Vergelijken voorbij groter en grootst

Voorbeelden

1. The second quote was considerably higher than the first.

   De tweede offerte was aanzienlijk hoger dan de eerste.

2. It is nowhere near as bad as the newspapers suggested.

   Het is lang niet zo erg als de kranten suggereerden.

3. The longer the case runs, the less anybody remembers.

   Hoe langer de zaak duurt, hoe minder iemand zich herinnert.

4. This flat is half the size of our old one.

   Deze flat is half zo groot als onze oude.

Veelgemaakte fouten

• ✗Fout: It is more cheaper than the other one.

  ✓Goed: It is cheaper than the other one.

  Een vergrotende trap wordt één keer gevormd, niet twee keer.

• ✗Fout: The more you wait, worse it gets.

  ✓Goed: The longer you wait, the worse it gets.

  De dubbele vergrotende trap heeft op beide helften the nodig.

• ✗Fout: It is not nearly as bad than they said.

  ✓Goed: It is not nearly as bad as they said.

  as … as krijgt as, nooit than.

Oefenvragen

Probeer elke vraag eerst zelf en open dan „Toon antwoord” voor de oplossing en de reden.

1. 1Kies de juiste zin.

   1. AThe new system is significantly more fast.
   2. BThe new system is significant faster.
   3. CThe new system is significantly fast than.
   4. DThe new system is significantly faster.
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: D The new system is significantly faster.

   Een graadbijwoord plus een vergrotende trap.

2. 2Kies de juiste zin.

   1. AIt is nothing like so complicated than it looks.
   2. BIt is nothing like as complicated than it looks.
   3. CIt is nothing like as complicated as it looks.
   4. DIt is nothing as complicated like it looks.
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C It is nothing like as complicated as it looks.

   nothing like as … as ontkent de vergelijking.

3. 3Kies de juiste zin.

   1. ASooner we decide, cheaper it will be.
   2. BThe sooner we decide, the cheaper it will be.
   3. CThe more soon we decide, the more cheap it will be.
   4. DThe sooner we decide, cheaper will it be.
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B The sooner we decide, the cheaper it will be.

   the opent beide helften.

4. 4Vul het gat in.

   The rent is _____ higher than it was three years ago.

   1. Atoo
   2. Bvery
   3. Cfar
   4. Dso
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C The rent is far higher than it was three years ago.

   far versterkt een vergrotende trap; very niet.

5. 5Vul het gat in.

   The repair cost _____ as much as the replacement.

   1. Atwice more
   2. Btwo times more
   3. Ctwice
   4. Ddouble than
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C The repair cost twice as much as the replacement.

   twice as much as is de vermenigvuldigingsvorm.

6. 6Vul het gat in.

   This year’s figure is _____ lower than last year’s.

   1. Amarginal
   2. Bmargin
   3. Cmarginally
   4. Dmarginally more
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C This year’s figure is marginally lower than last year’s.

   Een verzwakkend graadbijwoord.

7. 7Vul het gat in.

   It is _____ near as serious as the first report claimed.

   1. Ano where
   2. Bnothing
   3. Cnowhere
   4. Dnever
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C It is nowhere near as serious as the first report claimed.

   nowhere near is de vaste uitdrukking.

8. 8Vul het gat in.

   The _____ we hear, the less confident I feel.

   1. Amany
   2. Bmuch
   3. Cmore
   4. Dmost
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C The more we hear, the less confident I feel.

   De dubbele vergrotende trap gebruikt the more.

9. 9Deze zin klopt niet. Kies de verbetering.

   Welke zin is fout?

   1. AIt is much better than the last version.
   2. BIt is far better than the last version.
   3. CIt is more better than the last version.
   4. DIt is a good deal better than the last version.
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C It is more better than the last version.

   Verdubbel nooit een vergrotende trap.

10. 10Deze zin klopt niet. Kies de verbetering.

    Welke zin is fout?

    1. AThis is the cheapest option.
    2. BThis is the most cheapest option.
    3. CThis is the least expensive option.
    4. DThis is by far the cheapest option.
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B This is the most cheapest option.

    Een overtreffende trap wordt één keer gevormd.