COMPARISO

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
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I.COMPARI
G & EMPHASI
G
QUALITIES & QUA
TITIES
COMPARI
G
COMPARI
G
QUALITIES
QUA
TITIES
COMPARA
DO U
O
CO
OTRO
Cualidad superiora
Adj+....ER + THA
Adv+....ER + THA
COMPARA
DO U
O
CO
VARIOS
De superioridad
Slower, quicker,…
THE + Adj/adv..EST +
I
/OF
The slowest, the
quickest,…of all
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
more beautiful
??? Good = better
Bad = worse
Far = farther
??? well = better
COMPARA
DO U
O
CO
OTRO
Cantidad superior
COMPARA
DO U
O
CO
VARIOS
Cantidad superior
MORE + OU
+
THA
THE + MOST + OU
+ I
/OF
More girls than boys
The most people
THE MOST + adje/adv
con adjetivos de mas de
dos sílabas
the most beautiful
¿??? Good = the best
Bad = the worst
Far = the farthest
Igual cantidad
Cualidad de igualdad
As + adj /adv+ AS
AS MA
Y +
COU
TABLE OU
+
AS
As slow as a snail
As many boys as girls
AS MUCH +
U
COU
TABLE
OU
+ AS
As much time as
Cualidad de inferioridad
LESS + adj /adv+
THA
Less fast than
Cualidad de inferioridad
THE + LEAST +
ADJ/adv + I
/OF
Cantidad inferior
FEWER +
COU
TABLE OU
+
THA
The least annoying of all
Fewer people than
LESS +
U
COU
TABLE
OU
+ THA
Less time than
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Cantidad inferior
The least annoying of all
The least people
II. EMPHASIZI
G QUALITIES &
QUA
TITIES
Poner de relieve
cualidades
SO + ADJ /ADV+ THAT
So happy that
So dangerously that
Poner de relieve
personas/cosas
..SUCH + A+ADJ/ADV+ THAT
Such a happy person
Con una persona/cosa
contable que empiece por
consonante
Poner de relieve
cantidades
Grandes cantidades
SO MUCH + U
COU
TABLE
OU
+THAT
So much food that
..SUCH + A
+ADJ/ADV+ THAT
SO MA
Y + COU
TABLE
OU
S THAT
Such an easygoing person
So many people that
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
Pequeñascantidades
SO LITTLE + U
COU
TABLE
OU
+THAT
So little time that
SO FEW + COU
TABLE
OU
S THAT
So few students that
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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
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
Cantidades
THE + COMPARATIVE OU
The more money………..,the better
The less money ………..,the worst
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
FOR QUA
TITIES
TOO MUCH + U
COU
TABLE
OU
To much food
TOO MA
Y+ COU
TABLE OU
Too many people
Good enough ; fast enough
OU
+ E
OUGH
People enough
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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