Commonalities Between Gridlock and Subnormal - A Comparative Study
Exploring the similarities between the small rural towns of Gridlock and Subnormal. Both towns have small populations, are surrounded by farmland, and house college campuses with unique programs and festivals. Discover the shared characteristics that make these towns special.
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Sports Chapter 10
Word families Teach/ teacher/ teachable Win/ winners/ winning
My hometown and my college town have several things in common. First, my hometown, Gridlock, is a small town. It has a population of only about 10,000 people. Located in a rural area, Gridlock is surrounded by many acres of farmland which are devoted mainly to growing corn and soybeans. Gridlock also contains a college campus, Neutron College, which is famous for its Agricultural Economics program as well as for its annual Corn-Watching Festival. As for my college town, Subnormal, it too is small, having a population of about 11,000 local residents, which swells to 15,000 people when students from the nearby college are attending classes. Like Gridlock, Subnormal lies in the center of farmland which is used to raise hogs and cattle. Finally, Subnormal is similar to Gridlock in that it also boasts a beautiful college campus, called Quark College. This college is well known for its Agricultural Engineering department and also for its yearly Hog-Calling Contest.
My hometown and my college town have several things in common. First, both are small rural communities. For example, my hometown, Gridlock, has a population of only about 10,000 people. Similarly, my college town, Subnormal, consists of about 11,000 local residents. This population swells to 15,000 people when the college students are attending classes. A second way in which these two towns are similar is that they are both located in rural areas. Gridlock is surrounded by many acres of farmland which is devoted mainly to growing corn and soybeans. In the same way, Subnormal lies in the center of farmland which is used to raise hogs and cattle . . . .
Creating a comparison table comparison Sport 1 Sport 2 Pace of game Number of players location
COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES One-syllable adjectives add er for the comparative small smaller nice nicer big bigger warm warmer hot Hotter * We use more before words ending in ed, e.g. bored > more bored
COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES We use more with two-syllable adjectives not ending in y, and with longer ones. careful more careful boring more boring famous more famous exciting more exciting reliable more reliable
COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES Two-syllable adjectives ending in consonant + y lose y and add ier and -iest busy busier happy happier dirty dirtier Some two-syllable adjectives not ending in - y also add -er / -est; e.g. narrow, clever, gentle, quiet, simple.
COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES Spelling rules for the er/-est endings Adjectives ending in e add r e.g. finer, larger Adjectives ending in consonant + y lose y and add ier e.g. lovelier, prettier Adjectives ending in a single vowel + single consonant double the consonant, e.g. fitter, sadder, thinner
COMPARISON OF ADVERBS Some adverbs have the same form as an adjective. They add er e.g. earlier, harder, Many adverbs are an adjective + ly. They form the comparative with more e.g. more easily, more slowly
IRREGULAR FORMS Some adjectives / adverbs have irregular forms: better good/well worse bad/badly farther further far
