Comparative adjectives.

Comparative Adjetives.

Son adjetivos que sirven para hacer una comparación entre dos o más cosas.

Such as...

My house is bigger than yours.

Todo va a depender del número de silabas que tengan, el ejemplo anterior es de una sola sílaba.

And...

Se puede dividir y formar de las siguientes modos.

One-syllable and ending in "Y" adjeCtives.

As a result..

Para usar y poder reconocer estos adjetivos hay una formula que podemos usar.

(ADJ + ER + THAN) ó

(ADJ “Y” to “i” + ER + THAN)

My father is calmer than my mother.

(ADJ + ER + THAN)

Friday was cloudier than Tuesday.

(ADJ "Y" to "i" +ER + THAN)

For instance...

En los verbos con terminación Y no importara el umero de sílabas.

Particularly.

Two or more syllables adjectives.

Se utiliza una estructura diferente a la que ya conocemos.

Form (MORE + ADJ + THAN)

Vicente is more talented than Pedro.

(MORE + TALENTED + THAN)

Mike´s phone is more modern than my phone.

(MORE + MODERN + THAN)

For example...

Irregular adjectives.

On the other hand...

Estos adjetivos cambian su forma total mente.

Good-better

Bad-worse

Far-further

Old-older.

Such as...

Typical food is better than fast food.

(ADJ + THAN)

Thus...

Para comparar algo que es menor usamos una estructura similar (importa el número de silabas).

Form (LESS+ ADJ + THAN)

Halifax is less cold than Toronto.

(LESS + COLD + THAN)

Susana is less artistic than Daniela.

(LESS + ARTISTIC + THAN)

That is...

Comparing equal things.

Se utiliza la palabra AS, a esta formula no le importa el número de silabas.

FORM (AS + ADJ + AS)

Therefore...

For instance...

Carla is as tall as her sister.

(AS + TALL+ AS)

Mexican food is as delicious as Peruvian food.

(AS + DELICIOUS + AS)

By Guillermo Rangel Álvarez.