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THEME 5 CELEBRITIES

Structure

Order of Adjectives
If we have more than one adjective in a sentence, we order them in the following way:
Physical Description
Determiner Opinion Origin Material Qualifier Noun
size shape age colour

a big yellow touring bus

an amazing new Italian car

that round plastic toy box

their cute old white dog

Comparison of Adjectives
We use the comparative form + than to compare two people or things.

Maria Sharapova is taller than Serena Williams.
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Serena Williams is shorter than Maria Sharapova.
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We use as + adjective + as to show that two things are the same.

Serena Williams isn’t as tall as Maria Sharapova.
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Watching Maria Sharapova is as enjoyable as watching Serena Williams on the court.
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We use the + superlative form + of / in to compare one person or thing with more than one person or thing in the same group.

Serena Williams is one of the best tennis players in the world.
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Expressing Agreement & Disagreement

Agreement Disagreement
I agree with you. I (totally) disagree with you.

I agree to an extent. I think vice versa.

That’s for sure. I’m afraid I don’t think the same.
That’s true. I don’t think so.

60 English for Preparatory Class