ESCUELA DE CARABINEROS EDUARDO CUEVAS

POLICIA NACIONAL
2022
CONTENIDOS:
- Comparatives and superlatives
- Clothes and parts of the body
- be going to

INFORMATION
Comparatives and Superlatives
English Grammar Rules

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We use Comparatives and Superlatives to compare two or more nouns.

The formation of the comparative and superlative depends on the number of syllables in the adjective:

One-syllable Adjectives
To form the comparative, we add -er to the end of the adjective.
To form the superlative, we add -est to the end of the adjective.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

small smaller the smallest

cold colder the coldest
light lighter the lightest
wide * wider the widest
hot ** hotter the hottest

Two-syllable Adjectives ending in -Y

To form the comparative, we remove the -y and add -ier to the end of the adjective.
To form the superlative, we remove the -y and add -iest to the end of the adjective.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

crazy crazier the craziest

happy happier the happiest
early earlier the earliest

Examples: It was the happiest day of my life.

My joke was funnier than your one.
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Adjectives with Two or more Syllables

For Adjectives with 2 syllables (that don't end in -y) and higher (3, 4 syllables etc), we use more for
comparatives and the most for superlatives.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Examples: My girlfriend is more
beautiful than yours. handsome more handsome the most handsome
nervous more nervous the most nervous
enthusiastic more enthusiastic the most enthusiastic
 Alex is more intelligent than you but I am the most intelligent.

It was the most wonderful day I have ever had.

Some exceptions with two-syllable adjectives ending in -er and -est: narrow - narrower, simple - simpler,
quiet – quieter

Irregular Forms

Adjective Comparative Superlative

good better the best

bad worse the worst
far *** further / farther the furthest / farthest
little less the least
many/much more the most
old **** older/elder the oldest / eldest

Examples: I am a better tennis player than you but Marcelo is the best.
Steve is a worse liar than me but Adrian is the worst.

ACTIVITY: Fill the blanks

Now write 10 comparative sentences and 10 superlative sentences. Use the previous adjectives from the list:

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Be going to

English Grammar Notes

Positive & Negative Sentences

The positive and negative structures for Be Going to are as follows:

Positive Negative

I am going to I am not going to

You are going to You are not going to
He is going to He is not going to
She is going to She is not going to
It is going to It is not going to
 We are going to We are not going to
You are going to You are not going to
They are going to They are not going to
The structure BE GOING TO is normally used to indicate the future in English. We use this structure:

1. When we have already decided or we INTEND to do something in the future. (Prior Plan)

The decision has been made before the moment of speaking.

I'm going to India next year.

We talked about it yesterday and I'm going to quit my job tomorrow.

2. When there are definite signs that something is going to happen. (Evidence)

Something is likely to happen based on the evidence or experience you have.

It's so cold! I think it is going to snow

3. When something is about to happen:

Get back! The bomb is going to explode.

Questions with BE GOING TO

Questions are formed by changing the order of the subject and the verb BE:

Affirmativ
e You are going to win the race.

Subjec GOING
  BE
t TO
 
Question Are you going to win the race?
Subjec GOING
  BE
t TO
You are going to be sick if you eat that. (Positive sentence)
Are you going to be sick if you eat that? (Question)

We are going to take orange juice to the party. (Positive sentence)

Are we going to take orange juice to the party? (Question)

Future - Will vs. Going to

 ACTIVITY

Answer the next questions:

1. What are you going to do these days?

2. What will you do about your professional future?

Parts of the Body

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 Clothes in English

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