COMPARISO I.COMPARI G & EMPHASI G QUALITIES & QUA TITIES II. EMPHASIZI G QUALITIES & QUA TITIES III. SPECIAL COMPARATIVE FORMS IV. TOO & E OUGH V. GRADI G COMPARATIVE QUALITIES A D QUA TITIES VI. EXERCISES: TRASFORMATIO S
I.COMPARI G & EMPHASI G QUALITIES & QUA TITIES COMPARI G COMPARI G QUALITIES QUA TITIES COMPARA DO U O CO OTRO COMPARA DO U O CO VARIOS COMPARA DO U O CO OTRO COMPARA DO U O CO VARIOS Cualidad superiora De superioridad Cantidad superior Cantidad superior Adj+...ER + THA Adv+...ER + THA Slower, quicker, THE + Adj/adv..EST + I /OF The slowest, the quickest, of all MORE + OU + THA More girls than boys THE + MOST + OU + I /OF The most people con adjetivos o averbios de una sílaba con adjetivos de una sílaba MORE + adje+ THA MORE + adverb+ THA con adjetivos de más de dos sílabas THE MOST + adje/adv con adjetivos de mas de dos sílabas the most beautiful more beautiful??? Good = better Bad = worse Far = farther??? well = better??? Good = the best Bad = the worst Far = the farthest Cualidad de igualdad Igual cantidad As + adj /adv+ AS As slow as a snail AS MA Y + COU TABLE OU + AS As many boys as girls Cualidad de inferioridad AS MUCH + U COU TABLE OU + AS As much time as LESS + adj /adv+ THA Cualidad de inferioridad Cantidad inferior Cantidad inferior Less fast than THE + LEAST + ADJ/adv + I /OF The least annoying of all FEWER + COU TABLE OU + THA Fewer people than LESS + U COU TABLE OU + THA Less time than The least annoying of all The least people
II. EMPHASIZI G QUALITIES & QUA TITIES Poner de relieve cualidades Poner de relieve personas/cosas Poner de relieve cantidades SO + ADJ /ADV+ THAT So happy that So dangerously that..such + A+ADJ/ADV+ THAT Such a happy person Con una persona/cosa contable que empiece por consonante..such + A +ADJ/ADV+ THAT Such an easygoing person Con una persona/cosa contable que empiece por vocal..such +ADJ/ADV+ THAT Such happy people Con una persona/cosa contable plural SUCH +ADJ/ADV+ THAT Such good advice Con una cosa incontable Grandes cantidades SO MUCH + U COU TABLE OU +THAT So much food that SO MA Y + COU TABLE OU S THAT So many people that Pequeñascantidades SO LITTLE + U COU TABLE OU +THAT So little time that SO FEW + COU TABLE OU S THAT So few students that
III. SPECIAL COMPARATIVE FORMS THE + COMPARATIVE +THE+COMPARATIVE Esta estructura sirve para expresar la consecuencia de una acción sobre otra acción= cuanto mas/menos..mas/menos Cualidades: THE +COMPARATIVE ADJ/ The easier..,the better The more difficult..,the better The less difficult..,the better THE + COMPARATIVE/ADV The sooner..,the better The more dangerously..,the better The less dangerously..,the better Cantidades THE + COMPARATIVE OU The more money..,the better The less money..,the worst COMPARATIVE A D COMPARATIVE Esta estructura sirve para hablar de tendencias: cada vez más/menos ADJ/ADV+ER A D ADJ/ADV+ER Harder and harder Faster and faster MORE A D MORE +ADJ/ADV More and more beautiful More and more dangerously MORE A D MORE + OU More and more money LESS A D LESS+ ADJ/ADV/ OU Less and less easy Less and less dangerously Less and less money IV. TOO & E OUGH DEMASIADO & SUFICIE TE FOR QUALITIES TOO + ADJECTIVE/ADVERB Too good ; Too fast ADJECTIVE/ADVERB + E OUGH Good enough ; fast enough FOR QUA TITIES TOO MUCH + U COU TABLE OU To much food TOO MA Y+ COU TABLE OU Too many people OU + E OUGH People enough
V. GRADI G COMPARATIVE QUALITIES A D QUA TITIES Para referirse a grandes diferencias o a pequeñas diferencias de cualidades o cantidades que se comparan : mucho mas/menos; un poco mas/menos TO REFER TO BIG DIFFERE CES FAR : A LOT : MUCH Far too much money A lot more money than Much faster: more time etc.. Much less time tan TO REFER TO SMALL DIFFERE CES A BIT ; A LITTLE, SLIGHTLY A bitter hotter A little more generous Slightly better off
VI. EXERCISES: TRA SFORMATIO S ESTE EJERCICIO CONSISTE EN TRANSFORMAR LA FRASE DE FORMA QUE SIGNIFIQUE LO MISMO QUE LA NATERIOR PERO CON OTRA ESTRUCTURA GRAMATICAL. 1. The food was so good we had to leave a tip. SUCH It... we had to leave a tip. 2. The computer was too expensive for me to buy. E OUGH I... money to buy the computer. 3. It's the most beautiful painting I've ever seen. SEE I... beautiful painting. 4. This summer has been much cooler than last year. COOL Last summer... this year. 5. I'm not as good at maths as you. BETTER You... me. 6. The course wasn't as easy as I'd expected. MORE The course... I'd expected. 7. This car isn't safe enough to drive. DA GEROUS This car... drive. 8. This exercise is easier than the last one. HARD This exercise... the last one.
9. Summers in Brazil are hotter than in Puerto Rico. Hot Summers in Puerto Rico those in Brazil. 10 Silver is half the price of gold here. much Gold costs silver here. 11. Maria works so hard that she always gets good marks. such Maria that she always gets good marks 12. As the heat increased, we drank more water. Hotter The more water we drank 13 Some people have such boring jobs that they can t wait to retire. So Some people have jobs which they can t wait to retire 14 I am more interested in politics than I am in history As I am not I am in politics 15 Nobody in our class can read as fast as Claudia Fastest Claudia is our class 16 If you don t take much money with you, you won t be able to spend much. Less The with you, the less you ll be able to spend.
17 Reading helps to improve your vocabualary. MORE The the better your vocabulary will be. 18 I really enjoyed my holiday. I can t wait to go back to Florida again. Enjoyable I had that I can t wait to go back to Florida. 19 He asked me when I wanted to start my new job and I said as soon as possible. The He asked me when I wanted to start my new job and I said the better. 20 Driving on the motorway has become increasingly dangerous over the last 25 years. And Driving on the motorways has become over the last 25 years. 21. I m surprised there were such a lot of people at the match. So It s people at the match 22 Yesterday was warm It was 25 degrees. Today it s 27 degrees. Bit Today it s it was yesterday 23 City centres are more dangerous than they were 20 years ago. Safe City centres are not they were 20 years ago.