Comparatives and superlatives
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This is Messi
Messi is short and shy
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She is Dua Lipa
Dua is tall and bold
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Dua is taller than Messi
Messi is shorter than Dua
Dua is bolder than Messi
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The red car is old and slow
The grey car is modern and fast
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The red car is slower and older than the grey car.
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Taller Shorter Friendlier Slower Older More modern Faster
are comparative adjectives
We use them to compare TWO things or people.
COMPARATIVES
This is Gordon Ramsay
Gordon is older than Dua.
Messi is more agile than Gordon.
Dua is friendlier than Messi.
So
Gordon is the oldest
Messi is the most agile
Due is the friendliest
This blue car is expensive
The blue car is more expensive than the red and the grey car.
The red car is slower and older than the blue car.
The grey car is faster and more modern than the red car.
SO
The red car is the slowest.
The blue car the most expensive.
The grey car is the fastest and the most modern.
Tallest Shortest Friendliest Slowest Oldest
Most modern Fastest
Are superlative adjectives
We use them to compare one person or thing to the rest of the group.
SUPERLATIVES
The red car costs $5.000.000 and was bought in 2007.
The grey car costs $40.000.000 and was bought in 2010.
The blue car costs $40.000.000 and was bought in 2007.
SO
The grey car is as expensive as the blue car.
The blue car is as new as the red car.
as + adjective + as
Gordon is older than Dua.
Messi is more agile than Gordon.
Dua is friendlier than Messi.
And also
Dua isn’t as old as Gordon
Gordon is less agile than Messi
Messi isn’t as friendly as Dua