COMPARATIVES

COMPARATIVES

1. FUCTION

   • To compare two people or things

2. Grammar

   • sujeto-verbo-adjetive en grado comparative-than-complement

3. Examples

   • He is taller than his brother
     • He is older than his wife
       • He is tidier than his brother

4. Notes

   • si el adjetivo es monosilabico (tiene una sola silaba),solo agregamos "er" al final del adjetivo y la palabra than
     • Si el adjetivo es monosilabico (tiene una sola silaba) y termina en consonante-vocal-consonante,se dobletea esta ultima se le agrega "er" than.
       • si el adjetivo tiene dos o mas silabas,se le antecede la palabra more y la palabre than
         • si el adjetivo termina en consonante "y" sin el numero de silabas se elimina la "y" y se le agrega "ier" than.
           • Adjetivos irregulares : good/well -better bad-worse far-farther/further