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
jueves, 10 de marzo de 2011
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