week 4

this week we talked about superlatives and comparatives

Comparative is the name for the grammar used when comparing two things. The two basic ways to compare are using as .. as or than

comparatives:

Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher). They are used in sentences where two nouns are compared, in this pattern:

Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).

ex:

1. My house is larger than hers.
2. This box is smaller than the one I lost.
3. Your dog runs faster than Jim's dog.
4. The rock flew higher than the roof.
5. Jim and Jack are both my friends, but I like 
6. Jack better. ("than Jim" is understood)

superlatives:

Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). They are used in sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects.

Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).

ex:

1. My house is the largest one in our neighborhood.
2. This is the smallest box I've ever seen.
3. Your dog ran the fastest of any dog in the race.
4. We all threw our rocks at the same time. My rock flew the highest. ("of all the rocks" is understood)

SPEECH: superlatives and comparatives are important in our daily life, not justo to speak a fluid or a good english, but to compare quialities of objects, animals or people.