Comparative and superlative

Comparative and superlative

1. Comparative

   • Comparatives
     • Short adjectives
       • Double the final consonant if it comes right after a vowel and add -er. example: bigger
       • For adjectives ending in -e, just add -r, exemple: cute - cuter
       • For adjective ending in -y, change -y to -i and add -er. example: wealthy-wealthier
       • Structure: subject +adjective -er + than + complement
     • Long adjective
       • Structure: subject +more/less + abjective + than + complement
       • For large adjectives the more / less is placed example: more intelligent, less beautiful
       • for adjective have two comparatives forms. example: narrow - narrower, more narrow
     • irregular
       • In the comparatives there are exceptions to the rules that we saw previously, these are used exclusively for regular verbs, so you must know the irregular ones
       • Bad/worse good/better far/farthe,furthter
     • Compare differences between the two objects it modifies. It is used in sentences where we compare two names.
   • Equality comparatives
     • It is used to compare two things: to say that they are the same, or that they are not the same.
     • Adjectives
       • For positives we can use: As -as , So - as for negative comparisons use: Not as - as , Not so - as
       • The structure would be the following: subject + verb (original) + (as / as or not as / as) + abjective + complement.
         • Tom isn’t as smart as his brother.
     • noun
       • We can use the much, many as much / as (uncountable nouns // singular) as many / as (countable nouns // plural) This also has its negative part, like the previous one, the not is added before the as or so
       • The structure would be the following: subject + verb + not as or as much / many + noun + as + complement
         • I don’t have as many books as John
   • To make negative comparisons you only have to add the "not" of the adjective,

2. Superlative

   • Superlatives are used to indicate an extreme in a group of things.
   • Short adjectives
     • Structure : subject +the + adjetivo -est + complement
     • Double the final consonant if it comes right after a vowel and add -est. example: sad - saddest
     • For adjectives ending in -e, just add -st, exemple: the rude/ the rudest
     • For adjective ending in -y, change -y to -i and add -est. example: the tidy/ the tidiest
   • Long adjectives
     • for large adjectives the most / least is placed example: the most beautiful
     • Structure: subject + the most/least+ abjective + complement
     • Some adjective have two superlatives forms. example: the narrow/ the narrowest, most narrowest.
   • irregular
     • In superlatives there are exceptions to the rules that we saw previously, these are used exclusively for regular verbs, so you must know the irregular ones
       • example: bad/ worst good/ best far/ farthest/furthest
   • To use the subjunctive negatively, you just have to add the "not" of the adjective,

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