[meilleur etc] + noun

Question

And what if I want to say e.g: Clarrisa is a worse/better student than I am.

Clarissa est une plus mauvaise élève que moi/ Clarissa est une pire élève que moi.

Clarrissa est une meilleure élève que moi.

and for plural:

Clarrisa et Ben sont de plus mauvais/de pires élèves que moi.

Clarrisa et Ben sont de meilleurs élèves que moi.

or maybe:

Clarrisa et Ben sont des eleves plus mauvais/des élèves pires que moi.

Clarrisa et Ben sont des élèves meilleurs que moi

I am not sure about the articles here... So is it ok what I wrote ?

Accepted Answer

The distinction between plus mauvais, moins bien, and pire is not easy an easy one. There's also a difference in connotation between plus mauvais and pire. The kwiziq lesson throws a lot of stuff at you, and it's hard to wrap your head around it. Actually, I think this lesson should be broken up into at least two.
 
Clarissa est une plus mauvaise élève que moi. -- Clarissa is a worse student than me.Clarissa est une moins bonne élève que moi. -- (same translation, slightly different connotation)Clarissa est une pire élève que moi. -- (translates to the same but with a slightly different meaning.)
The first sentence (plus mauvaise) strictly talks about Clarissa's abilities as a student. The second sentence (moins bonne) is very similar but Clarissa's abilities are being judged slightly less harshly since the speaker deems herself a good student. A possible translation could be: "Clarissa isn't such a good student as I am." The third sentence (pire) also has some moral overtones, maybe about her behavior in class. 
I would appreciate if a native speaker could add her take on this.

Answer

Bonjour Stupefaite,All your examples are correct! And Chris's explanation is excellent ! ;-) We are aware that this particular lesson does need a bit of TLC and it has been added to the list for review.I hope this is helpful.Bonne journée !

Answer

Merci Celine & Chris. Yes, that's helpful !