 | Jean-Pons-Victor Lecoutz de Levizac - French language - 1828 - 466 pages
...by the conjunction que. rendered in English by than or ns. The comparative of superiority is formed by putting plus, more, before the adjective, and que, than, after it. 0- . EXAMPLE. EXERCISE. The republic of Athens was more illustrious than that rtpubliquet. Athenesatti... | |
 | Jean Pons victor Lecoutz de Levizac (d.1) - 1834 - 494 pages
...the conjunction que, rendered in English by than or at. 165. The comparative of superiority is formed in French by putting plus, more, before the adjective, and que, than, after it. EXAMPLE. La rote eat plus belle que la via- The rose is more beautiful than lette, the violet. 166.... | |
 | Jules Caron - 1853 - 216 pages
...comparative of superiority, inferiority, and equality. 70. The comparative of superiority is formed by putting plus, more,* before the adjective, and que, than, after it ; as, Le fer est plus utile gue l'or. | Iron is more useful than gold. * Plus must be repeated before... | |
 | O. C. Angoville - 1858 - 724 pages
...the comparative of superiority, inferiority, and equality. The comparative of superiority is formed in French by putting plus, more, before the adjective, and que, than, after it. EXAMPLE. Elle est plus jeune que lui, She is younger than he. With a comparative of superiority, or... | |
 | Charles Badois - 1863 - 202 pages
...comparative of inferiority. 50. Comparative of superiority. Q. How is this comparative formed ? A. By putting plus, more, before the adjective, and que, than, after it. La campagne est plus saine que la ville. Nous étions plus nombreux que vous. La Tamise est plus profonde... | |
 | H. Krueger - French language - 1871 - 184 pages
...comparative of superiority, inferiority, and equality. 95. The comparative of superiority is formed by putting plus, more, before the adjective and que, than, after it ; the comparative of inferiority, by placing the adverb moins, less, before the adjective and que,... | |
 | Théophile Gheerbrant - 1876 - 120 pages
...aussi bon que le mouton, the beef is as good as mutton. b. The comparative of superiority is formed by putting 'plus,' more, before the adjective, and ' que,' than, after it. Ex.—La sœur est plus sage que le frère, the sister is wiser than the brother. c. The comparative... | |
 | Francis Joseph Amours - 1878 - 104 pages
...LESSON— VINGTCINQUIÈME LEÇON. THE COMPARATIVE. RULE — The comparative of superiority is expressed by putting plus, more, before the adjective, and que, than, after it. The comparative of inferiority is expressed by putting moins, less, before the adjective, and que,... | |
 | Frédéric Hunt - 1882 - 188 pages
...rules and Nos. 9 to 11 of the verb ÊTRE, page 22 : — 1. The " comparative of superiority " is formed by putting PLUS, more, before the adjective, and QUE, than, after it. Ex.: Il est plus grand gue vous. He is taller (more tall) than you. 2. The " comparative of inferiority... | |
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The comparative of superiority is formed by putting plus, more, before the adjective and que... 