Adjectives, comparatives and superlatives

Adjectives, comparatives and superlatives

1. Comparative

   • Equality
     • AS + adjective + AS
       • Is the Amazon as long as the Nile?
     • Not so + adjective + as
       • Today is not so hot as yesterday.
   • Superiority
     • Adjective + ER + THAN
       • My dog and cat are bigger than yours.
   • Inferiority
     • LESS + adjetivo + THAN
       • Is São Paulo less hot than Rio de Janeiro?

2. Superlative

   • Adjetivos curtos: THE + Adjetivo + EST
     • Susan is the tallest girl in her family.
   • Adjetivos longos: THE most+ Adjetivo
     • John is the most important person in my life.

3. Adjetive

   • They often appear before nouns.
     • Brasil is a beautiful tropical country.
       • Beautiful (adjetive), tropical (adjetive), country (noun)
   • They are invariable
   • There is a specific word order when we use two or more adjectives
   • -ed: feeling or emotion
     • -Ing; caracteristic of person, a thing, or a situation.

4. Feito por Larissa Garcia Krainski

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