Education Mind Map

Comparisons with -er and more/less

Comparing things in different ways

• For short adjectives (like "big" or "fast"), you usually just add "-er" to make the comparative (ex. "bigger", "faster")
• But for longer adjectives, you use "more" or "less" instead (ex. "more expensive", "less important")
• You can also use "more" with some short adjectives to add extra emphasis (ex. "more dark", "more clear")

• You can use "as...as" to say two things are equal (ex. "It's as good as the last one")
• You can use "not as/so...as" or "less...than" to say one thing is not as much as another (e.g. "It's not as good as the last one")
• You can put an "a/an" between an adjective and a noun to compare specific things (ex. "as normal a life as possible")
• Words like "how", "so", and "too" can also be used to make comparisons (ex. "How big a piece do you want?")

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Advanced comparatives and superlatives

Talking about amounts

Superlatives with "the"

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• To say someone or something is the most/least of a group, you use "the" before the adjective (ex. "the biggest", "the most expensive")
• You can leave out "the" in casual speech sometimes, especially after words like "is" or "was" (ex. "It was cheapest")
• The word "most" can also mean "very" without "the" (ex. "It was most peculiar")

• You can use "as much/many as" or "as little/few as" to compare quantities (ex. "There are as few as 20 people involved")
• "Not...enough" and "too..." can express that something is insufficient or excessive for a task (ex. "I'm not tall enough to reach")

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1. Paula is as inteligent as Diego 2. My auncle is not as young as my father

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