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ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS & COMPARISONS

ENGLISH “Superlative” yapıda sıfatın önüne “the” getirilir, fakat “my”, “your”, “her”, “this” ve “that” gibi sözcükler

kullanıldığında “the” kullanılmaz.
Due to his illness, the band’s lead guitarist gave his worst performance ever.
When my cousin’s best companion fell from the chair, he could not help laughing at him.
Expressing Big or Small Differences in Comparative Forms

İki kişi ya da nesneyi karşılaştırırken “much”, “far”, “a lot”, “slightly”, “a bit”, “a little”, “any”, “no”, “even” ve “rather” zarflarını
kullanarak karşılaştırmanın derecesini artırabilir veya azaltabiliriz. “Quite” ve “fairly” karşılaştırmalı yapılarda kullanılmaz.

Our neighbour’s new house is a bit larger than the previous one; it is a waste of money to spend too much money on it.
Because the passenger was afraid of being late for the flight, he asked the taxi driver to drive much faster.
Since the tourist group did not like the restaurant’s menu, they looked for a far better place to eat.
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Değişmekte olan bir durumu ifade etmek için “comparative” sıfatlar ve zarflar çift olarak kullanılabilir (darker and
darker, more and more, harder and harder vs.). Bu değişimi ifade etmek için sıklıkla “become” ve “get” fiilleri kullanılır.

Rita’s performance at the piano recitals has been getting more and more impressive with each passing year.
The snowfall outside the window became more and more intense, making it a winter wonderland.

3. Other Structures

A. Too
“Çok, aşırı, gereğinden fazla” gibi anlamlarda kullanılır ve olumlu cümlede kullanılmasına rağmen cümleye olumsuz bir
anlam katar. “Too” farklı kullanım yapılarına sahiptir.
too + adjective / adverb
After the long hike to swim in the lake, Jack felt too tired.
Do not attempt to climb that mountain! It is too steep.
too + adjective / adverb + to infinitive

She was too tired to continue working on her project, so she took a break and rested.
The weather was too cold to go for a swim in the cold ocean.
too + much / many + noun
There were too many people in the small room, making it feel crowded and uncomfortable.

Emily consumed too much sugar in a short period, which left her feeling quite unwell.
B. Enough
“Yeterince, yeteri kadar, yeterli” gibi anlamlarda kullanılır. Olumlu cümlede kullanıldığında, eylemin yapabileceğimiz ölçüde
olduğunu ifade ederken; olumsuz cümlede kullanıldığında ise eylemin yapabileceğimiz ölçüde olmadığını ifade eder.
“Enough” sıfat ve zarflardan sonra, isimlerden önce kullanılır.

adjective / adverb + enough + to infinitive
Daren was brave enough to face his fears, climbing the mountain’s peak.
The instructions were not clear enough to follow and complete the task successfully.

enough + noun
We have enough chairs for everyone to sit on at the party.
We did not gather enough firewood to keep us warm throughout the entire night.

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