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Comparatives and Superlatives Erin Gillespie. When do we use Comparative? When we’re comparing 2 things or people How do I do that? ◦Paul is taller than.

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1 Comparatives and Superlatives Erin Gillespie

2 When do we use Comparative? When we’re comparing 2 things or people How do I do that? ◦Paul is taller than Nina Paul es más alto que Nina ◦Nina is shorter than Paul Nina es más baja que Paul

3 Irregulars AdjectiveComparative OlderMayor YoungerMenor BetterMejor WorsePeor

4 When do we use Superlative? When we’re comparing one thing or person with 2 or more things or people How do I do that? ◦Paul is the tallest of everyone Paul es el más alto de todo el mundo ◦Nina is shorter than everyone Nina es la más baja de todo el mundo

5 Irregulars AdjectiveSuperlative Good/ BuenoThe best/ El(La) Mejor Bad/ MaloThe worst/ El(La) Peor Old/ VejoThe oldest/ El(La) Mayor Young/ JovenThe youngest/ El(La) Menor

6 One syllable adjectives We use the Comparative when adding –er to the end of the adjective We use the Superlative when adding –est to the end of the adjective ** Remember that Comparatives are sometimes followed by than Easy > Easier > The easiest AdjectiveComparativeSuperlative SmallSmallerThe smallest ColdColderThe coldest LightLighterThe lightest ShortShorterThe shortest

7 Equality To express equality (similar), we use… As…Adjective…As =Tan…Adjective…Como To express difference, we use the same with a negative verb ◦The ring isn’t as beautiful as the watch El anillo no es tan bonito como el reloj.

8 Equality To express equality between Nouns, we use… As…Noun…As =Tanto…Noun…Como To express difference, we use the same with a negative verb With Negative Verbs Tanto Tanta Tantos Tantas

9 Ready for some practice? http://www.quia.com/rr/763074.html

10 Resources! It’s aDORAble ! http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyz one/330/grammar/regcom.htm http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/adjc ompsup.php http://www.elearnspanishlanguage.c om/grammar/comparatives.html http://www.studyspanish.com/lesso ns/super.htm http://www.jiffyspanish.com/gramm ar/comparatives_superlatives.php


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