![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL110B/Unit%2008/Grammar%208-3/dress.jpg)
This dress is nicer, but it's more expensive.
Comparatives
Nicer is the comparative form of nice. More expensive is the comparative form of expensive.
Comparative form = ...er or more ...:
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL110B/Unit%2008/Grammar%208-3/warmer.jpg)
This room is warmer than my bedroom.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL110B/Unit%2008/Grammar%208-3/pizza.jpg)
Pizza is more delicious than hamburgers.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL110B/Unit%2008/Grammar%208-3/faster.jpg)
He runs faster than me.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL110B/Unit%2008/Grammar%208-3/heavier.jpg)
The rain is heavier now than in the morning.
We can use than with comparative adjectives and adverbs:
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL110B/Unit%2008/Grammar%208-3/older.jpg)
You are older than me.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL110B/Unit%2008/Grammar%208-3/bedroom.jpg)
My bedroom is bigger than the living room.
...er
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