Compare and Contrast Its like this and like that, yeah!

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1 Compare and Contrast Its like this and like that, yeah!

2 Los comparativos You have learned más and menos in certain expressions. You have learned más and menos in certain expressions. Me gusta el tenis pero me gusta más el fútbol. Me gusta el tenis pero me gusta más el fútbol. ¿Te gustan las manzanas? Sí, más o menos. ¿Te gustan las manzanas? Sí, más o menos.

3 Formula 1 We also use más / menos + adjective + que to make comparisons We also use más / menos + adjective + que to make comparisons Las manzanas son más deliciosas que el asparago. Las manzanas son más deliciosas que el asparago. Yo soy menos bonita que mi hermana. Yo soy menos bonita que mi hermana.

4 Remember! The adjectives agree with the nouns to which they refer. The adjectives agree with the nouns to which they refer. The adjectives bueno, malo, viejo and joven have irregular forms and we do not use que with them The adjectives bueno, malo, viejo and joven have irregular forms and we do not use que with them

5 Irregularities Bueno, good, mejor, better Bueno, good, mejor, better Malo, bad, peor, worse Malo, bad, peor, worse Viejo, old, mayor, older Viejo, old, mayor, older Joven, young, menor, younger Joven, young, menor, younger * To make these plural just ad es *

6 Los superlativos To say someone is the most of a group, we use the definite article + noun + más + adjective To say someone is the most of a group, we use the definite article + noun + más + adjective To say something is the best or the worst, we use el/la mejor and el/la peor, these come before the noun To say something is the best or the worst, we use el/la mejor and el/la peor, these come before the noun

7 Examples Los elefantes son los animales más grandes en el zoológico. Los elefantes son los animales más grandes en el zoológico. Yo soy la mejor profesora. Yo soy la mejor profesora. Robin Williams es el mejor actor del año. Robin Williams es el mejor actor del año. Ella es la menos deportista de la clase. Ella es la menos deportista de la clase.

8 Remember the formula Remember to say something is the most or least we use a simple formula… Remember to say something is the most or least we use a simple formula… El/la/los/las + noun + más/menos + adjective El/la/los/las + noun + más/menos + adjective

9 Comparisons of Equality To compare things that are the same, we use To compare things that are the same, we use Tan + adj.+ como Tan + adj.+ como In English we use as…as In English we use as…as Elena es tan alta como su madre Elena es tan alta como su madre Elena is as tall as her mum. Elena is as tall as her mum.

10 More, more, more! You know that we use Tan + adj.+ como to make equal comparisons of people or things. To make the same kind of comparison with nouns, we use tanto(a) + noun + como You know that we use Tan + adj.+ como to make equal comparisons of people or things. To make the same kind of comparison with nouns, we use tanto(a) + noun + como Since tanto is an adjective, it agrees in number and gender wtih the noun. Since tanto is an adjective, it agrees in number and gender wtih the noun.

11 Examples Rosa es tan elegante como su prima. Rosa es tan elegante como su prima. Rosa is as elegant as her cousin. Rosa is as elegant as her cousin. Tiene tanto dinero como su prima. Tiene tanto dinero como su prima. She has as much money as her cousin. She has as much money as her cousin. Compra tantas blusas como faldas. Compra tantas blusas como faldas. She buys as many bouses as skirts. She buys as many bouses as skirts.

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