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Page 1: Comparatives and Superlatives. Unequal comparisons To say something is more or less use Mas que or menos que Ellos salen mas que nosotros. They go out

Comparatives and Superlatives

Page 2: Comparatives and Superlatives. Unequal comparisons To say something is more or less use Mas que or menos que Ellos salen mas que nosotros. They go out
Page 3: Comparatives and Superlatives. Unequal comparisons To say something is more or less use Mas que or menos que Ellos salen mas que nosotros. They go out

Unequal comparisons

• To say something is more or less use • Mas que or menos que• Ellos salen mas que nosotros.• They go out more than us• Este diso cuesta menos que ése.• This disc costs less than that one.

Page 4: Comparatives and Superlatives. Unequal comparisons To say something is more or less use Mas que or menos que Ellos salen mas que nosotros. They go out

When making unequal comparisons with Más que and menos que, the quality being compared is often expressed

between más que and menos que• Más + (adjective, adverb or noun) + que• Menos + (adjective, adverb or noun) + que

Page 5: Comparatives and Superlatives. Unequal comparisons To say something is more or less use Mas que or menos que Ellos salen mas que nosotros. They go out

• Jorge es Más alto que yo• Esta cama es menos dura que la mía• Ana corre más rápido que tú• La profesora habla menos lento que los

estudiantes.• La biblioteca tiene más libros que revistas.

Page 6: Comparatives and Superlatives. Unequal comparisons To say something is more or less use Mas que or menos que Ellos salen mas que nosotros. They go out

Some unequal comparisons are made with mejor, peor, mayor or menor.

• Mejor better• Peor worse• Mayor older• Menor younger

Page 7: Comparatives and Superlatives. Unequal comparisons To say something is more or less use Mas que or menos que Ellos salen mas que nosotros. They go out

• Tú hablas mejor que yo, pero esribes peor que yo.

• Ella es mayor que tú pero menor que yo.

Page 8: Comparatives and Superlatives. Unequal comparisons To say something is more or less use Mas que or menos que Ellos salen mas que nosotros. They go out

Equal comparisons

Page 9: Comparatives and Superlatives. Unequal comparisons To say something is more or less use Mas que or menos que Ellos salen mas que nosotros. They go out

Equal comparisons are made with

• Tan ….. Como • Or• Tanto……. Como • It depends on whether the comparison being

made refers to an adjective or adverb, or a noun.

Page 10: Comparatives and Superlatives. Unequal comparisons To say something is more or less use Mas que or menos que Ellos salen mas que nosotros. They go out

Tan + (adjective or adverb) + como

• La película es tan buena como el libro.• Julia no come tan tarde como su hermano• Yo hablo tan lentamente como vosotros.

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Tanto,a,os,as+ (noun) + como

• No hay tanta limonada como leche.• Esta clase tiene tantos chicos como chicas.• Tengo tantos amigos como ellos.

Page 12: Comparatives and Superlatives. Unequal comparisons To say something is more or less use Mas que or menos que Ellos salen mas que nosotros. They go out

There are just as many oranges as there are onions

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Hay tantas naranjas como cebollas.

Page 14: Comparatives and Superlatives. Unequal comparisons To say something is more or less use Mas que or menos que Ellos salen mas que nosotros. They go out

The yellow pear is just as good as the green one.

Page 15: Comparatives and Superlatives. Unequal comparisons To say something is more or less use Mas que or menos que Ellos salen mas que nosotros. They go out

La pera amarilla es tan buena como la pera verde.

Page 16: Comparatives and Superlatives. Unequal comparisons To say something is more or less use Mas que or menos que Ellos salen mas que nosotros. They go out

The cathedral is bigger than the bridge

Page 17: Comparatives and Superlatives. Unequal comparisons To say something is more or less use Mas que or menos que Ellos salen mas que nosotros. They go out

La catedral es más grande que el puente

Page 18: Comparatives and Superlatives. Unequal comparisons To say something is more or less use Mas que or menos que Ellos salen mas que nosotros. They go out

There are more white horses, but the black one is better

Page 19: Comparatives and Superlatives. Unequal comparisons To say something is more or less use Mas que or menos que Ellos salen mas que nosotros. They go out

Hay más caballos blancos, pero el negro es mejor.

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Superlatives

• You already learned that –ísimo can be added to an adjective to express a very high degree of the characteristic that adjective names.

• Esta paella está riquísima• Tomasita e Irma son inteligentísimas.• Es buenísima.

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To express the highest degree of a quality

• We use the definite article (el,la,los,las) with the thing or quality being compared before the comparative construction.

• El,la,los,las + noun + mas/menos+ adjective

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• Éstas son las blusas más bonitas.• These are the prettiest blouses• Tienen el carro menos elegante.• They have the least elegant car.• El Amazonas es el río más largo de

Sudamérica.• The Amazon is the longest river in South

America.

Page 23: Comparatives and Superlatives. Unequal comparisons To say something is more or less use Mas que or menos que Ellos salen mas que nosotros. They go out

• Éstos son los mejores estudiantes del colegio.• These are the best students in the school.

• Acabo de ver la peor película del año.• I just saw the worst movie of the year.

• Ella es la menor de nuesta familia• She is the youngest of the family.

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