jueves, 10 de marzo de 2011

COMPARISON

STRUCTURES

EQUALITY

AS+ POSITIVE ADJECTIVE + AS= TAN …COMO

My brother is as tall as me/ I am

INEQUALITY

NOT AS+POSITIVE ADJECTIVE+AS
NOT SO…AS

My sister is not so clever as me
My sister isn’t as clever as me

SUPERIORITY

ADJECTIVE-ER THAN
MORE + ADJECTIVE +THAN = MÁS …QUE

Peter is taller than me
Peter is more intelligent than me
Peter is more careful than me
INFERIORITY
LESS+POSITIVE ADJECTIVE+ THAN= menos que
Peter is less tall/ intelligent/ careful than me

SUPERLATIVE

SUBJECT+ VERB+ THE+ ADJECTIVE +EST OR THE MOST+ADJECTIVE+ NOUN+ COMPLEMENT

Susan is the tallest girl in the class/ in Spain/ of the 4

COMPLEMENT
PLACE: AT, IN, ON
AT: PUBLIC PLACES( at the supermarket, at school, etc)
IN: COUNTRIES, CITIES, BIG AREAS(in Spain, in Barcelona, in the world,…)

ON: THE COAST, THE MOON, THE BEACH

GROUP: OF
Of all the animals, of all the students, etc

PHRASE
I’ve ever +past participle= que he …….jamás/ nunca
I have ever seen/ I have ever read
TOO/ ENOUGH

TOO+ADJECTIVES/ ADVERBS= DEMASIADO

E.g.: He is too young to drink alcohol

ADJECTIVE+ ENOUGH= NO LO SUFICIENTEMENTE
E.g.: He isn’t old enough to go out at night.


IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

GOOD BETTER THE BEST

BAD WORSE THE WORST

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