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Comparatives & Superlatives. Comparatives of equality. As + adjective + as Not so / as + adjective + as ‘He is as tall as me’ ‘He isn’t so / as tall as me’ In Spanish we use ‘ tan’+ adjective + ‘como’. Comparatives of superiority.
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Comparatives of equality • As + adjective + as • Not so / as + adjective + as ‘He is as tall as me’ ‘He isn’t so / as tall as me’ • In Spanishwe use ‘tan’+ adjective + ‘como’
We use thesecomparatives of superiorityto compare twothingsortwopeople. • We can use thanafterthecomparativeforms. ‘John isshorterthan Mary’ ‘He is more intelligentthanher’ • In Spanishwe use ‘más’ + adjective + ‘que’
We use superlativesto compare a person / thingwith a group. • Wealways use thebeforethesuperlativeadjectives. ‘He istheshortestinthegroup’ ‘He isthemostinterestingofthestudents’ • In Spanishwe use ‘el más’ + adjective
Comparatives of inferiority • Less+ adjective + than ‘He islesstall / intelligentthanher’ • In Spanishwe use ‘menos’ + adjective + ‘que’ Superlatives of inferiority • Theleast+ adjective(in / of) • ‘He istheleasttall / intelligentinthegroup / ofthestudents’ • In Spanishwe use • ‘elmenos’ + adjective (‘de’)
