Superlatives Grammar Essential #54. What are superlatives? Superlatives are made when one object/one group is compared to a larger group of many objects.

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1 Superlatives Grammar Essential #54

2 What are superlatives? Superlatives are made when one object/one group is compared to a larger group of many objects or groups. Superlatives are among many things, groups, ideas, or concepts.

3 Superlative formula superlatives that are regular have the same pattern: def. article [el,la,los,las] + más/menos + adjective + de/en más = most menos = least De/en = of / in

4 Superlative The boy is the tallest of the students. This is a superlative of one among many people. It will use the formula def. article [el,la,los,las] + más/menos + adjective + de/en Tallest is not a word in Spanish– for superlative words that end in –est in English are made by saying most and then the adjective in Spanish. Tallest = most tall = más alto

5 Superlative The boy is tallest of the students def. article [el,la,los,las] + más/menos + adjective + de/en El chico es el más alto de los estudiantes. Make sure the adjective and definite article agree in number and gender with the subject.

6 superlatives The cats are the smallest on the farm. def. article [el,la,los,las] + más/menos + adjective + de/en Los gatos son los más pequeños en la finca. Make sure the adjective and the article agree in number and gender.

7 Superlative The boy is tallest of the students def. article [el,la,los,las] + más/menos + adjective + de/en El chico es el más alto de los estudiantes. Make sure the adjective and definite article agree in number and gender with the subject. There is a second way of saying this: use menos El chico es el menos bajo de los estudiantes.

8 superlatives The cats are the smallest on the farm. def. article [el,la,los,las] + más/menos + adjective + de/en Los gatos son los más pequeños en la finca. Make sure the adjective and the article agree in number and gender. There is a second way of saying this: use menos Los gatos son los menos grandes en la finca.

9 superlatives - irregulars There are 4 irregulars: Viejo old Jovenyoung Malbad Buenogood These are the adjectives that you will see in the sentence.

10 superlatives - irregular Viejoold Mayor = oldest The clocks are the oldest of the things. Los relojes son los mayores de las cosas. NOTICE: This sentence does not use más or menos. With irregulars, you do not need to say more or less because it is already in the word = oldest.

11 superlatives - irregular jovenyoung menor = youngest The girl is the youngest of the family. La chica es la menor de la familia. NOTICE: This sentence does not use más or menos. With irregulars, you do not need to say more or less because it is already in the word = youngest.

12 superlatives - irregular malbad peor = worst Winter is the worst of the seasons. La estación del invierno es la peor de las estaciónes. NOTICE: This sentence does not use más or menos. With irregulars, you do not need to say more or less because it is already in the word = worst.

13 superlatives - irregular buenogood mejor = best The Chevrolet drives the best of all the cars. El Chevrolet maneja el mejor de todos los carros. NOTICE: This sentence does not use más or menos. With irregulars, you do not need to say more or less because it is already in the word = best.