Comparisons of regular adjectives “Abriendo Paso – Gramática” pg. 94

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1 Comparisons of regular adjectives “Abriendo Paso – Gramática” pg. 94
Comparaciones Comparisons of regular adjectives “Abriendo Paso – Gramática” pg. 94

2 Uses: The comparative is used to compare or contrast people, things, activities, or ideas to one another. Look carefully at the following examples Comparison of equality: Juan es tan alto como Felipe Juan is as tall as Felipe José habla tan rápido como Teresa José speaks as fast as Teresa Elena tiene tantos amigos como Justo y Pablo Helena has as many friends as Justo y Pablo Comparison of inequality: La casa de Cristóbal es más grande que la mía. Cristóbal’s house is bigger than mine. Mi computadora funciona más despacio que la tuya My computer works slower than yours Tú tienes menos discos compactos que yo You have fewer compact disks than I

3 1. Comparison de equality are expressed with:
tan + adjective (adverb) + como -Ella es tan lista como su hermana -No escribe tan bien como su hermana tanto (-a, -os, -as) + noun + como -Ella tiene tantas cualidades como su hermana -She is as clever as her sister -She does not write as well as her sister -She has as many qualities as her sister

4 2. Comparison de inequality are expressed with:
más(menos) + adjective(noun,adverb) + que - Ellos son más fuertes que tú - Ellos tienen más fuerza que tú - Ellas corren más rápido que tú -They are stronger than you -They have more strength than you -They run faster than you

5 -Han trabajado más de ocho horas
To express than before numerals in affirmative sentences, de is used: -Han trabajado más de ocho horas -They have worked more than eight hours. If the sentence is negative, que is used: - No han trabajado más que diez horas - They have not worked more than ten hours

6 · When the antecedent is an adjective or an adverb, than
· When English uses an indefinite word (anyone, anything) after que, Spanish uses a negative word (nadie, nada). - Tiene más fuerza que nadie - He has more strength than anyone · When the antecedent is an adjective or an adverb, than is expressed by de lo que - Esa tarea fue más fácil de lo que habíamos pensado - That homework was easier than we had thought - Valía mucho más de lo que queríamos gastar - It was worth more than we wanted to spend