Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparatives and Superlatives

1. Comparatives

   • Are adjectives that compare
     • only two things.
   • How to use comparatives?
     • Don´t forget comparatives are used only to compare two things.
       • The clue word for comparatives is "more"
         • Add an "er" (wich is an abbreviation of more) at the end of the adjetive.
           • If the adjective is too short, duplicate the last letter.

2. Superlatives

   • Are adjectives that compare
     • more than two things
   • How to use superlatives?
     • Do not forget superlatives are used to compare more than two things
       • The clue word for superlatives is "most"
         • Add an "est" (Which s an abbreviation of most) at the end of the adjective
           • If the adjective is too short, duplicate the last letter.
   • Examples:
     • I am the fastest runner
   • Let´s see the exceptions.
     • If the adjective is too long(more than 2 syllables).
       • Difficult
         • Beautiful
           • Intelligent
       • For exmaple
         • Spanish grammar is more difficult than English grammar
           • She is wearing the most beautiful dress "I've ever seen.
     • I fthe adjective describes an absolute state.
       • Perfect
         • Inique
           • Uniform
       • For example
         • Maggie had a the most perfect score at the exam
     • There are some irregular adjetives.

3. Here they are the 5 irregular adjetives:

   • Comparative
     • Better
       • farther
         • worse
           • less
             • more
   • Superlative
     • Best
       • farthest
         • worst
           • least
             • most
   • Good
     • far
       • Bad
         • Little
           • Many

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