COMPARATIVES

COMPARATIVES

1. FUCTION

   • TO COMPARATIVE TWO PEOPLE OR THINGS
     • NOTES
       • PARA PODER REALIZAR COMPARATIVOS ENTRE DOS SUJETOS, NECESITAMOS UTILIZAR ADJETIVOS DE FORMA ESPECIAL
         • SI EL ADJETIVO ES MONOSILABICO (TIENE UNA SOLA SILABA )SOLO AGRGAMOS "ER ""THAN"
           • CHEAP-- CHEAPER THAN
             • Tea is cheaper than champagne
           • RICH --- RICHER THAN
         • SI EL ADJETIVO ES MONOSILABICO(TIENE UNA SOLA SILABALA ) Y TERMINA EN CONSONANTE VOCAL CONSONTE SE DOBLETEA ESTA ULTIMA Y SE AGRAGA ER THAN
           • HOT ---HOTTER THAN
           • BIG --- BIGGER THAN
             • New York is the biggest city in the United States.
         • SI EL ADJETIVO TIENE DOS O MAS SILABAS SE LES ANTECEDE LA PALABRA MORE AL INICIO Y AL FINAL LA PALABRA THAN
           • FAMOUS -- MORE FAMOUS THAN
           • INTERESTING -- MORE INTERESTING THAN
             • Paolo is more intelligent than Lucia
         • SI EL ADJETIVO TERMINA EN CONSONATE "Y (NO IMPORTA EL NUMERO DE SILABAS )" SE ELIMINA LA "Y" Y SE AGRGA "IER" THAN
           • PRETTY -- PRETIER THAN
           • FUNNY -- FUNIER THAN
         • EXISTEN ADJETIVOS IRREGULARES ES DECIR CAMBIAN AL TRANFORMARLOS A COMPARATIVO
           • GOOD/WELL --- BETTER
             • His idea is better than the last one.
           • BAD .-- WORSE
             • This contract is worse than the previous one
           • FAR--FATHER
             • I ran pretty far yesterday, but I ran even farther today.
       • GRAMMAR
         • Nombre (sujeto) + verbo + adjetivo en grado comparativo + than + nombre (objeto).
       • EXAMPLE
         • My house is larger than hers
         • This box is smaller than the one I lost.
         • Your dog runs faster than Jim's dog.