COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

1. Simply put, an adjective is a word that qualifies a noun.

   • In English, short adjectives are considered words (with an adjective function) that have between 1 or 2 syllables. Example: fat, thin, tall, fast, small, smart.
   • In contrast, long adjectives generally have 3 or more syllables. Example: beautiful, wonderful, intelligent, confident.
   • The comparative is used in English to compare differences between the two objects it modifies (larger, smaller, faster, higher). It is used in sentences where we compare two names, as follows: Name (subject) + verb + adjective in comparative degree + than + noun (object).
     • Long adjectives (with 2 syllables or more) use the word more to make the comparative: more + adjective + than
       • 1.Gold is more valuable than silver. (El oro es más valioso que la plata) 2. His car is more expensive than my car. (Su automóvil es más caro que mi automóvil) 3- My brother prepares his homework more carefully than his classmates. (Mi hermano prepara su tarea más cuidadosamente que sus compañeros) 4- She is more ambitious than her sister. (Ella es más ambiciosa que su hermana) I am more intelligent than you. (Yo soy más inteligente que tú) 5. She is more elegant than my aunt. (Ella es más elegante que mi tía)
     • Short adjectives (1 syllable, or 2 if the word ends in a + y consonant) put the suffix -er. adj + suffix -er + than
       • 1.Today is colder than yerterday. (Hoy hace más frío que ayer) 2. China is bigger than Italy. (China es más grande que Italia) 3.She is younger than her brother. (Ella es más joven que su hermano) 4.He is older than his friend. (Él es más viejo que su amigo) 5. I stayed longer than I expected. (Yo me quedé más tiempo del que esperaba)