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Comparatives

Comparatives. Equalities. Equality. When things being compared have equal characteristics , the comparison of equality is used. The book is as good as the movie. The boy is as tall as the girl. Adjectives or Adverbs. To form the comparisons of equality using

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Comparatives

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  1. Comparatives Equalities

  2. Equality When things being compared have equal characteristics, the comparison of equality is used. The book is as good as the movie. The boy is as tall as the girl.

  3. Adjectives or Adverbs To form the comparisons of equality using adjectives or adverbs, use the following formula: tan + adjective (adverb) + como El libroestan buenocomo la película................ The book is as good as the movie. El chicoestan alto como la chica ..................... The boy is as tall as the girl.

  4. Nouns To form comparisons of equality with nouns, use the following formula: tanto(-a,-os,-as) + noun + como Juan tiene tanto dinero como María ….......... as muchmoney as Él tiene tanta paciencia como ella ........... as muchpatience as Tienetantoslibroscomoella................... as many books as Tienetantasplumascomoella................... as many pens as

  5. More on Nouns Choose the form of tanto to agree with the noun it modifies. tantodinero tantapaciencia tantoslibros tantasplumas

  6. Actions---No Adjective When actions (not things) are being compared, and there is no adjective, use the following formula: verb + tanto + como Sus estudiantes aprenden tanto como misestudiantes. learn as much as Rosario cocina tanto como Josefina. cooks as much as Las naranjas cuestan tanto como lasmanzanas. cost as much as

  7. Actions---With Adjective When actions (not things) are being compared, and there is an adjective, use the following formula: verb + tan + adjective (masculine form) + como Aquí se trabaja tan duro como ahí. workas hardas El niño juega tan poco como la niña. playsas littleas Ellos duermen tan poco como ella. sleepas little as

  8. Practica Combine the two sentences into one. Model: Yotengounapluma. Tútienesunapluma. Yo tengo tantas plumas como tú.

  9. Juan tiene dos padres. Maríatiene dos padres. María tiene _____ padres como Juan. María tiene _______________Juan. tantos padres como

  10. Ricardo esviejo. Rita esviejatambién. Rita es tan vieja _____ Ricardo. Rita es ______________Ricardo. tan vieja como

  11. El hombre lee tres libros. La mujer lee tres libros. La mujer lee _____ libros como el hombre. El perrito es travieso. La gatita es traviesa también. La gatita es _____ traviesa como el perrito. tantos tan

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