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Degrees of Adjectives

Degrees of Adjectives. Divided into 2 degrees: COMPARATIVE : equality inferiority superiority SUPERLATIVE : inferiority superiority . COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY. AS adjective AS tão quanto Ele é tão alto quanto ela. HE IS AS TALL AS SHE.(is)

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Degrees of Adjectives

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  1. Degrees of Adjectives • Divided into 2 degrees: COMPARATIVE: equality inferiority superiority SUPERLATIVE: inferiority superiority

  2. COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY • AS adjective AS tãoquanto Ele é tão alto quanto ela. HE IS AS TALL AS SHE.(is) HER. Ele não é tão bom quanto nós. HE ISN’TASGOODASWE/US. SOGOODASWE/US.

  3. COMPARATIVE OF INFERIORITY • LESSadjective THAN menos do que Este carro é menos caro do que aquele. THIS CAR IS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THAT ONE. Você é menos baixo do que ele. YOU ARE LESS SHORT THAN HE/ HIM.

  4. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY • For all adjectives with onesyllable • For adjectives with two syllables which end inOW, ER, LE, Y (adjective + ER) THAN mais do que John é mais rico do que Paul. JOHN IS RICHERTHAN PAUL.

  5. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY Hoje está mais quentedo que ontem. TODAY IS HOTTERTHAN YESTERDAY. Susan era mais bonita do que Betty. SUSAN WAS PRETTIERTHAN BETTY. Hoje o céu está mais cinzento do que ontem. TODAY THE SKY IS GREYER THAN YESTERDAY.

  6. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY • COLD→ COLDER • BIG → BIGGER • LARGE → LARGER • NARROW → NARROWER • SHALLOW → SHALLOWER • CLEVER → CLEVERER • GENTLE → GENTLER • CHARMING→ CHARMINGER??

  7. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY • WATCH OUT LITTLELESSFEWFEWER Ele gasta menos dinheiro do que você. He spends LESS money THAN you. Eles lêem menos livros do que nós. They read FEWER books THAN we.

  8. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY • For adjectives with two syllables (NOT ENDING IN OW, ER, LE, Y) • For adjectives with more than two syllables MOREadjective THAN maisdo que

  9. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY O livro é mais interessante do que o filme. THE BOOK IS MORE INTERESTING THAN THE FILM. Seu irmão é mais bonito do que John. YOUR BROTHER IS MORE HANDSOME THAN JOHN.

  10. COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY SPECIAL CASES ADJECTIVESComparative of superiority GOOD →BETTER THAN BAD →WORSE THAN FAR →FARTHER THAN FURTHER THAN

  11. EXERCISES • Put into English: • Meu livro é tão novo quanto o seu. (new) • My book is as new as yours. 2. Patty não é tão jovem quanto você. (young) • Patty isn’t so young as you. 3. Essa mala está menos pesada do que aquela. (heavy) • This bag is less heavy than that one.

  12. EXERCISES 4.Você é mais esperto do que eles. (smart) • You are smarter than they. 5. Esta rua é mais larga do que aquela. (wide) • This street is larger than that one. 6. O livro é mais chato do que o filme. (boring) • The book is more boring than the movie. 7. Esta lição é melhor do que aquela. (good) • This lesson is better that that one.

  13. SUPERLATIVE OF INFERIORITY • The leastadjective O,A(s) menos Este carro é o menos caro da agência. THIS CAR IS THE LEAST EXPENSIVEOF THE AGENCY. Você é o menos baixo na sala de aula. YOU ARE THELEAST SHORT IN THE CLASSROOM.

  14. SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY • For all adjectives with onesyllable • For adjectives with two syllables which end inOW, ER, LE, Y THE (adjective + EST) O,A,(s)mais John é o cara mais rico da cidade. JOHN IS THE RICHEST GUY OF THE CITY.

  15. SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY Ontem foi o dia mais quente da semana. YESTERDAY WAS THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE WEEK. Este é o exercício mais fácil do livro. THIS IS THE EASIEST EXERCISE OF THE BOOK. Você é o mais esperto na sua turma? ARE YOU THE SMARTESTIN YOUR GROUP?

  16. SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY • COLD→ COLDEST • BIG → BIGGEST • LARGE → LARGEST • NARROW → NARROWEST • SHALLOW → SHALLOWEST • CLEVER → CLEVEREST • GENTLE → GENTLEST • PRETTY→ PRETTIEST

  17. SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY • For adjectives with two syllables (NOT ENDING IN OW, ER, LE, Y) • For adjectives with more than two syllables THEMOSTadjective O,A,(s)mais

  18. SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY Michel é o mais hábil na computação de dados. MICHEL IS THE MOST SKILLFUL AT DATA COMPUTING. Ele é o motorista mais descuidado que eu conheço. HE ISTHE MOSTCARELESSDRIVER THAT I’VE EVER KNOWN.

  19. SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY SPECIAL CASES ADJECTIVESSuperlative of superiority GOOD →THE BEST BAD →THE WORST FAR →THEFARTHEST THEFURTHEST

  20. Degrees of Adjectives • GRADUAL INCREASE It’s formed by repeating twice the adjective in the comparative of superiority cada vezmais frio = Colder and colder cada vezmais famoso= More and more famous

  21. GRADUAL INCREASE Eles estão ficandocada vez mais gordos. They are getting fatter and fatter. Isto está se tornandocada vez mais interessante. This is becoming more and more interesting.

  22. Degrees of Adjectives • PARALLEL INCREASE It’s formed by using the article THE and the adjectives in the comparative of superiority Quantomais pesado, mais caro The heavier, the more expensive

  23. PARALLEL INCREASE Ele disse que quanto mais cedo, melhor. He said thatthe earlier, the better. Quanto mais leve, mais rápido. The lighter, the faster. Quanto mais famoso, mais difícil de ver. The more famous, the more difficult it’s to see.

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