Para comparar cantidades desiguales, utilizamos la construcción :
adjetivo que indica la cantidad + (nombre) + than
El adjetivo de cantidad debe elegirse en función de la naturaleza contable o incontable del nombre.
Nombres contables
Utilizamos more y fewer con nombres contables. Noten que el nombre puede omitirse si se entiende a partir del contexto (ver el último ejemplo).
Ejemplos
- They have more children than we do.
- We have more customers than they do.
- Tom has fewer books than Jane.
- There are fewer houses in his village than in mine.
- You know more people than I do.
- I have visited the States more times than he has.
- I have three brothers. That's more than you have. ("brothers" se sobreentiende)
Nombres incontables
Utilizamos more y less con nombres incontables. Noten que el nombre puede omitirse cuando se entiende a partir del contexto (ver el último ejemplo).
Ejemplos
- John eats more food than Peter.
- Jim has less patience than Sam.
- You've heard more news than I have.
- He's had more success than his brother has.
- They've got less water than we have.
- I'm not hungry at all. I've had more than I want. ("food" se sobreentiende)