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El segundo término de la comparación puede omitirse si se entiende a partir del contexto. (ver el último ejemplo).
EJEMPLOS
My house is larger than hers.
This box is smaller than the one I lost.
Your dog runs faster than Jim's dog.
The rock flew higher than the roof.
Jim and Jack are both my friends, but I like Jack better. ("than Jim" se sobreentiende)
El grupo con el que se efectúa la comparación puede omitirse si se entiende a partir del contexto (ver el último
ejemplo).
EJEMPLOS
My house is the largest one in our neighborhood.
This is the smallest box I've ever seen.
Your dog ran the fastest of any dog in the race.
We all threw our rocks at the same time. My rock flew the highest. ("of all the rocks" está sobreentendido)
EJEMPLOS:
Today is the worst day I've had in a long time.
You play tennis better than I do.
This is the least expensive sweater in the store.
This sweater is less expensive than that one.
I ran pretty far yesterday, but I ran even farther today.
Comparatives and Superlatives
1. We use comparatives to compare two things or two people. (e.g She is taller than her husband.)
2. Superlatives are used, however, to compare to show the difference between more than two
things or more than two people. (e.g Paris is the biggest city in France)
3. To form comparatives and superlatives you need to know the number of syllables in the
adjective. Syllables are like "sound beats".
For instance:
2. One syllable adjective ending in one vowel and one consonant — big
3. One syllable adjective ending in more than one consonant or more than a vowel — high, cheap
Examples:
The Nile River is longer and more famous than the Thames.
Egypt is much hotter than Sweden.
Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
This is one of the most exciting films I have ever seen.
Peter (6 years old) Charley (5 months old)
Comparatives Superlatives
Comparatives are used to compare Superlatives are used to compare more than two things or
two things or two people: two people. Superlative sentences usually use 'the':
Alan is taller than John. Alan is the most intelligent.
Similarities
Examples:
6. Rain in the wet season is (heavy) than during the rest of the
year.
1. She was a very intelligent student. She was girl in her class.
2. It´s a very old castle. Experts argued it is in Britain.
3. I´m going to sleep on the sofa. The floor is (uncomfortable)
than it.
4. This new job is (important) for me than the last I had.
5. Living in the countryside is (healthy) than leaving in town.
6. These instructions were (difficult) ones I have ever read.