Post on 02-Apr-2015
Making Comparisons
Notes #14
Making Comparisons Notes #14
Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics
Objective: Students will learn the concept of making comparisons with adjectives using more than, less than, as much as, and as…as
Comparative Adjectivesusing more than
English
BiggerFasterUglierEasier
PrettierBusier
HappierShorter
More interestingMore exciting
Spanish
Más grande Más rápido
Más feoMás fácil
Más bonitoMás ocupadoMás alegreMás bajo
Más interesanteMás emocionante
Comparative Adjectivesusing less than
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
Making Comparisons using adjectives
•When using adjectives to compare anything or anyone you insert the adjective in between the comparison phrase, Mas…. que or menos…..que.
el fútbolel fútbol americano
El futbol americano es mas interesante que el futbol.
Mas…que=more than
Put adjective between comparison phrase
el hockey
levantar pesas
Levantar pesas es menos divertido queel hockey.
Menos… que= less than
Lifting weights is less fun than hockey.
Making comparisons with verbs or nouns without adjectives
•When comparing items with verbs or nouns without adjectives you put the phrase together.
nadar
El tenis
Me gusta nadar mas que jugar al tenis.I like to swim more than play tennis.
Mas que=more than
el guanteEl bate
Me gusta usar un guante nuevo menosque un bate nuevo. I like to use a new glove less than a newbat.
Menos que=less than
Use Mas de and Menos de to compare numbers
• Hay mas de 7 jugadores en el equipo de beisbol.
• La clase empieza en menos de 5 minutos.
Tan… como Vs. Tanto como
• Use tan…. como= as….as, to compare items using adjectives when they both exhibit that quality equally.
• Use tanto como= as much as, when you compare items without an adjective but with a verb when both exhibit that quality equally.
El beisbol es tan popular como el futbolamericano.
Tan… como
As….as…
Le gusta jugar el beisbol tanto comoel futbol americano.
Tanto como
As much as