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Comparison
Comparison of Inequality -Comparison of
Inequality in English -Comparison of Inequality
in Spanish -Practice exercises -Translation
exercise Comparison on Equality -Comparison of
Equality in English -Comparison of Equality in
Spanish -Practice exercises -Translation
exercise Comparison with Numbers -Comparison of Numbers in Spanish -Practice
exercises -Translation exercise Absolute
Superlative -Absolute Superlative in
English -Absolute Superlative in
Spanish -Practice exercises -Translation
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Comparison of Inequality

• What is a comparison of Inequality in English?
• Its when you compare two things.

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La rana
El jaguar
El jaguar es más grande que la rana.
La rana es menos grande que el jaguar.
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El lobo
El loro
El lobo es más feroz que el loro.
El loro es menos feroz que el lobo.
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Comparison of Inequality

• What is being compared in the following
  sentences?

There are more monkeys than turtles.
Fred is taller than María.
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Comparison of Inequality

• What is being compared in the following
  sentences?

We need fewer stones than trees.
José is smarter than Edmundo.
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Comparison of Inequality

• What is being compared in the following
  sentences?

They want less homework (now) than (homework)
last year.
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Comparison of Equality

• What is being compared in the following
  sentences? Are you using an abstraction to
  compare the two things?

They like pizza as much as hot dogs.
adjective
Ana is as beautiful as Josefina.
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Comparison of Equality

• What is being compared in the following
  sentences? Are you using an abstraction to
  compare the two things?

I eat as much popcorn as chocolate.
adjective
José is as smart as Edmundo.
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Superlatives in English
The following are examples of superlatives in
English. What part of speech is the superlative?
Adj.
-Jose is the smartest boy.
noun
-Ana is the best pitcher we have.
Adj.
-Machu Picchu is the highest Incan city.
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Superlatives in English
The following are examples of irregular
superlatives in English.

• Fred is the best student .

• Elizabeth is the worst reader.

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Comparison of Inequality in Spanish

• In Spanish when more than (er) to compare things
  the expression más...que is used.

There are more monkeys than turtles.
Hay más monos que tortugas.
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Comparison of Inequality in Spanish

• In Spanish when more than (er) to compare things
  the expression más...que is used.

Lance is taller than Felipe.
Lance es más alto que Felipe.
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Comparison of Inequality in Spanish

• In Spanish more than can also be expressed by más
  que.

I like skiing more than swimming.
Me gusta esquiar más que nadar.
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Comparison of Inequality in Spanish

In Spanish less than can also be expressed by
menos que.

I like skiing less than swimming.
Me gusta esquiar menos que nadar.
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Comparison of Inequality in Spanish

In Spanish fewer can also be expressed by menos
que.

There are fewer stones than trees.
Hay menos piedras que árboles.
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When you talk about numbers, you must use más de
or menos de.
There are less than 15 students here.
Hay menos de 15 estudiantes aquí.
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When you talk about numbers, you must use más de
or menos de.
I have more than 5 pencils.
Tengo más de 15 lápices.
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Comparison Equality

• In Spanish when you want to say as...as you will
  use the expression tan...como.

Margarita is as tired as Edna.
Margarita está tan cansada como Edna.
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Comparison Equality

• In Spanish when you want to say as...as you will
  use the expression tan...como. Notice that this
  expression is used with adjectives.

José is as tall as Edmundo.
José es tan alto como Edmundo.
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Comparison Equality

• In Spanish when you want to say as muc as you
  will use the expression Tanto como. Notice that
  this expression is used with things.

There are as many students as teachers.
Hay tantos estudiantes como profesores.
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Comparison Equality

• In Spanish when you want to say as muc as you
  will use the expression Tanto como. Notice that
  this expression is used with things.

I have as much money as you.
Yo tengo tanto dinero como tú.
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Translate from English to Spanish.

Fred is taller than Ana.
Fred es más alto que Ana.
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• There are fewer (less) lions than butterflies.

• Hay menos leones que mariposas.

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• Baseball is more fun than football.

• El béisbol es más divertido que el fútbol.

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• The jungle es more interesting than school.

• La selva es más interesante que la escuela.

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• Felipe is sadder than Miguel.

• Felipe está más triste que Miguel.

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• The deer is less tired than the tucan.

• El venado está menos cansado que el tucán.

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• She likes swimming less than running.

• Le gusta nadar menos que correr.

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• There are fewer valleys than paths.

• Hay menos valles que senderos.

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• She has less than three leaves.

• Tiene menos de tres hojas.

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• I want more than fifteen students.

• Quiero más de quince estudiantes.

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• They have more than six snakes.

• Tienen más de seis serpientes.

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• She needs more than 10 cars.

• Necesita más de diez carros.

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• Her mother has less than three days here.

• Su madre tiene menos de tres días aquí.

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