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Important Grammar Points. Comparative Degree Superlative Degree. Comparative Degree. . Equality: As ADJ As Eg: Louise is as tall as her young brother. Peter is as intelligent as Lucas. Neg. Equality: So ADJ As Eg: C. Grande is not so hot as Corumbá.
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Important Grammar Points Comparative Degree Superlative Degree
Comparative Degree. • Equality: AsADJAs Eg: Louise is as tall as her young brother. Peter is as intelligent as Lucas. • Neg. Equality: SoADJAs Eg: C. Grande is not so hot as Corumbá.
Comparative Superiority • Adjetivos curtos=>Adj + er + than • Eg: C.Grande is nicer than Cuiabá. (nice) • Adjetivos curtos terminados em C.V.C • Eg: Peter is fatter than his brother Paul. (fat) • Adjetivos curtos terminados em Consoante + Y • Eg: Elephant is heavier than giraffe. (heavy)
Adjetivos Longos more + Adj + than (O adjetivo não sofre alteração) Eg: That guy is more handsome than the other. (handsome) Comparative of Inferiority=>less + adj + than Eg: Liza is less intelligent than Peter
Special Cases • Good (Bom): Better than (Melhor que) Eg: That car is better than mine • Bad (Mau): Worse than (pior que) Eg: Domingão do Faustão is worse than Gugu.
Parallel Increase • The + comparative... The + comparative (para indicar que uma coisa depende da outra) Eg: The older the wine, the better the taste. The more expensive the car, the saver it is.
Gradual Increase • Comparative and Comparative (Usado para indicar que algo está mudando continuamente) Eg: Lucas is taller and taller. Travelling abroad is becoming more and more expensive. The weather in C. G is hotter and hotter.
Practice (tall) (old) (Happy) (thin)
(delicious) (expensive) (fast)
SUPERLATIVE DEGREE • Superlative of Superiority • Adjetivos Curtos => The + Adj + est Eg: Carol is the nicest girl in her class. (nice) • Adjetivos terminados em C.V.C Eg: Curitiba is the biggestcity that I know. (big) • Adjetivos terminados em consoante + Y Eg: Monkey is the funniestanimal in the zoo. (funny)
Adjetivos Longos • The most + Adj Eg: Those boys are the most intelligent in their school. (Intelligent) • Superlative of Inferiority =>The least +Adj Eg: This house is the least comfortable that I have lived in all my life. (Comfortable) Liza is the least fat girl in her family. (fat)
Special Cases • Good: The Best Eg: That boy is the best student in my class • Bad: The worst Eg: This is the worst horse in the farm.