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TECNOLOGÍAS DE LA INFORMACIÓN Y COMUNICACIÓN III

CARRERA PROFESIONAL: IDIOMASSEMESTRE ACADÉMICO: Tercero

AUTOR (A): Bianca Silva Ramos

Hacemos la formacomparativa ysuperlativa de unadjetivo monosílaboañadiendo –er parala formacomparativa y –estpara la formasuperlativa.

One-syllable adj.

Comparative form

Superlative form

Tall Taller than The tallest

Old Older than The oldest

Long Longer than The longest

Ejemplo:Comparative form:

Mishell is taller than Sara.Superlative form:

Who is the tallest girl in the class?

One-syllable adj. With final –e

Comparative form

Superlative form

Large Larger than The largest

Wise Wiser than The wisest

Si un adjetivomonosílabo terminaen –e, solo se leañade –r para laforma comparativay –st para la formasuperlativa.

Ejemplo:Comparative form:

The Amazon River is larger than the Tigris River.Superlative form:

The Amazon River is the largest in the world.

Si un adjetivomonosílabo terminaen una solaconsonante con unavocal antes,debemos doblar laconsonante y añadir–er para la formacomparativa y –estpara la formasuperlativa.

One-SyllableAdj. Endingwith a SingleConsonant witha Single Vowelbefore It

Comparativeform

Superlativeform

Big Bigger than The biggest

Thin Thinner than The thinnest

Fat Fatter than The fattest

Ejemplo:Comparative form:

Leonor is thinner than Maribel.Superlative form:

Who is the thinnest girl in the class?

Two-syllable adj.

Comparative form

Superlative form

Peaceful more peaceful than

The mostpeaceful

pleasant More pleasantthan

The most pleasant

Careful More carefulthan

The most careful

thoughtful More thoughtfulthan

The most thoughtful

Con la mayoría de adjetivos bisílabos debemos formar la forma comparativa con more y la forma superlativa con most.

Ejemplo:Comparative form:

Bob Marley was more peacefulthan Mick Jagger.Superlative form:

Mahatma Gandhi was the most peaceful person in the last century.

Si el adjetivobisílabo termina en–y, debemoscambiar el y por i yañadir –er para laforma comparativay –est para laforma superlativa.

Two-SyllableAdjectiveEnding with-y

Comparative form

Superlative form

Happy Happier than The happiest

Angry Angrier than The angriest

Busy Busier than The busiest

Ejemplo:Comparative form:

Sarita is happier than Mishell.Superlative form:

My cousin is the happiest person in my family.

Para adjetivos detres a mássílabas, debemosformar loscomparativos conmore y lossuperlativos conmost.

Adjective withThree or MoreSyllables

Comparative form

Superlative form

Generous More generous than

The most generous

Important More importantthan

The most important

Intelligent Moreintelligent than

The most intelligent

Ejemplo:Comparative form:

My father is more generous than my uncle.Superlative form:

Balotelli is the most generous soccer player in Italy.

Existen algunasexcepciones,que son losadjetivosirregulares, loscuales cambiantoda suescritura.

Irregular Adjective

Comparativeform

Superlative form

Good Better than The best

Bad Worse than The worst

Far farther than The farthest

Little Less than The least

many More than The most

Ejemplo:Comparative form:

Skin Expert is better than a simple make up.Superlative form:

Tyra Banks is for me the best model in the US.

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