◇比较应在同类事物之间进行。

误： Your English is better than me.

正： Your English is better than mine.

◇比较级前可以有一个表示程度的状语，

最常见的三大修饰词是： a little, much, even。

以下单词也可用来修饰： any, far, still, a lot, yet, rather。

My sister is a little taller than me.

Their house is much larger than ours.

另外，名词短语也可修饰比较级，说明程度。

I’m three years older than he.

特别提醒： very, quite, too不可修饰比较级。

◇避免重复使用比较级。

误： He is more kinder to small animals than I.

正： He is much kinder to small animals than I.

误： He is more cleverer than his brother.

正： He is cleverer than his brother.

◇比较要符合逻辑，在同一范围内比较时，避免将主语含在比较对象中，这时需使用 other来排除自身。

误： China is larger that any country in Asia.

正： China is larger than any other country in Asia.

误： John studies harder than any student in his class.

正： John studies harder than any other student in his class.

正： John studies harder than any of the other students in his class.

正： John studies harder than anyone else in his class.

◇比较要遵循前后一致的原则，注意前后呼应。

The population of Shanghai is larger than that of Beijing.

It is easier to make a plan than to carry it out.