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Comparison of Inequality

What is a comparison of inequality in English?

• It’s when you compare two unequal things.

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Comparative Adjectives

English

BiggerFasterUglierEasier

PrettierBusier

HappierShorter

Spanish

Más grande Más rápido

Más feoMás fácil

Más bonitoMás ocupadoMás alegreMás bajo

Comparative Adjectives

English

Less BigLess FastLess UglyLess Easy

Less PrettyLess Busy

Less HappyLess Short

Spanish

Menos grande Menos rápido

Menos feoMenos fácil

Menos bonitoMenos ocupadoMenos alegreMenos bajo

The elephant is bigger than the fish.

Elefante Pez

El elefante es más grande que el pez.

The fish is less big than the elephant.

Elefante Pez

El pez es menos grande que el elefante.

The cat is calmer than the dog.

gato

perro

El gato es más tranquilo que el perro.

The dog is less calm than the cat.

gato

perro

El perro es menos tranquilo que el gato.

Comparison of Inequality in Spanish

When you want to express more (er)…than in Spanish you use the expression más...que.

Lance is taller than Felipe.

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Lance es más alto que Felipe.

Comparison of Inequality in Spanish

When you want to express more (er)…than in Spanish you use the expression más...que.

Ana is taller than Susana.

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Ana es más alta que Susana.

altaRemember that there needs to be agreement when using adjectives.

Comparison of Inequality in Spanish

When you want to express less … than in Spanish you use the expression menos...que.

Cats are less friendly than dogs.

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Los gatos son menos amistosos que los perros.

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Fred is taller than Felipe.

Fred es ______ alto ________Felipe. más que

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Susana and Ana are taller than Kevin.

Susana y Ana son ______ altas ________Kevin. más que

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My cousin is less intelligent than my brother.

Mi primo es _____ inteligente ___ mi hermano. menos que

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Jessica Alba is prettier than Britney Spears.

Jessica Alba es _____ bonita ___ Britney Spears. más que

Comparison of Inequality in Spanish

Both constructions, más…que and menos…que can be used with nouns.

There are more cats than dogs.

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Hay más gatos que perros.

Comparison of Inequality in Spanish

Both constructions, más…que and menos…que can be used with nouns.

There are fewer pencils than pens.

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Hay menos lápices que plumas.

Comparison of Inequality in Spanish

Both constructions, más…que and menos…que can be used with infinitives that function as nouns.

I like to swim more than to study.

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Me gusta nadar más que estudiar.

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There are more boys than girls.

Hay ______ chicos ________chicas. más que

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There are fewer teachers than students.

Hay ______ profesores _______estudiantes. menos que

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There are fewer schools than jails.

Hay ______ escuelas _______ cárceles. menos que

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We want to swim more than to eat.

Queremos nadar ______ _____ comer.más que

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Translate from English to Spanish.

Fred is taller than Ana.

Fred es más alto que Ana.

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•There are fewer books

than students.

•Hay menos libros que estudiantes.

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•Baseball is more fun than soccer.

•El béisbol es más divertido

•que el fútbol.

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•Televisión es more interesting than school.

•La televisión es más interesante

que la escuela.

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•Felipe is sadder than Miguel.

•Felipe está más triste que Miguel.

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•María is less tired than Edweena.

•María está menos cansada

que Elena.

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•She likes swimming less than running.

•Le gusta nadar menos que correr.

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•There are fewer cats than dogs.

•Hay menos gatos que perros.

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