分級量詞
分級量詞讓我們能對兩件事的量做比較，但不會具體指出兩件事的確切數量。分級量詞後接的是名詞，而可數名詞和不可數名詞會需要用上不同的量詞。有時候，如果從語境中可以明確地知道比較的名詞是何物，則可以省略名詞。
分級量詞有比較級和最高級之分，其比較的是某個特性（形容詞）的程度，或比較做某件事情的方式（副詞）程度。分級量詞（如比較級和最高級）在增加或減少的等級上，都有相應的位置。句中最高級量詞前面一律加 the。
| 量詞 | 比較級 | 最高級 |
|---|---|---|
| 如果後面是複數的可數名詞 | ||
| many | more | most |
| few | fewer | fewest |
| 如果後面是不可數名詞 | ||
| much | more | most |
| little | less | least |
舉例
- There are many people in England, more people in India, but the most people live in China.
- Much time and money is spent on education, more on health services but the most is spent on national defence.
- Few rivers in Europe are not polluted.
- Fewer people die young now than in the seventeenth century.
- The country with the fewest people per square kilometre must be Australia.
- Scientists have little hope of finding a complete cure for cancer before the year 2020.
- She had less time to study than Paul but had better results.
- Give that dog the least opportunity and it will bite you.