shop
  • les adjectifs longs :
    • THE MOST + adjectif
    • exemple : it's the most interesting film I've ever seen.
      
• Attention aux comparatifs et superlatifs irréguliers
  • Adjectif / Comparatif / Superlatif
    • Good / better / the best
    • bad / worse / the worst
    • far / farther / the farthest ou : further the furthest