1. COMPARATIVE OF ADJECTIVES

2. USE
WE USE COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES TO COMPARE ONE PERSON,THING, PLACE,ETC. WITH ANOTHER PERSON,THING, PLACE,ETC.

3. Comparative of EQUALITY
FORM
Comparative of EQUALITY
TO FORM THE COMPARATIVE, WE PUT- AS.... +ADJECTIVE AS
as expensive as (tão caro quanto)
as cheap as (tão barato quanto)
as dirty as (tão sujo quanto)
as wonderful as (tão maravilhoso quanto)
as dark as (tão escuro quanto)
as dumb as (tão idiota quanto)
as clean as (tão limpo quanto)

4. João is as intelligent as Miguel.
Karina is as beautiful as Raquel.
My car is as good as yours.
Paulo is as tall as Rafaela.

5. ‘NOT AS + ADJETIVO + AS’ NOT SO + ADJECTIVO + AS
Our house is not as ugly as theirs .
 Nossa casa não é tão feia quanto a deles.
This neighbourhood is not as noisy as the old one. 
 Essa vizinhança não é tão barulhenta quanto a anterior.
His sister is not as talkative as he is. 
 Sua irmã não é tão tagarela quanto ele.

6. Comparative of inferiority
TO FORM THE INFERIORITY DEGREE, WE USE LESS + ADJECTIVE + THAN
That subject is less important than this one.
(Aquela disciplina é menos importante do que esta.)
My old clothes are less delicate than my new ones.
(Minhas roupas antigas são menos delicadas do que essas novas.)
Sílvia is less tall than Tiago.
(Sílvia é menos alta do que Tiago.)

7. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
ONE \ TWO SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES:
WE ADD-” ER” + ADJECTIVE + THAN
CHEAP- CHEAPER
FAST- FASTER
YOUNG- YOUNGER

8. Jamie is older than Mark. (Jamie é mais velho que Mark.)
George is nicer than Dave. (George é mais legal que Dave.)

9. ADJECTIVES ENDING IN - Y -
ANGRY- ANGRIER
BUSY- BUSIER

10. I am busier than you. 
Eu sou mais ocupada que você.
Clara is prettier than Maria. 
Clara é mais bonita que Maria.

11. LONGER ADJECTIVES
TO FORM HE COMPARATIVE OF ADJECTIVES WITH THREE OR MORE SYLLABLES, WE USE
MORE... + ADJECTIVE THAN

12. EXPENSIVE- MORE EXPENSIVE
INTELLIGENT- MORE INTELLIGENT
BEAUTIFUL- MORE BEAUTIFUL

13. John is more beautiful than Marco. (John é mais bonito que Marco.)
Hannah is more intelligent than Clara. (Hannah é mais inteligente que Clara.)

14. ADJECTIVES ENDING IN : ED – ING- FUL- LESS - OUS
WE USE – MORE.
BORING- MORE BORING
CARELESS- MORE CARELESS
WORRIED- MORE WORRIED
FORGETFUL- MORE FORGETFUL
FAMOUS- MORE FAMOUS
EXCEÇÕES:
FRIENDLY- MORE FRIENDLY
SIMPLE- MORE SIMPLE

15. ADJECTIVES ENDING IN “E” – WE ADD ONLY “R”
CLOSE- CLOSER
SAFE- SAFER

16. ADJECTIVES ENDING IN ONE
CONSONANT + VOWEL+ CONSONANT , WE DOUBLE THE CONSONANT BEFORE ADDING “ER”.
BIG- BIGGER
FAT- FATTER

17. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES:
BAD- WORSE
FAR- FARTHER\FURTHER
GOOD- BETTER
OLD- OLDER\ ELDER

18. ATTENTION:
FAR HAS TWO COMPARATIVES, WE USE THEM TO TALK ABOUT DISTANCES.
CHRIS SWAM TO THE FARTHER END OF THE LAKE.
CHRIS SWAM TO THE FURTHER END OF THE LAKE.

19. FURTHER CAN ALSO MEAN ‘MORE’ OR ‘EXTRA’
FURTHER CAN ALSO MEAN ‘MORE’ OR ‘EXTRA’. WE CAN NOT USE FARTHER IN THE SAME WAY.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION,PLEASE WRITE TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS.(=MORE INFORMATION)

20. Is it far? Is it further than that house over there?
É longe? É mais longe do que aquela casa lá?

21. OLD HAS TWO COMPARATIVES:
ELDER- FOR FAMILY MEMBERS;
DAVID’S ELDER SON IS STUDYING LAW AT HARVARD.
WE CANNOT USE THAN WITH ELDER.
HE IS ELDER THAN ME. ( WRONG)
HE IS OLDER THAN ME.

22. DETERMINERS:
MANY- MORE
MUCH- MORE
LITTLE- LESS

23. How much did she spend?
More than you did.
We know little about his parents and less about his younger brother.

24. Far- much- a lot + comparative:
We use them for emphasis.
There is a little diference in meaning, although far is often stronger.
Bill is far richer than Tom.
Bill is much richer than Tom.
Bili is a lot richer than Tom.

25. The + comparative + the comparative
Used to show that things change or vary together.
The older I get , the more forgetful I become.

26. Thanks a lot for your attention!
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