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Expressions of Inequality

Más + adjetivo + que l More + (adjective) + than l Ejemplo: l Yo soy mas bonita que tu. l l El futbol es mas divertido que el golf. l l I am more pretty than you. Soccer is more fun than golf Your turn: Skiiing is more interesting than skating. l Esquiar es mas interesante que patinar. l

Más + de + # l More than (some number) l Ejemplo: l Yo tengo mas de diez lapices. l l El equipo tiene mas de quince bates. l l I have more than ten pencils. The team has more than 15 bats. Your turn: You have more than 87 helmets. l Tu tienes mas que ochenta y siete cascos. l

Más + noun + que l More + (things) + than l Ejemplo: l Hay mas chicos que chicas. l l Hay mas pelotas de beisbol que pelotas de tenis. l l There are more guys than girls. There are more baseballs than tennis balls. Your turn: There are more skates than skateboards. l Hay mas patines que patinetas. l

Notes on being more than. . . l You’re l not more old, you’re older: Yo soy mayor que mi hermano. l You can’t be more better, you’re just better. l Yo soy mejor que mi hermano.

Menos + adjetivo + que l Less + (adjective) + than l Ejemplo: l Yo soy menos fea que tu. l l El beisbol es menos interesante que el baloncesto. l l I am less ugly than you. Baseball is less interesting than basketball. Your turn: Skiiing is less interesting than skating. l Esquiar es menos interesante que patinar. l

Menos + de + # l Less than (some number) l Ejemplo: l Yo tengo menos de dos goles. l l El equipo tiene menos de tres bates. l l I have less than two goals. The team has less than 3 bats. Your turn: You have less than 87 weights. l Tu tienes menos que ochenta y siete pesas. l

Menos + noun + que l Less + (things) + than l Ejemplo: l Hay menos chicos que chicas. l l Hay menos pelotas de beisbol que pelotas de tenis. l l There are fewer (less) guys than girls. There are less baseballs than tennis balls. Your turn: There are fewer skates than skateboards. l Hay menos patines que patinetas. l

Notes on being less than. . . l You’re l not more young, you’re younger: Yo soy menor que mi hermano. l You can’t be less good, you’re just worse. l Yo soy peor que mi hermano.

Tan + adjetivo + como l As + (adjective) + as l Ejemplos: l Yo soy tan bonita como tu. l l El futbol es tan divertido como el beisbol. l l I am as pretty as you. Soccer is as fun as baseball Your turn: Skiiing is as interesting as skating. l Esquiar es tan interesante como patinar. l

Tanto+ noun+ como+ noun As much/ as many + (things) + as (other things) l Tanto /a /os /as depending on the noun l Ejemplos: l l Hay tantos chicos como chicas. l l Hay tantas pelotas de beisbol como pelotas de tenis. l l There as many guys as girls. There as many baseballs as tennis balls. Your turn: l l There as many skates as skateboards. Hay tantos patines como patinetas.

Tanto + como + noun l As much as (something) l Ejemplos: l Me gusta futbol tanto como beisbol. l l Ella practica tanto como yo. l l I like soccer as much as baseball. She practices as much as me. Your turn: She likes volleyball as much as basketball. l Le gusta el voleibol tanto como el baloncesto. l

MORE THAN LESS THAN AS. . . AS (EQUAL) Más + adjective + que more tall than = más alto que menos + adjective + que less tall than = menos alto que tan + adjective + como as tall as = tan alto como más + de + number more than 50 = más de 50 menos + de + number less than 50 = menos de 50 más + noun + que. . . There are more boys than girls = Hay más chicos que chicas menos + noun + que. . . There are less boys than girls = Hay menos chicos que chicas IRREGULAR older = mayor better = mejor IRREGULAR younger = menor worse = peor tantos + noun + como + noun There as many boys as girls = Hay tantos chicos como chicas tanto + como + noun I like soccer as much as baseball= Me gusta futbol tanto como beisbol