TECNOLGICO NACIONAL DE MXICO

INSTITUTO TECNOLGICO DE VILLAHERMOSA

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

IVAN JAFET SANCHEZ HIDALGO

WILSON DE LA CRZ OVANDO
JOS MIGUEL VZQUEZ MORALES
 ADJECTIVES
THE ADJECTIVES CAN BE OF DIFFERENT DEGREES, THEY CAN BE COMPARATIVE AND
SUPERLATIVE

Adjectives are the qualities of one or more elements

COMPARATIVES
 COMPARATIVES
IT TELLS US THE SUPERIORITY, INFERIORITY OR EQUALITY BETWEEN TWO ELEMENTS

STRUCTURE GENERAL:

SUBJECT + AM, IS, ARE + COMPARATIVE + THAN + COMPLEMENT

 COMPARATIVE FORMS
ADJECTIVES WITH ONE SYLLABLE
ADD ER. EXAMPLE:

ADJETIVE FORM COMPARATIVE

ADJETIVES THAT END IN Y
CHEAP CHEAPER
CHANGE THE Y TO I AND ADD ER.
PRETTY PRETTIER

BEAUTIFUL MORE/LESS BEAUTIFUL

ADJECTIVES WITH TWO OR MORE SYLLABLES EXPENSIVE MORE/LESS EXPENSIVE

USE MORE OR LESS BEFORE THE ADJECTIVES. BIG BIGGER

GOOD BETTER

BAD WORSE
ADJECTIVES THAT END IN CONSONANT+ VOCAL+
CONSONANT
ADD CONSONANT + ER.

IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES
 STATEMENTS

1. MACHINE-MADE SWEATERS ARE CHEAPER THAN HANDMADE SEWEATERS.

2. THIS DRESS IS PRETTIER THAN THAT ONE.
3. JIMENA IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN NANCY.
4. THESE SUITS ARE LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THOSE.
5. SHOPPING IN A STORE IS BETTER THAN SHOPPING ONLINE.
6. MY GRADES ARE WORSE THAN YOURS.
7. I AM TALLER THAN BETH
8. NEW YORK IS BIGGER THAN LOS ANGELES
 COMPARATIVE (-ER)
The New York City is/are more beautiful/beautifuler than Tokio.

Tokio is/are more hot /hotter than New York City.

These suits is/are more expensive/less expensive than these.

SUPERLATIVES
 SUPERLATIVES
IT IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF AN ADJECTIVE

Structure general

SUBJECT + AM, IS, ARE + THE + SUPERLATIVE + COMPLEMENT

1. JUAN IS THE FASTEST
2. ANGELAS ROOM IS THE CLEANEST
3. I AM THE TALLEST
4. NEW YORK IS THE BIGGEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES
5. THESE ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SHOES IN THE STORE
6. THIS SUIT IS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE ONE THEY HAVE
7. TURNERS IS THE BEST SHOE STORE IN TOWN
8. SUMMER IS THE BEST TIME TO VISIT MY COUNTRY
 SUPERLATIVE (-EST)
Helen is the prettiest/ least prety girl in the class.

Grangers discount store has the most best/best prices.

This suit is the expensivest/least expensive one they have.