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Can you help me???

maitechu121

Can you help me???

Hello

Now I �m teaching about comparatives, superlatives and equalitives but i have some problems such as:

Is that classification correct??

COMPARATIVES

* SUPERIORITY (-EST)
* EQUALITY (AS ----AS)
* INFERIORITY (LESS ---- THAN)

where should I classify the (- ER) such as my house is bigger than your house.

Is the title correct comparatives or (bigger) is a comparative, in that reason which is the title??

Ohh such a mess.

Sorry and thanks in advance

23 Mar 2011

hola... you are making a little confusion with the comparatives and the superlative.
the comparatives are:
inferiority - not as (adj) as / less (adj) as
equality - as (adj) as
superiority: you must pay attention if it is a long adjective or short and the termination for the short is "er" and not "est"

then there is the superlative and here there are long and short adjectives again and the termination is "est".
there are many worksheets with very good explanations about the comparatives and the superlative... download them...

hope this was a good small help
macati

23 Mar 2011

maryse pey�

COMPARATIVES

superiority : short adjectives and adjectives ending in -y :

ADJECTIVE-ER THAN : Brian is shortER than Mick

other adjectives

MORE ADJECTIVE THAN : an armchair is MORE comfortable than a chair

equality is ok for both cases

inferiority is ok for both cases

SUPERLATIVES

superiority : short adjectives and adjectives ending in -y :

(the) ADJECTIVE-EST : this girl is the prettiEST I �ve ever seen !

other adjectives

(the) MOST ADJECTIVE THAN : this book is the MOST boring one I �ve ever read

inferiority :

(the) LEAST ADJECTIVE (for both cases) : this place is the LEAST attractive I �ve ever visited

IRREGULAR

GOOD, WELL --------------------- BETTER THAN ------------------------- (the) BEST

BAD -------------------------------- WORSE THAN ------------------------- (the) WORST

FAR -------------------------------- FARTHER / FURTHER ----------------- (the) FARTHEST / FURTHEST.

hope that will help

23 Mar 2011

maitechu121

Thanks you very much. Now it is clear. thanks

24 Mar 2011