同量でない二つの物を比較する場合、次のバターンを使います：
量を表す形容詞 + (名詞) + than
量を表す形容詞は、比較される名詞が可算名詞か不可算名詞かで異なります。
可算名詞
可算名詞には more やfewer を使います。尚、下記の最後の例のように、文脈から明らかな場合は、名詞を省略することができます。
例
- 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" であることは明らか)
不可算名詞
不可算名詞には more や less を使います。 尚、下記の最後の例のように、文脈から明らかな場合は、名詞を省略することができます。
例
- 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" であることは明らか)