COMPARATIVES, SUPERLATIVES AND AS...AS
Mr. José Espinoza
GETTING INTO THE SUBJECT
THE BLUE BUILDING IS AS TALL AS THE RED ONE.
THIS IS EXPRESSING A SIMILI BETWEEN TWO THINGS OF THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS
GETTING INTO THE SUBJECT
THE RABBIT IS FASTER THAN A TURTLE.
THIS IS EXPRESSING A CLEAR COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO CHARACTERISTICS SHARED.
HOW TO COMPARE?
To express a comparison,
we need to compare characteristics.
ADJECTIVES
SMALL – TALL – BIG – SHORT – LONG – PRETTY – CHUBBY – FAT HANDSOME – UGLY – SLOW - FAST
Use
AM/IS/ARE + ADJECTIVE (ER) + THAN
to say that two things differ from one another.
THIS CAR IS FASTER THAN THE PREVIOUS CAR I HAD.
SANDRA IS TALLER THAN ALEJANDRO.
YOU AND I ARE STRONGER THAN HIM.
HOW TO COMPARE?
Use
AM/IS/ARE + MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN
THIS CLASS IS MORE EXHAUSTING THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE.
CHILE IS MORE DEVELOPED THAN HAITI.
HOW TO COMPARE?
NOTE THAT IN THIS CASE, WE ADD MORE AND WE DON’T
ADD –ER IN THE ADJECTIVE.
THIS IS BECAUSE WE ARE DESCRIBING WITH
A LARGE ADJECTIVE.
GRAMMAR SPOT
GRAMMAR SPOT
HOW TO USE SUPERLATIVES?
To express a superlative,
we need to compare characteristics as well.
But these characteristics
must be very impressive in relation to the rest of the nouns or subjects
you are comparing these to.
Use
AM/IS/ARE + THE ADJECTIVE (EST)
to say one thing is over the rest because of a particular aspect.
THIS CLASSROOM IS THE CLEANEST ROOM IN THE SCHOOL.
THAT DOG IS THE FASTEST IN THE RACE!
I AM THE SMARTEST COOKIE EVER.
HOW TO USE SUPERLATIVES?
Use
AM/IS/ARE + THE MOST + LARGE ADJ.
THE RESULTS ARE THE MOST IMPRESSIVE ONES LATELY.
THAT APP IS THE MOST FAMOUS IN THE WORLD.
NOTE THAT IN THIS CASE, WE ADD THE MOST AND WE DON’T
ADD –EST IN THE ADJECTIVE.
THIS IS BECAUSE WE ARE DESCRIBING WITH
A LARGE ADJECTIVE.
HOW TO USE SUPERLATIVES?
GRAMMAR SPOT
LET’S RECAP
LET’S EXERCISE
LET’S EXERCISE
LET’S EXERCISE
ORAL WRAP-UP!
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