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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
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- 1How to use adjectives in english?Comparative adjectives are used to compare characteristics or qualities between objects, people or animals.
- 2What are comparative adjectives used for?We use comparatives to talk about similarities and differences of objects, people...
- 3How to use comparative adjectives?Long adjectives (with 2 syllables or more) use the word more to make the comparison
- 4Short adjectivesShort adjectives (of 1 syllable, or 2 if the word ends in a consonant + y) put the suffix -er.
adj + el sufijo -er + than
I’m happier today than I was yesterday. (happy – happier)
- 5Examples with comparative in English1. This year has been much better than last year.
2. Her cold is worse than yesterday.
3. He’s much older than his brother.
- 6Superlative adjectivesWhat is the superlative adjective?
- 7Superlatives are formed with the adjective in the superlative degree, that is, those that end in -est, which have the adverbial structure the most/the less (the more/the less)Irregulars that have their own superlative degree, for example, the best (the best) or the worst (the worst).
- 8How is the superlative formed in English?If the adjective has two syllables, we can add -est or put most in front of the adjective. In many cases both forms are used, but one is more common than the other.
- 9What is the superlative used for in English?an adjective in the superlative degree indicates that the subject possesses the quality in the highest degree and above all others. Sandra is the tallest person in her office.
- 10Examples with superlative adjectives1. William is the happiest person I know.
2. The biggest state in the USA is Alaska.
3. The longest river in the world is the Nile, in Africa.
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