Mi muro sin miedo by Melissa UuU https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4 Hecho con ♥ en-us 2019-02-08 14:47:39 UTC 2026-03-06 12:00:40 UTC hello@padlet.com SUPERLATIVES melichamenz https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329219711 Two types of superlative: relative and absolute.]]> 2019-02-08 14:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329219711 Relative: melichamenz https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329221277 The relative superlative describes a noun within the context of some larger group.
For example: John is the smartest boy in the class.]]> 2019-02-08 14:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329221277 Absolute: melichamenz https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329223472 The absolute superlative does not describe the noun in the context of a larger group.
For example: The book is extremely expensive.]]> 2019-02-08 14:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329223472 Relative melichamenz https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329224796 The relative superlative is formed by using the word “most” or the ending “-est.”
In Spanish, the relative superlative construction is similar to the comparative.

definite article + noun + más (menos) + adjective + de

Just like in English, the noun can be omitted. All of the following are correct.
]]> 2019-02-08 14:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329224796 Absolute melichamenz https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329226704 The absolute superlative for adjectives has three possible forms.

muy + adjective
sumamente + adjective
adjective + ísimo (-a, -os, -as)

The following translations are somewhat arbitrary. Each superlative statement is a little stronger than the one that precedes it.]]> 2019-02-08 15:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329226704 COMPARATIVES melichamenz https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329228725 One way to describe nouns (people, objects, animals, etc.) is by comparing them to something else. When comparing two things, you’re likely to use adjectives like smaller, bigger, taller, more interesting, and less expensive. Notice the ‑er ending, and the words more and less.]]> 2019-02-08 15:06:15 UTC https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329228725 Comparative rules: melichamenz https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329230978
  •  For adjectives that are just one syllable, add -er to the end.
  • For two-syllable adjectives not ending in -y and for all three-or-more-syllable adjectives, use the form “more + adjective.”
  • For two-syllable adjectives ending in -y, change the -y to -i and add -er.
    • These simple rules make it easy to tell when you should add -er or -ier and when you should use “more + adjective.”
    • Notice the spelling change for adjectives ending in ‑y: the comparative ends in ‑ier.
    ]]>     2019-02-08 15:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329230978     Comparative examples: melichamenz https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329234278
  • This house is more exciting than ever.
  • Mike is funnier than Isaac.
  • This book is more boring than the last one.
  • Advertising pressures women to be thinner .
    • ]]>     2019-02-08 15:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329234278     AS AS melichamenz https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329237933 The comparative as…as expresses that two items have equivalent aspects of quality (Adj) or manner (Adv).
    The second as is a preposition which takes a noun or a clause as its complement. Typically, the clause is reduced to the subject or the auxiliary form of the verb.]]>     2019-02-08 15:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329237933     As as adjective: melichamenz https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329239331 The apple is as heavy.
    The apple is as heavy as the orange (is). 
    The apple is as light as the orange (is). 
    ]]>     2019-02-08 15:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329239331     As as adverb: melichamenz https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329241176 An apple grows as slowly as an orange (does). 
    An apple falls to the ground as quickly as an orange (does). 
    ]]>     2019-02-08 15:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329241176     As As melichamenz https://padlet.com/melichamenz/xtm0srsg5kw4/wish/329242483 The comparison is understood from contextual information.

    adjunct prepositional phrase — in grammar, a phrase that is extra, not required by the subject and predicate to complete the meaning of the clause.  For example, The apple is the same weight. (complete); The apple is the same weight as the orange. (extra or "adjunct").

    equivalent (Adj) – being nearly equal in a particular aspect (part)

    relative (Adj) – having a particular quality when compared with something else

    prepositional complements — several adverbs have been reassigned to the category of Preposition. A preposition is no longer restricted to taking an noun as its complement. It may take a wide variety of complements.

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