Superlative and Comparative

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Superlative and Comparative

When to use?

We use comparatives to talk about similarities and differences of objects, people … of any element between which we want to establish a comparison relationship. The superlative, on the other hand, is used to indicate a maximum degree of a certain quality.

Comparative

The comparative is used in English to compare differences between the two objects to which it modifies (larger, smaller, faster, higher).

Nombre (sujeto) + verbo + adjetivo en grado comparativo + than + nombre (objeto).

• My house is larger than hers.
• This box is smaller than the one I lost.
• Your dog runs faster than Jim’s dog.
• The rock flew higher than the roof.
• Jim and Jack are both my friends, but I like Jack better.

Superlative

The superlative is used to describe an object that is at the upper or lower end of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest).

Nombre (sujeto) + verbo + the + adjetivo en grado superlativo + nombre (objeto).

• My house is the largest one in our neighborhood
• This is the smallest box I’ve ever seen.
• Your dog ran the fastest of any dog in the race.
• We all threw our rocks at the same time. My rock flew the highest.