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Transcript of Comparatives
English III
By: Rosario AsteSemestre 2014-01
Comparative and
Superlative Form of
adjectives
• What’s an adjective?• Comparative form• Superlative form
Contents
• Adjectives are words that describe a noun.
ADJECTIVES
He is a...responsible, outgoing and
patient employee.
COMPARATIVE FORM
A plane is faster than a train.
COMPARATIVE FORM
Japanese is more difficult
than French
is older than is more modern than
COMPARATIVE FORM
A
B
A
to compare more than two people, places or things.
SUPERLATIVE FORM
Grandmother is the oldest
of all
SUPERLATIVE FORM
Scuba diving is the most exciting of
all.
Henry is the tallest of all.
David is the fattest of all.
SUPERLATIVE FORM
House A is expensive
House C is the most expensive
of all
House B is expensive
SUPERLATIVE FORM
A
B
C
• We use comparatives to compare two people, animals, things.
• One syllable adjective: –er than
eg. tall- My sister is taller than me.
• Two or more syllables: more than eg. beautiful- Fiona is more beautiful than Chucky’s bride.
SUMMARY
• We use superlatives to compare more than two people, animals, things.
• One syllable adjective: the –est eg. tall Herman is the tallest of all
• Two or more syllables: the most eg. beautiful- the most beautiful
Marilyn is the most beautiful in the group.
SUMMARY
• Picture in comparative adjectives exercise. “Oxford Spotlight 2”, Student’s Book.
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