DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES DEGREES OF COMPARISON

DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

DEGREES OF COMPARISON COMPARATIVE DEGREE (Grau Comparativo) Compara UM elemento com OUTRO. Nessa comparação poderá haver IGUALDADE, DESIGUALDADE, SUPERIORIDADE e INFERIORIDADE.

DEGREES OF COMPARISON COMPARATIVE DEGREE EQUALITY Frases e AS ADJ AS Mary is as slim / intelligent as Peter. UNEQUALITY Frases NOT (SO) AS ADJ AS Dogs aren’t so / as calm / patient as cats.

DEGREES OF COMPARISON COMPARATIVE DEGREE SUPERIORITY > Short adjectives: ADJ ER THAN She is taller than he. Long adjectives: MORE ADJ THAN She is more intelligent than he.

DEGREES OF COMPARISON COMPARATIVE DEGREE INFERIORITY < Short adjectives: LESS ADJ THAN Long She is less thin / beautiful than he.

DEGREES OF COMPARISON SUPERLATIVE DEGREE (Grau Superlativo) Compara UM elemento com OUTROS. Nessa comparação só poderá haver SUPERIORIDADE e INFERIORIDADE.

DEGREES OF COMPARISON SUPERLATIVE DEGREE SUPERIORITY > Short adjectives: THE ADJ EST She is the tallest girl in the class. Long adjectives: THE MOST ADJ She is the most intelligent of our family.

DEGREES OF COMPARISON SUPERLATIVE DEGREE INFERIORITY < Short adjectives: THE LEAST ADJ Long She is the least thin / beautiful of all.

DEGREES OF COMPARISON IMPORTANT: Adjetivos curtos (short adjectives): 1 ou 2 sílabas terminadas em Y (pretty), OW (narrow), ER (clever), e LE (simple).

DEGREES OF COMPARISON IMPORTANT: C Y Pretty CVC Big Hot IER / IEST prettier / prettiest C (final) ER / EST bigger / biggest hotter / hottest

DEGREES OF COMPARISON COMPARAÇÕES IRREGULARES: � ADJETIVO COMPARATIVO SUPERLATIVO GOOD (bom) BAD (mau) MANY (muitos, as) MUCH (muito, a) LITTLE (pouco) FAR (longe) LATE (atrasado, tarde) BETTER THAN WORSE THAN MORE THAN LESS THAN FARTHER / FURTHER THAN LATER THAN THE BEST THE WORST THE MOST THE LEAST THE FARTHEST / FURTHEST THE LATEST / LAST

DEGREES OF COMPARISON CONSTRUÇÕES ESPECIAIS: AUMENTO GRADUAL: TALL = ALTA taller = mais alta taller and taller = cada vez mais alta She is getting / becoming taller and taller. (= Ela está ficando cada vez mais alta) BEAUTIFUL= BONITA more beautiful = mais bonita more and more beautiful= cada vez mais bonita She is getting / becoming more and more beautiful. (= Ela está ficando cada vez mais bonita)

DEGREES OF COMPARISON CONSTRUÇÕES ESPECIAIS: AUMENTO PARALELO: . . . the taller, the better! (= quanto mais alto, melhor). . . the colder, the worse! (= quanto mais frio, pior). . . the hotter, the better! (= quanto mais quente, melhor). . . the deeper, the more dangerous! (= quanto mais fundo, mais perigoso). . . the more difficult, the more fascinating! (= quanto mais difícil, mais fascinante)

DEGREES OF COMPARISON AND NOW. . . LET’S PRACTICE THE DEGREES OF COMPARISON WITH SOME EXERCISES. . . BYE. . . TEACHER NARA