Comparatives - Comparativos

Use er to compare one syllable adjectives and adverbs as well as two-syllable adjectives ending in y. Usa er para comparar adjetivos y adverbios de una slaba tanto como los adjetivos de dos slabas terminados en y. A horse is bigger than a dog. He is shorter than his brother. Im busier today than I was yesterday. I can run faster than you can. My house is smaller. Its the lesser of two evils. Use more or less to compare most other adjectives and adverbs. Usa more o less para comparar la mayora de los otros adjetivos y adverbios. She is more helpful than her sister. Mr. Gallant is more courageous than his cousin. Craig is less practical than Kay. Celine sings more beautifully than Barbara. For better or worse Para better y worse Use better and worse for comparisons with good or well. Usa better y worse para las comparaciones con good y well. Thats a good movie, but this one is better. Actually, I think that one is worse. Use as . . . as to show similarity. Usa as as para mostrar similitud Hes as quick as his brother. This chair is not as comfortable as that one. Superlatives Use the -est to indicate the superlative of one-syllable adjectives and adverbs as well as two-syllable adjectives ending in y. Usa the -est para indicar el superlativo de los adjetivos y adverbios de una slaba terminados en y.

Hes the fastest man alive. Thats the funniest clown Ive ever seen. Ben works the hardest of them all. Use the best or the worst as the superlative of good or well. Usa the best o the worst como el superlativo de good o well. This is the best deal I can offer you. That was the best time Ive ever had. It was the worst dinner Ive ever cooked. I like this one (the) best. Use the most + adjective/adverb to indicate the superlative of longer adjectives and adverbs. Usa the most + adjetivo/ adverbio para indicar el superlativo de los adjetivos y adverbios ms largos. Hes the most wonderful man Ive met. That was the most difficult exam Ive ever taken. Chris sings the most beautifully of them all.

Bibliography Bibliografia FREE ENGLISH STUDY. English Grammar. (Online). http://free-englishstudy.com/grammar/comparatives.html . [Quoted on October 7th 2009]