Complete the sentences In the city houses are ... than in the country. (tall)

In the city houses are taller than in the country. - В городе дома выше, чем за городом.

Tall is an adjective. Adjective has three degrees of comparison. They are Positive, Comparative and Superlative. There are two ways of forming these degrees. We use suffixes when adjectives have one or two syllables. These suffixes are - er (Comparative) and the - est (superlative). Tall - taller - the tallest.

We use more (Comparative) and the most (Superlative) when adjectives have more syllables. Beautiful - more beautiful - the most beautiful.

In this sentence there is a key word. We use Comparative degree with than.