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Comparatives
1.
2. COMPARATIVES.
In making comparisons, we can highlight the
superiority, inferiority or equality of quality
either.
The structure of each of these degrees of
comparison is different.
4. EXAMPLES
• Juan is faster than Mark. Juan corre más rápido que Mark.
• Angela's room is cleaner than Sue's. La habitación de
Angela está más limpia que la de Sue.
• I am taller than Beth. Soy más alto que Beth.
• New York is bigger than Los Angeles. Nueva York es más
grande que Los Angeles.
5. COMPARATIVE INFERIORITY.
To form this type of comparison we use the
conjunctions "not as ... as" or "less than ...". In
both cases, the adjective is in the positive level.
6. EXAMPLES
• Mark is not as fast as Juan. Mark no corre tan rápido
como Juan
• Sue's room is less clean than Angela's. La habitación
de Sue no es tan limpia como la de Angela
• Beth is not as tall as me. Beth no es tan alta como yo
• Los Angeles is not as big as New York. Los Angeles no
es tan grande como Nueva York
7. COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY.
With the adjective in the positive degree, we
used the conjunction "as ... as" to make equality
comparisons.
8. EXAMPLES
• Mark is as fast as Juan. Mark corre tan rápido
como Juan
• Sue's room is as clean as Angela's. La habitación
de Sue es tan limpia como la de Angela
• Los Angeles is as big as New York. Los Angeles
es tan grande como Nueva York
9. NOTE
If the adjective is possessive, "the" is not used.
Also "the" is not used when comparing
something with himself.
10. EXAMPLES
• PlayHis smartest student is Lisa. Su estudiante
más lista es Lisa
• PlayNew York is coldest in January. Nueva York
es más frío en enero
11. FORM
1. For one-syllable adjectives Add "er“ (faster)
2. For one-syllable adjectives ending in "e“ Add
“r” (nicer)
3. For one-syllable adjectives ending in a consonant +
vowel + consonant Add consonante + "er“
(hotter)
4. To two-syllable adjectives ending in "y“
replaces "and" with "air“ (funnier)
