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- 1most of the adjectives of a syllable we add the "-er" to form its comparativeExamples:
big / larger
slow / slower
Fast / Faster - 2for short adjectives ending in "-e" we simply add "-r"Example:
wide / wider
late / later
sure / safer - 3short adjectives ending in vowel and consonant make a double consonant and add "-er"Example:
high / Louder
big / larger
thin / skinnier - 4for short adjectives ending in "-y" change the "y" to "i" and add the ending "-er"Example:
happy / happier
funny / funnier
heavy / heavier - 5for many adjectives of two or more syllables we use "more" plus the original adjective more + adjectiveExample:
beautiful / most beautiful
money / more money
Joy / more Joy - 6some adjectives have a special comparative formExample:
slowly / slow
Well / better
bad / worse - 7for affirmative sentences we use words "q" after the comparative to make the comparisonExample unique:
Jose is the same as Pedron
plural example:
that cap is prettier than yours - 8these examples that we compare in singular and plural serve to differentiate from the verb "to be" and the structure "as adjetive as" depending on whether we speak in singular or pluralunique example:
I'm not as skinny as Daniel
Plural example:
laughter and terror make me happy - 9we have seen examples with comparisons "more" and we have also made comparisons of "less" the adjective does not change lias + adjectivesExample:
your country is safer than mine
Peter is calmer than John - 10in these examples the first four we compare in singular and in the second plurals to differentiate the use of the verb "to be" in both casesExample:
that car is cheaper
my sofa is comfortable