Revise and Check - Dayane

5A

COMPARATIVES

Additional grammar notes

• You have studied comparative adjectives before, but you must be rememberred
of the rules, especially for one-syllable adjectives.
Typical mistakes: more big, more easy, etc. Bigger and easier are the correct ones.

• The rules for adverbs are very similar.

The only difference is that two-syllable adverbs
ending in y, for example slowly, form the comparative with
more, for example more slowly NOT slowlier.

• The structure a s...as is more common in the

negative, but can also be used in the affirmative,
Example: She’s as tall as Thiago. It is also very common with
much and many, for example I don’t eat as much as you.

• Importante: temos um comparativo diferente também: the same as....

Example: Your book ts the same as mine. NOT Your book is the same as my.
Sempre lembre de usar o pronome em sua forma correta.

5B

SUPERLATIVES

Additional grammar notes

* Remember the rules for making superlatives
are similar to comparatives, but adding -est instead
of -er, or using most instead of more.
Remember to use the before superlatives.
• Students sometimes use comparatives where they
should use superlatives.
Typical mistake: The more expensive city in Europe, etc.
Correct: The most expensive city in Europe.

* Remember you must always think if they are

comparing two things (comparative), or more than
two (superlative) when deciding which form to use,
Example: The most beautiful city I’ve ever been to.

• Some languages use never (not ever) in this

structure. Typical mistake: The most beautiful city
I’ve never been to.
■ Adverbs can also be used in the superlative, for example:
He drives the fastest. Um pouco raro, mas acontece.
5C (estudaremos na semana 2 de outubro)
QUANTIFIERS

too, too much / many

• Some Sts often use too much + adjective.
Typical mistake It’s too much big. Correct: It’s too big.
• It is also important to highlight the difference
between too and very;
It’s very big. (= a statement of fact, neither (nem) good or bad)
It’s too big. (= more than it should be / than you want)
(not) enough
• The main problem here is the pronunciation of
enough and the different positions; before nouns, but after adjectives.
Sometimes is confunsing but it is normal because of LI interference.
(L1 significa primeira língua, ou seja, português).

1 many: Use many with plural countable nouns.

2 much: Use much with uncountable nouns.
3 a lot of: Use a lot of+ uncountable or countable nouns.
4 a little: Use a little + uncountable nouns.
5 a few: Use a few + countable nouns.
6 a lot: Use a lot after a verb when it’s withou t a noun.