MULTIVERSIDAD LATINOAMERICANA CAMPUS SAN LUIS POTOS LENGUA ADICIONAL

MULTIVERSIDAD LATINOAMERICANA CAMPUS SAN LUIS POTOSÍ LENGUA ADICIONAL AL ESPAÑOL II TEACHER ARACELY ARTEAGA P.

COMPARATIVE FORM OF ADJECTIVES USE OF COMPARATIVES.

GRAMMAR PRESENTATION IN ENGLISH, WE OFTEN COMPARE THINGS. WHEN WE GO SHOPPING, FOR EXAMPLE WE OFTEN COMPARE: 1. - PRODUCTSTHAT SWEATER IS BETTER THAN THIS ONE. 2. - PRICESYES, BUT THAT ONE IS CHEAPER.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT WE LIKE OR PREFER AND GIVE OUR OPINIOS, WE OFTEN COMPARE: Ø THINGS- THEIR CAR IS NEWER THAN OURS. Ø PEOPLE- SHE´S MORE INTELLIGENT THAN HER SISTER. Ø PLACES- NEW YORK IS OLDER THAN SAN FRANCISCO. Ø SIZES- THAT HOUSE IS BIGGER THAN MINE. Ø EXPERIENCES- THIS BOOK IS MORE INTERESTING THAN ONE I READ LAST MONTH. THE

RULES v ADJECTIVES WITH 1 OR 2 SYLLABLES WE MUST ADD -ER TO THE ADJECTIVE. TALL – TALLER SMALL – SMALLER v BUT WHEN THE ADJECTIVE ENDS IN -Y PRETTY – PRETTIER WE HAVE TO CHANGE “–Y” INSTEAD OF “ I ” AND – ER. v WHEN THE ADJECTIVES ARE ONLY ONE SYLLABLE AND HAS A VOWEL PREVIOUS OF A CONSONANT WE MUST REPEAT THE CONSONANT. BIG – BIGGER FAT – FATTER

v ADJECTIVES WITH 3 OR MORE SYLLABLES WE MUST WRITE MORE BEFORE THE ADJECTIVE. BEAUTIFUL – MORE BEAUTIFUL EXPENSIVE – MORE EXPENSIVE WONDERFUL – MORE WONDERFUL IT´S IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT AFTER THE ADJECTIVE IN A SENTENCE WE MUST WRITE “THAT”.