How to Identify Comparatives and Superlatives.pptx

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1. How to Identify Comparatives and Superlatives

2. Adjectives are words that modify or qualify nouns. One of its main characteristics is that they can modify a single noun For example Leslie is tall Or also to several nouns at the same time to express their differences through comparisons

3. That is why the key to identify when reading or listening to a sentence with a comparative and superlative adjective in English is found in the form that the adjective acquires. For example When you only want to compare the heights of two people, the tall form is changed to taller. Another example is, (Karen is taller than Elizabeth) Instead, the superlative is used when we talk about three or more elements , that is, tall becomes tallest . Jenny is the tallest girl in the classroom For example

4. Grammar rules of comparative and superlative adjectives NOW WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE

5. In the previous examples, it could be seen that tall acquired the forms taller and tallest. But how can you know which form of the adjective to use? With the 6 rules that I will mention below. Rule number one, the adjectives of one syllable For example: clean, which in Spanish means ( limpiar ) In the comparative degree: -er is added: which is equal to, cleaner, which in Spanish means ( más limpio ) And in the superlative degree: -est is added: which is written as, cleanest, which in Spanish means (el más limpio ).

6. Rule number two, adjectives with one syllable ending in -e For example: nice, which in Spanish means (agradable) Which in the comparative degree: Add -r: which is equal to, nicer, which in Spanish means (mas agradable) and in the superlative degree: - st is added: which is written as, nicest, which in Spanish means (el mas agradable)

7. Rule number three , adjectives of one syllable with the consonant + vowel + consonant structure For example: hot , which in Spanish means , (caliente) In the comparative degree: Its last consonant is doubled and -er is added: which is written as, hotter , which in Spanish means , (más caliente) In the superlative degree: Its last consonant is doubled and -est is added: which is written as, hottest , and in Spanish it means (el mas caliente).

8. Rule number four , adjectives with two syllables ending in -y For example: funny , which in Spanish means , (divertido) In comparative degree: The -y is changed by -i, more, -er: which ends up being written , funnier , which in Spanish means , (mas divertido) And in a superlative degree: The -y is changed to -i, more, -est: which is written , funnest , which in Spanish means , (la mas divertida)

9. Rule number five , adjectives of two or more syllables For example: intelligent , which in Spanish means (inteligente) In the comparative degree: It has the structure more/ less (mas/menos) intelligent (inteligente) And in the superlative degree: It has the structure the most /the least , which in Spanish means , (la mas/la menos) intelligent , (inteligente).

10. Rule number six , irregular adjectives This class of positive adjectives does not admit the previous rules and has its own comparative and superlative adjectives, for example: Good (buena) Comparative grade: Better (mejor) Superlative degree: Best (la mejor) Comparative degree: worse (peor) Superlative degree: worst (la peor) Remember that some adjectives do not admit variations of intensity , so they do not have comparative and superlative structures . Some examples are: excellent ( exelente ) Unique (único), among others .