Board for comparison positive comparative superlative 1 syll

Board for comparison positive comparative superlative 1 syll Hot Big hot-TER big-GER The hot-TEST The big-GEST 2 syll end- clev-ER eas-Y narr-OW gent-LE 3 syll or MORE difficult bor-ING surpris-ED use-FUL care-LESS famo-OUS clever-ER easi-ER far narrow-ER much gentl-ER than The clev-EREST The eas-IEST The narrow-EST The gentl-EST MORE + THE MOST+ difficult boring surprised useful careless famous

Comparing Similarities and dissimilarities The minicomputer is NOT "SO large AS" the mainframe The minicomputer is NOT "SO popular AS" the microcomputer An analyst is "AS necessary AS" a programmer IBM is "AS expensive AS" an Olivetti COMPARATIVES Y SUPERLATIVES INFERIOR DEGREE (menos/menor que) (el menos/el menor. . . ) Minicomputers are "LESS powerful THAN" mainframes PCs are THE LEAST expensive computers PROPORTION (cuanto. . . más/menor/mayor/mejor. . . ) THE HIGHER the degree of automation in a factory (is), THE CHEAPER the manufacturing of the product (becomes). THE MORE POWERFUL a computer (is), THE HIGHER the reliability (is).

COMPARING QUANTITIES WITH NOUNS + MORE = AS MUCH CIRCUIT A HAS - voltage transistors voltage AS MANY transistors LESS voltage FEWER transistors THAN AS CIRCUIT B HAS THAN

Comparing and contrasting While comparing is examining two or more items to discover their similarities or common elements, contrasting emphasizes the differences or dissimilar elements. We can use the tables of comparison to fulfill these purposes of comparing and contrasting. However, we find out other very useful expressions to insert or begin the contrast in sentences. A WORD -PROCESOR is LIKE A TYPE-WRITER in many ways is SIMILAR is COMPARABLE TO is AS USEFUL AS RESEMBLES PARALLELS

Other words and expressions to show similarity or non-equivalence in a text: in the same way not/ the same. . . (as) each/n-either /all /both compare to/with in comparison as / just as un-equal-ly not/ equal to differ from /is different from dis-similar/ly similar to un-like alike 1. ‑When a contrast exists and it is also emphasized that the opposite is true, the statement of contrast starts as follows ON THE ONE HAND; … ON THE OTHER HAND ON THE CONTRARY CONVERSELY OPPOSITE COMPARATIVELY IN COMPARISON BY WAY OF CONTRAST IN CONTRAST TO IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE THAT HOWEVER NEVERTHELES ALTHOUGH/THOUGH EVEN IF/EVEN THOUGH 2. ‑ A contrast as a replacement of what was said before ALTERNATIVELY RATHER INSTEAD BUT YET WHEREAS AN/THE ALTERNATIVE IS (*) IT MIGHT BE BETTER IF. . (*) OCCUR IN INITIAL POSITION