Le français 2 Chapitre 6

1. Le français 2Chapitre 6 The comparative with adjectives and nouns The superlative with adjectives Irregular comparatives and superlatives

2. The comparative with adjectives and nouns • You can use the following expressions with adjectives to compare things and people. Make the adjective agree with the noun in gender and number. With c’est, there is no agreement. • plus + adjective + que more...than • La villeest plus bruyanteque la campagne. • The city is more noisy than the countryside. • aussi+ adjective + queas...as • La villeestaussiintéressanteque la campagne. • The city is as interesting as the countryside. • La ville? C’estaussiintéressantque la campagne! • moins+ adjective + queless...than • La campagneestmoinspolluéeque la ville. • The countryside is less polluted than the city.

3. The comparative with adjectives and nouns • You can also compare nouns using plus de, moins de and autant de before the noun. Remember to use que/qu’ to continue the comparison. • Il y a plus de vachesque de canards. • There are more cows than ducks. • Elle a moins de chevauxquesesgrands-parents. • She has less/fewer horses than her grandparents.

4. The superlative with adjectives • To say the least or the most , use the following structure. Remember to make the adjective agree in gender and number with the noun. • le/l’ • la/l’ plus/moins + adjective + de • les • C’est la villela plus intéressante de la région. • It’s the most interesting town in the region.

5. The superlative with adjectives • Notice that this structure will change depending on whether the adjective goes before or after the verb. • C’est le plus joli village de la région. • C’est le village le plus propre de la région. • **Remember your BANGS adjectives always come before the noun!

6. Irregular comparatives and superlatives • The comparative and superlative forms of bon and mauvais are irregular.

7. Irregular comparatives and superlatives • It is common practice to use moins bon(ne)(s) rather than pire(s). • Je trouveque la vie à la campagneestmoinsbonne/pireque la vie en ville. • Meilleur(e)(s) and pire(s) go before the noun. • L’étéquej’ai passé chez mesgrands-parents étaitle meilleur/le pireétéde ma vie