Making Comparisons in Spanish Sp. 3 (H) c.4

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Making Comparisons in Spanish Sp. 3 (H) c.4. Comparisons of Equality. 1. Tan + adjective/adverb + como El libro es tan grande como el otro. 2. Tanto/a/os/as + noun + como Tengo tanto dinero como Bill Gates. (tanto como means as much as and does not show agreement) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Making Comparisons

in SpanishSp. 3 (H) c.4

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Comparisons of Equality 1. Tan + adjective/adverb + como

El libro es tan grande como el otro.

2. Tanto/a/os/as + noun + comoTengo tanto dinero como Bill Gates.(tanto como means as much as and does not show agreement)Nadie habla tanto como ella. Nobody talks as much as she does.

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Intensifiers 1. Tan + adjective

Ella es tan cariñosa.

2. Adjective + ísimo/a/os/asElla es bellísima.

If ísimo is added to a word ending :In a vowel – drop the last vowel

In a Z – change to a CIn a CO – change to a QUIn a GO – change to a GU

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Comparisons of Inequality 1. más + adjective/adverb/noun + que

El libro es más grande que el otro.

2. menos + adj./adv./noun + queSoy menos alto que Tom Seleck.The word DE is used instead of que in front of numbers.

ie…Hay más de dos kilometros aquí.In Spanish comparisons negatives are used after the

que as opposed to affirmatives that are used in English.

Necesitamos justicia ahora más que nunca.

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Superlatives of Inequality Used in comparing three or more things:

Adjective Comparative Superlative

alto más alto que el más alto de bueno mejor que el mejor de

The word DE is used after superlatives as compared to the QUE after comparatives.

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Comparisons of Inequality Irregulars

Adjectives Comparatives bueno mejor malo peor viejo mayor joven menor

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Superlatives of Inequality The definite article is not used with

superlative adverbs.Paco nos escribe más a menudo

Paco writes us most often.

The neuter LO precedes a superlative adverb followed by a phrase expressing possibility.

lo + más / menos + adverb + posible / que poderTe llamaré lo más pronto posible.I will call you as soon as possible.

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