TOPIC:

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVES

MODALS OF DEDUCTION: MUSTN’T/ CAN’T

Week 02
COMPARATIVES WITH ADJECTIVES
https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_04_012e?cc=global&selLanguage=en

◦ Rules for comparatives:

ONE SYLLABLE TWO SYLLABLE DO NOT FORGET

ADD ER USE THAN
IF IT ENDS IN ADD MORE You compare 2 things
CONS+VOWEL+CONS CHANGE “Y” for
DOBLE THE LAST ONE “I”AND ADD “IER”
AND ADD “ER”
BIG- BIGGER
IF IT ENDS IN “E” JUST
ADD “R”
SUPERLATIVES WITH ADJECTIVES:

ONE SYLLABLE TWO SYLLABLE DO NOT FORGET

ADD “EST” IF IT ENDS IN “Y” IT You have to add THE..EST
BECOMES “I” AND ADD “EST”
IF IT ENS IN VOWEL+CONS ADD “THE MOST”
DOBLE THE LAST ONE AND
ADD “EST”
IF IT HAS 2 CONS ADD “EST”
SOFT- SOFTEST
SOME EXERCISES
Let’s practice: https://agendaweb.org/grammar/comparison-exercises.html
In case you want more grammar
Comparatives and superlatives:
https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-comparatives-superl
atives.php
https://www.grammar.cl/Intermediate/Comparatives_Superlatives.htm
Equality Comparatives
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/gramatica-britanica/as-as

◦ For this we need “as…as”(tanto…como)

◦ To compare 2 things that are equal in some way or how something is done
◦ Here we have a structure:
◦ First part “as+ adjective/ adverb+ as” second part
◦ Example:

◦ Pedro is as hard working as Ariel

◦ Team A didn’t cook as good as team B
Not as…as
https://www.eltbase.com/notes-549-comparison-with-as-as

◦ We use them to make comparison between things which are not equal
◦ When you want to say something doesn’t have the same category, we use “not”
◦ Exercises: “NOT” as+adje+as
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adjectives_comparison_as_as.htm
 Common mistakes:
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/part-1-making-comparison-with-as-as/5447902.html

◦ Do not use other comparatives, for example: The repe is as tastier as green beans and green banana
◦ You don’t need to use “than”
◦ REMEMBER WHEN WE USE THE ADVERBS, WE DESCRIBE HOW IS THE ACTION DEVELOP