BRAYAN RODRIGUEZ RECUPERACION DE INGLES GLORIA PLATA NOVENO

COMPARATIVES Notes: The written lesson is below. Links to quizzes, tests, etc. are to the left Ejemplos Tú eres más alto que yo. You are taller than I. Juan es el chico más inteligente de la clase. John is the smartest boy in the class.

The following adjectives have irregular forms for the comparative and the superlative Adjective: bueno (good) Comparative: mejor (better) Superlative: el/la mejor (best) Adjective: malo (bad) Comparative: peor (worse) Superlative: el/la peor (the worst)

Note that the words más and menos are not used with the irregular comparatives Correct: Este libro es bueno, pero ese libro es mejor. Correct: Esta película es mala, pero esa película es peor.

With the irregular superlatives, the definite article is used Este libro es bueno. This book is good. Ese libro es mejor. That book is better. Aquel libro es el mejor. That book over there is the best.

Here are two more adjectives with irregular comparatives and superlatives: Adjective: grande (big) Comparative: mayor (older; greater) Superlative: el/la mayor (the oldest; the greatest) Adjective: pequeño (small) Comparative: menor (younger; less) Superlative: el/la menor (youngest; least)

Note that when referring to size, grande and pequeño follow the normal rules for comparative and superlative forms. That is, they do not use the irregular forms menor and mayor. Esta casa es grande. This house is big. Esa casa es más grande. That house is bigger. Aquella casa es la más grande. That house over there is the biggest.

When referring to age, use the irregular forms mayor and menor. Juan es menor que María. Juan is younger than Maria. María es la mayor de la familia. Maria is the oldest of the family.

When referring to the concepts "less" or "greater", use the irregular forms mayor and menor. El agua es de mayor importancia que la comida. Water is more important than food. La comida es de menor importancia que el agua. Food is less important than water

The words joven and viejo are used for non- comparative descriptions of age. El niño es joven. The boy is young. El abuelo es viejo. The grandfather is old.

superlatives Notes: The written lesson is below. Links to quizzes, tests, etc. are to the left.

There are two types of superlative: relative and absolute. Relative: John is the smartest boy in the class. Absolute: John is very smart.

The relative superlative describes a noun within the context of some larger groupo John is the smartest boy in the class. Mary is the youngest person in the room. Of the three, Moe is the meanest.

The absolute superlative does not describe the noun in the context of a larger group. John is very smart. The book is extremely expensive. The food is indescribably tasty.

In English, the relative superlative is formed by using the word "most" or the ending est John is the most intelligent boy in the class. Mary is the smartest girl in the class.

Here are some superlative examples Juan es el chico más inteligente de la clase. John is the smartest boy in the class. Bill Gates es el hombre más rico de los EEUU. Bill Gates is the richest man in the U.S.

Just like in English, the noun can be omitted. All of the following are correct. María es la chica más delgada de la clase. Mary is the thinnest girl in the class. María es la más delgada de la clase. Mary is the thinnest in the class.

The absolute superlative for adjectives has three possible forms muy + adjective sumamente + adjective adjective + ísimo (-a, -os, -as)

The following translations are somewhat arbitrary. Each superlative statement is a little stronger than the one that precedes it. muy guapo very handsome sumamente guapo extremely handsome guapísimo indescribably handsome