2 – with long adjectives ( two or more syllables): beautiful important, dangerous, generous, expensive, interesting, comfortable, exciting, intelligent, sensitive, agreeable, etc. formamos o comparativo de superioridade dos long adjectives antepondo a eles a palavra more e acrescentando, depois deles, a palavra than, assim: more ......... than Mary is more beautiful than Jane. Your house is more comfortable than mine. Health is more important than money. As…… as Formamos o comparativo de igualdade colocando a palavra as antes e depois do adjetivo, tenha ele poucas ou muitas sílabas. Observe os exemplos: I am nearly as tall as my father. You are as beautiful as your mother. Less …… than Not so ….. as Formamos o comparativo de inferioridade mediante as palavras acima. Observe os exemplos: Life in Brazil is not so expensive as in Japan. Life in Brazil is less expensive than in Japan.