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COMPARATIVOS
Y SUPERLATIVOS - Parte II |
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COMPARATIVOS Y SUPERLATIVOS |
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¿Recuerdas las cinco reglas
para formar el comparativo y superlativo de los adjetivos en inglés? Vamos
a revisarlas aquí: |
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cold >> colder >> coldest |
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REGLA 2 |
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hot >> hotter >> hottest |
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REGLA 3 |
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noisy >> noisier >> noisiest |
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REGLA 4 |
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beautiful >> more beautiful >> most beautiful |
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REGLA 5 |
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good
>>
better
>>
best |
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EXPRESANDO SIMILITUD |
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Puedes usar la estructura as ... as ... (tan ... como ...) para expresar similitud: |
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In this southern island
it is as hot as the
tropics. |
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Asimismo puedes colocar nearly (casi), almost (casi) or just (exactamente) delante de la estructura as ... as ...: |
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London is
nearly as expensive as
Tokyo. |
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EXPRESANDO DIFERENCIA |
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Cuando comparas puedes expresar diferencia de tres formas: |
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A) not as/so ... as |
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Life in the countryside
is not as fast as it is in
Tokyo. |
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También puedes agregar nearly a la estructura not as/so ... as: |
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Kyoto isn't
nearly as busy as Tokyo. |
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B) as ... as ... con twice, three times, half, a third, etc. |
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Japan's car exports are
twice as high as Britain's.
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C) -er than ... o more/less ... than ... |
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The mountains are
generally fresher than the
cities. |
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También puedes anteponer much, far, a lot, lots, a little o a bit a la forma comparativa del adjetivo: |
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The south of the country
is a lot warmer than the
north. |
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