修饰形容词,副词比较级的常用修饰词有:no, a little, a bit, much, even,still, a lot, a great deal, far, by far, rather, any等.
1) 只用于修饰比较级的: much;still;even
2) 既可以修饰比较级又可以修饰原级的:a little; a bit; rather 等 。
3) even修饰形容词,副词的比较级,以加强比较的语气和程度.
4) 在这些词中,其中no在修饰比较级时,在意义上否定两者,表示前者在某方面不比后者强多少.
He is no richer than Peter. 他不比彼得富裕多少.=He is aspoor as Peter.
他和彼得一样穷.表示前者比后者强一点时,通常采用a little,a bit等.
The room is abit larger than that one.这个房间比那个稍大一点.
5)表示前者比后者强很多时,通常采用much,even,still等.(still修饰形容词,副词的比较级时,可以位于
比较级之前或之后.)
He works stillharder than ever. =He works harder still than ever.
他比以往更加努力学习了.
6)表示前者在某方面远远地超过对方时,通常采用far,by far,a lot,a greatdeal等.
Matters are alot better than ever before. 情况远远比以往好.
7)在否定句,疑问句或条件状语从句中,修饰形容词,副词的比较级,只能用any来修饰.
He can't jumpany higher. 他不能跳得更高了.
Can he jumpany higher? 他能跳得更高一些吗?
If you canjump any higher, I will give you a prize.如果你能跳得更高些,我就奖励你.
典型例题:
1) ---- Are you feeling ____?
---- Yes,I'm fine now.
A. any well B. any better C. quite good
D. quite better
答案:B. any 可修饰比较级,quite修饰原级,well的比较级为better.
2)The experiment was____ easier than we hadexpected.
A. more B. much more C. much
D. more much
答案:C . much可修饰比较级,因此B,C都说得通,但easier本身已是比较级,不需more,因此C为正确答案。
3)If there were no examinations, we should have ___at school.
A. the happiest time B. a more happier time
C. much happiest time D. a much happier time
答案:D。