ADJECTIVES

ADJECTIVES

1. Comparatives adjectives

   • Comparative adjectives are for to compare a certain characteristic or quality between two or more things, animals or people.
     • estructure
       • Name (subject) + adjetive + adjective in comparative degree + than + noun (object).
     • use
       • Comparatives are used to contrast the qualities of two people or objects
     • examples
       • When they end in y, the y is changed to i and the ending -er is added
         • Easy, easier
         • Ugly, uglier
         • Happy, happier
       • More is used when adjectives or adverbs are of more than two syllables
         • Attractive, more attractive
         • Expensive, more expensive
         • Difficult, more difficult
         • Important, more important
       • There are also irregular cases
         • Good, better
         • Bad, worse
         • Well, better
         • Badly, worse
         • Little, less
     • times
       • Present tense
         • I’m older than you
         • He likes cheese more than bread
         • She prefers Maria more than Laura
       • past tense
         • He lived there longer than me
         • he was doing better than his friend
         • Sara did better than her sister

2. Superlative adjectives

   • Superlative adjectives express the maximum degree of a characteristic of an element with respect to others of its same group or condition.
     • use
       • In the case of one-syllable adjectives, we form the superlative by adding -est at the end: tall - tallest. If the adjective has two syllables
         • we can add -est or put most in front of the adjective
     • exmaples
       • When they end in y, the y is changed to i and the ending -est is added.
         • Crazy, the craziest
         • Ugly, the ugliest
         • braver,the bravest
       • The most is used when adjectives or adverbs are longer than two syllables.
         • Modern, the most modern
         • Elegant, the most elegant
         • Interesting, the most interesting
         • Intelligent, the most intelligent
       • There are also irregular cases
         • Good, the best
         • Little, the least
         • Well, the best
         • Badly, the worst
     • estructure
       • Name (subject) + verb + adjective in superlative

3. Adjectives are those words that we use to modify or accompany the noun. In general, they are used to describe, complement or quantify the name in the sentence.

   • big
   • early
   • empty
   • popular
   • fast