Here's how it works:
* Subject 1 + Comparison word + Amount + than Subject 2
Examples:
* The blue car is 5 miles per hour faster than the red car.
* My dog is 3 years older than your dog.
* The mountain is 1,000 feet taller than the hill.
* The pizza has 10 more slices than the pie.
Key Features:
* Focuses on the difference: The sentence emphasizes how much *greater* one subject is compared to the other.
* Uses addition implicitly: While the sentence uses subtraction to find the difference, it implies adding the difference to the smaller subject to reach the larger subject. For example, "The blue car is 5 miles per hour faster than the red car" implies adding 5 mph to the red car's speed to get the blue car's speed.
Contrast with Subtractive Comparison:
A subtractive comparison sentence focuses on finding the difference between two things, often using words like "less than," "smaller than," "shorter than," etc.
For example:
* The red car is 5 miles per hour slower than the blue car.
While both sentences compare the same two things, they emphasize different aspects of the comparison.