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2C COMPARATIVI DI MAGGIORANZA, SUPERLATIVO DI MAGGIORANZA, MUCH/MANY >…
2C COMPARATIVI DI MAGGIORANZA
AGGETTIVI
1 TERMINE + VERBO + AGGETTIVO + -ER / MORE + AGGETTIVO + THAN + 2 TERMINE
Eg. Burj Khalifa is taller than Buckingham Palace.
Mattia is more bored than Andy.
Airline tickets are more expensive than train tickets.
Ciccio is more drunk than Christopher.
ECCEZIONI
Quando un aggettivo termina in consonante preceduta da vocale, la consonante raddoppia
Big > bigger
Thin > thinner
My foot is bigger than Elia's.
Andy is thinner than Pietro.
Quando un aggettivo termina in -y ed è preceduto da consonante, la -y diventa -i.
Eg. This room is tidier than yours.
I'm noisier than Linda.
This test was easier than the previous one.
IRREGOLARI
GOOD/WELL > BETTER
BAD/BADLY > WORSE
FAR > FARTHER/FURTHER
Eg. My exam's mark was better than yours.
The restaurant was farther than the pub.
Wednesday was worse than Friday.
Eg. I'm uncertain between these two bracelets. Which is the cheaper?
Quando dobbiamo confrontare 2 oggetti/persone il superlativo è reso con un comparativo, preceduto da
the
SUPERLATIVO DI MAGGIORANZA
SI UTILIZZA QUANDO SI DEVE METTERE A CONFRONTO UNA COSA/PERSONA RISPETTO A UNA TOTALITA'
1 TERMINE + VERBO + THE + AGGETTIVO + -EST + IN/OF/ON/THAT + TOTALITA' (agg. corti)
Pietro is the tallest in the class.
1 TERMINE + VERBO + THE MOST + AGGETTIVO + IN/OF/THAT/ON + TOTALITA'
History is the most interesting subject of all / ever.
IRREGOLARI
GOOD/WELL> THE BEST
BAD > THE WORST
FAR > THE FARTHEST/THE FURTHEST
LESS > THE LEAST
IN > IN RIFERIMENTO A LUOGHI O IN ESPRESSIONI COME IN MY CLASS/IN MY FAMILY/TEAM/GROUP...
Which is the largest island in the world?
Asia is the best player in the team.
OF > IN RIFERIMENTO AL TEMPO O FRA UN CERTO NUMERO DI PERSONE/COSE
These are the coldest days of the year.
This is the funniest of his performances.
THAT > NELLE FRASI RELATIVE
This is the most beautiful film (that) I've ever seen.
MUCH/MANY > MORE/THE MOST
I ate
more pasta
than you did. But Linda ate the most.
The journey will take three hours
at the most
.
Most flour
comes from the milled wheat.
Most of
my relatives live in Argentina./ The majority of...
The storm kept us awake
most of the night
.
COMPARATIVO E SUPERLATIVO DI MINORANZA
LESS (COMPARATIVO)
The air seems less polluted than in the past.
This sofa is less comfortable than the chair.
THE LEAST (SUPERLATIVO)
Which TV programme do you like the least?
L'AGGETTIVO RIMANE SEMPRE INVARIATO