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COMPARATIVES
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Comparative and superlative forms of Adjectives
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COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
2º ESO -20/21
SUPERLATIVEDEGREE
DEGREES OFADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVEDEGREE
How many degrees are there?
When and how do we use it?
When and how do we use it?
CONSTRUCTIONSWITH COMPARISONS
IRREGULARCOMPARISON
Exceptions
Special uses
DEGREES OFADJECTIVES
There are three degrees of adjectives
Superlative
Comparative
Positive
Darker Taller More useful
Darkest Tallest Most useful
Dark Tall Useful
The adjective DOESN'T make a comparison
The adjective offers a comparison between 2 things
The adjective offers a comparison between 3 or more things
It is a darker than yesterday
It is the darkest night of the month
It is a dark night
WE COMPARE TWO THINGS AND IN THIS COMPARISON THEY CAN BE:
COMPARATIVE DEGREE
The same
Superior
Inferior
The new school
A boy of sixteen
Peter is
less than
as as
intelligent
tall
er than
is high
his father.
Gregory.
the old one.
See some more examples
WE COMPARE TWO THINGS AND ONE IS MORE THAN THE OTHER.
COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
Formation
depends on the number of syllables of the adjective
remember the second part of the comparison is introduced by THAN
Examples
Your PS4 is than my x-box
less dark than
Your cousin is than this girl
Your jeans are than mine
less pretty
less modern than
Inferiority
My x-Box is your PS4
as modern as
as dark as
as pretty as
This girl is your cousin
Your jeans are yours
Equality
prettier than
My x-box is your PS4
This girl is your cousin
darker than
more modern than
My grey jeans are yours.
superiority
WE COMPARE THREE OR MORE THINGS.
SUPERLATIVE
Formation
depends on the number of syllables of the adjective
remember the second part of the comparison is introduced by IN or OF
Examples
This is theatre
my London
the oldest
in
my class
Martin is boy
in
the funniest
in
the most peaceful
It is book I have ever read
the most interesting
This park is place
my town
THERE ARE A FEW ADJECTIVES WHICH HAVE IRREGULAR FORMS FOR BOTH, COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE, FORMS.
IRREGULARCOMPARISON
Irregular Adjectives
CONSTRUCTIONSWITH COMPARISONS
we can find different constructions with comparatives
With quantity phrases
Gradualincrease
Common Structure:2nd part of the comparison
Parallel increase