logging in or signing up MAKING COMPARISONS evab2001 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 742 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: October 30, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... By: Miney (7 month(s) ago) very good presentation. it is a good tools to teaching young Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript MAKING COMPARISONS : MAKING COMPARISONS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COMPARATIVE AND THE SUPERLATIVE : THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COMPARATIVE AND THE SUPERLATIVE We use the comparative to compare one person or thing with (an)other person(s) or thing(s). We use the superlative to compare one person or thing with his/her/its whole group. Mary Jane My grandma Mary is younger than Jane and my grandma Jane is younger than my grandma My grandma is the oldest of all. We use than after comparativesThe weather is better than yesterday.Sevag is taller than Nayiri : We use than after comparativesThe weather is better than yesterday.Sevag is taller than Nayiri We use double comparatives to say that something is changing.She is getting fatter and fatter.We are getting more and more enthusiastic. : We use double comparatives to say that something is changing.She is getting fatter and fatter.We are getting more and more enthusiastic. We can use comaparatives with the… the… to say that two things change together.The more I study, the more I learn.The more I know him, the less I like him. : We can use comaparatives with the… the… to say that two things change together.The more I study, the more I learn.The more I know him, the less I like him. After superlatives, we don’t normally use of to refer to a place.I’m the happiest person in the world. : After superlatives, we don’t normally use of to refer to a place.I’m the happiest person in the world. Don’t forget THE with superlatives.1984 is the best book I’ve ever read.We can use superlatives without nouns.Which one do you think is the best? : Don’t forget THE with superlatives.1984 is the best book I’ve ever read.We can use superlatives without nouns.Which one do you think is the best? We can’t use VERY with comparatives. We use MUCH or FAR.My father is much older than my mother.Chinese is far more difficult than Japanese. : We can’t use VERY with comparatives. We use MUCH or FAR.My father is much older than my mother.Chinese is far more difficult than Japanese. We can modify comparatives with very much, a lot, lots, any, no, rather, a little, a bit.I’m a lot happier now.This one is a little less expensive than that one.She looks no older than her younger sister. : We can modify comparatives with very much, a lot, lots, any, no, rather, a little, a bit.I’m a lot happier now.This one is a little less expensive than that one.She looks no older than her younger sister. Comparative and superlative adverbs.Most comparative and superlative adverbs are made with more and most.Can’t you drive any faster?Talk louder.Could you talk more quietly? : Comparative and superlative adverbs.Most comparative and superlative adverbs are made with more and most.Can’t you drive any faster?Talk louder.Could you talk more quietly? Be careful with the spelling of the short adjectives. : Be careful with the spelling of the short adjectives. old older oldest late later latest thin thinner thinnest tasy easier easiest Irregular adjectives : Irregular adjectives good better best bad worse worst far farther/further farthest/furthest old older/elder oldest/eldest little less least much more most many more most Slide 13: Resources: Basic English usage OUP Prepared by Eva Büyüksimkeşyan You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
MAKING COMPARISONS evab2001 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 742 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: October 30, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... By: Miney (7 month(s) ago) very good presentation. it is a good tools to teaching young Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript MAKING COMPARISONS : MAKING COMPARISONS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COMPARATIVE AND THE SUPERLATIVE : THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COMPARATIVE AND THE SUPERLATIVE We use the comparative to compare one person or thing with (an)other person(s) or thing(s). We use the superlative to compare one person or thing with his/her/its whole group. Mary Jane My grandma Mary is younger than Jane and my grandma Jane is younger than my grandma My grandma is the oldest of all. We use than after comparativesThe weather is better than yesterday.Sevag is taller than Nayiri : We use than after comparativesThe weather is better than yesterday.Sevag is taller than Nayiri We use double comparatives to say that something is changing.She is getting fatter and fatter.We are getting more and more enthusiastic. : We use double comparatives to say that something is changing.She is getting fatter and fatter.We are getting more and more enthusiastic. We can use comaparatives with the… the… to say that two things change together.The more I study, the more I learn.The more I know him, the less I like him. : We can use comaparatives with the… the… to say that two things change together.The more I study, the more I learn.The more I know him, the less I like him. After superlatives, we don’t normally use of to refer to a place.I’m the happiest person in the world. : After superlatives, we don’t normally use of to refer to a place.I’m the happiest person in the world. Don’t forget THE with superlatives.1984 is the best book I’ve ever read.We can use superlatives without nouns.Which one do you think is the best? : Don’t forget THE with superlatives.1984 is the best book I’ve ever read.We can use superlatives without nouns.Which one do you think is the best? We can’t use VERY with comparatives. We use MUCH or FAR.My father is much older than my mother.Chinese is far more difficult than Japanese. : We can’t use VERY with comparatives. We use MUCH or FAR.My father is much older than my mother.Chinese is far more difficult than Japanese. We can modify comparatives with very much, a lot, lots, any, no, rather, a little, a bit.I’m a lot happier now.This one is a little less expensive than that one.She looks no older than her younger sister. : We can modify comparatives with very much, a lot, lots, any, no, rather, a little, a bit.I’m a lot happier now.This one is a little less expensive than that one.She looks no older than her younger sister. Comparative and superlative adverbs.Most comparative and superlative adverbs are made with more and most.Can’t you drive any faster?Talk louder.Could you talk more quietly? : Comparative and superlative adverbs.Most comparative and superlative adverbs are made with more and most.Can’t you drive any faster?Talk louder.Could you talk more quietly? Be careful with the spelling of the short adjectives. : Be careful with the spelling of the short adjectives. old older oldest late later latest thin thinner thinnest tasy easier easiest Irregular adjectives : Irregular adjectives good better best bad worse worst far farther/further farthest/furthest old older/elder oldest/eldest little less least much more most many more most Slide 13: Resources: Basic English usage OUP Prepared by Eva Büyüksimkeşyan