Level: Intermediate-Advanced
The following intensifiers often go together with comparative adjectives:
| much | a great deal |
| far | a good deal |
| a lot | a good bit |
| quite a lot | a fair bit |
They are much richer than us.
This pair of shoes is far more expensive than that bag.
Madrid is a lot bigger than Sevilla.
It’s quite a lot calmer now after the storm has passed.
The intensifiers much and far are used with comparative adjectives before a noun.
The UK is a much bigger country than Japan.
He is a far better tennis player than Federer.
The intensifiers easily and by far are used with superlative adjectives.
She is easily the greatest singer of all time.
This was by far the most challenging thing I’ve ever had to do.