COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
Short adjectives ( one or two syllables)
Rich- old- tall- poor – high – hot – cold- fat – big thin – sad – young – large – small- easy – crazy pretty – happy – strong- new – weak – nice – funny – hungry - thirsty – lazy – short- cheap
Long adjectives ( two or more syllables )
Beautiful- important- dangerous – generous – expensive – interesting – comfortable – exciting intelligent – sensitive – agreeable – handsome
Comparative of Equality
Formamos o comparativo de igualdade colocando a palavra as antes e depois do adjetivo, tenha ele poucas ou muitas sílabas. Observe os exemplos.
Affirmative sentences Ex :This house is as old as mine. / A Tiger is as dangerousas a Lion.
Negative sentences Ex:Jonh is not so fat as you. / Jonh is not as fat as you.
Comparative of superiority
Formamos o comparativo de superioridade com adjetivos de uma ou duas sílabasacrescentando er ao final deles, seguido da palavra than ( do que ). Ex: I am richerthan you. / my father is older than my mother. / You are stronger than me.
a) Alguns short adjectives dobram a consoante final ao formar o comparativo de superioridade:
Big- bigger than / hot- hotter than / fat- fatter than / thin – thinner than
b) Os short adjectives terminados por y precedido de consoante mudam o y pori. acrescentando er no final.
Happy- happier than / easy- easier than / pretty- prettier than / funny- funnier than
c) Irregular comparison ( Alguns adjetivos formam o comparative de superioridade de uma forma irregular)
Good- better than bad- worse than
Ex : Your bicycle is better than mine. Today I am worse than yesterday.
Comparative of superiority with long adjectives
Formamos o comparativo de superioridade dos long adjectives antepondo a eles a palavra more e acrescentando, depois deles, a palavra than ( MORE ____________ THAN )
Mary is more beautiful than Jane. / Your house is more comfortable thanmine. I-
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