Comparisons with plus… que — identify and understand

Comparisons with plus… que: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: comparatif-egalite-produirePass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you can spot Comparing with plus… que in a sentence and explain the clue you used.

2. Discover

Read the examples before looking for a rule. What keeps coming back when the sentence uses Comparing with plus… que?

3. Understand

To say that one element has more of a quality than another, use “plus + adjective/adverb + que”. With a noun, use “plus de + noun + que”.

Le train est plus rapide que le bus.Cette veste est plus chère que l’autre.Lina parle plus vite que moi.Aujourd’hui, il fait plus chaud qu’hier.Ce café est plus fort que celui d’à côté.Mon trajet est plus long que le tien.

Watch out

Check the determiner, gender and number of the noun before making agreement. A word ending alone is not enough to decide.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Choose two Comparing with plus… que examples and say aloud what lets you recognise the pattern.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

First identify the meaning you want, then the form used for Comparing with plus… que. The answer must work in the whole sentence.

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise Comparing with plus… que in a new sentence.