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A Basic Modern Russian Grammar Part 10 T h e A d v e r b s page 153 E u g e n ia N e k r a s o v a Adverb Comparative Adjective áûñòðî � áûñòðåå � áûñòðûé õîðîøî � ëó÷øå � õîðîøèé THE DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF SOME ADJECTIVES Only the qualitative adjectives can have the degrees of comparison. There are two Comparative Degree forms: Simple and Complex. Their choice depends on the position (function) of the adjective in a sentence. The Simple Adjective Comparative and the Adverb Comparative coincide: THE COMPARATIVE DEGREE OF THE ADJECTIVES SIMPLE FORM E.g. Ìàøèíà Íèêîëàÿ äîðîæå, ÷åì ìàøèíà Äæîíà. Nikolay`s car is more expensive than John`s car. COMPLEX FORM E.g. Íèêîëàé êóïèë áîëåå äîðîãóþ ìàøèíó, ÷åì Èâàí. Nikolay bought a more expensive car than Ivan. áîëåå - does not change. The Comparative forms can be emphasized by the following words: íàìíîãî ãîðàçäî E.g. Ìàøèíà Íèêîëàÿ íàìíîãî äîðîæå, ÷åì ìàøèíà Èâàíà. Nikolay`s car is much more expensive than Ivan`s car. much more � � � link verb áûòü + adjective/adverb ending in åå/å/åé áîëåå + adjective + noun � � � Part 10. Adverbs, Degrees of Comparison of some Adverbs and Adjectives THE COMPARATIVE DEGREE OF THE ADJECTIVES