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Grammar Points

Grammar Points. Comparatives and Superlatives. Superiority. I was happier before. He wrote the most beautiful poems. She was more cheerful before. They were the noisiest people in the room. Inferiority. It was less sunny today. He was the least friendly man I ever met.

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Grammar Points

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  1. Grammar Points Comparatives and Superlatives

  2. Superiority • I was happier before. • He wrote the most beautiful poems. • She was more cheerful before. • They were the noisiest people in the room.

  3. Inferiority It was less sunny today. He was the least friendly man I ever met. It is less rainy here than in Germany.

  4. Equality • It was as cloudy as Lille • It was as cold as Alaska

  5. Spelling rules Adjectives ending in y: the y becomes an i Dry – drier - driest Short adjectives ending in vowel (o) + consonant (t) : the consonant is doubled Hot – hotter - hottest Short adjectives ending in e : you don’t double the e Large – larger - largest

  6. Examples… • Quiet – quieter- quietest • Sunny- sunnier- sunniest • Clever – cleverer – cleverest • Gentle – gentler – gentlest Irregulars: • Bad : worse – the worst • Far : further – the furthest • Good : better – the best

  7. Practise Make these adjectives the superiority comparative • Hard • Clever • Big • Unaffordable Translate these sentences into English: • Nous avonsvenduautant de modèlesquel’annéedernière. • Il fait moinsfroidicique chez moi • Il a plus des insects que les bêtes sauvages.

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