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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

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Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two

objects.
They are used in sentences where two nouns are compared, in this
pattern:

NOUN (Subject) + VERB + COMPERATIVE ADJECTIVE + THAN + NOUN (Second subject)

My dog runs faster than Laura’s dog.

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You could also use AS to make comparisons with adjectives

NOUN (Subject) + VERB + AS+ ADJECTIVE+ AS+ NOUN (Second subject)

My dog runs AS fast AS Laura’s dog.

In this case it means the same. My dog and Laura’s are equally fast.
NOUN (Subject) + VERB (NOT) + AS+ ADJECTIVE+ AS+ NOUN (Second subject)

My dog doesn’t run AS fast AS Laura’s dog.

In this case it means that my dog runs slower than Laura’s dog.
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USE MORE TO COMPARE NOUNS

NOUN (Subject) + VERB + MORE+ NOUN+ THAN+ NOUN (Second subject)

The Empire State gets more visitors than

Rockefeller center.

Rockefeller Center has more observation space than

The Empire State.
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Eiffel Tower CN Tower

Golden Gate Bridge Harbor Bridge

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Tatacoa Desert.

Johnny Cay Island.

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Guatavita Lake

Atlantic Ocean
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Amazon River

Andean Rainforest
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Cocora valley

Tequendama Falls
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Superlative adjectives are used to make comparisons

They are used in sentences, in this pattern:

NOUN (Subject) + VERB + THE SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE + Group reference.

Villa de Leyva is the prettiest town in Colombia

You can use superlatives to make comparisons with nouns

They are used in sentences, in this pattern:

Villa de Leyva has the most tourist in Boyacá

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Spelling Review

If there is one vowel followed by a consonant at the end of the

word, you often double the consonant

 Thin------------- THE Thinnest

 Wet------------- THE Wettest
 Big------------ THE Biggest

 Thin------------- Thinner If the word end in Y usually the Y changes to I.

 Wet-------------Wetter  Heavy------------- Heavier
 Big------------ Bigger  Happy-------------Happier
 Ugly------------ Uglier

 Heavy------------- THE Heaviest

 Happy------------- THE Happiest
 Ugly------------ THE Ugliest
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