Comparativos :To compare one thing or person with another. We add “er” to adjectives in English or put the word “more” in front of longer adjectives . In Spanish we put the word más in front of the adjective or adverb and follow it with the word que (“que” here means “than”) Pattern=subject+verb+más+adj./adv+que+subject Ex: He is nicer than his brother. El es más simpatico que su hermano . Ex: Elena is taller than her mother. Elena es más alt a que su madre. Ex: The dogs are smarter than the cats. Los perros son más inteligentes que los gatos. Superlativos : It is used to Express the “most”. In English we use “est” added to the adjective or adverb. In Spanish we use the definite article (el, la, los, las) plus más with the adjective or adverb followed by the word “de”. Pattern: subject + verb+(el, la, los, las )+ más +adj/adv.+ de+ subject (“de”=of the or in the…) The article (el, la, los, las) agrees with the first subject. Ex: He is the nicest person of all. El es el más simpatico de todos. IRREGULAR COMPARATIVOS AND SUPERLATIVOS: Adjective Comparative bueno­good mejor (es) que= better malo=bad Superlative el, la, los, las mejor (es)de =best _______________________________________ peor(es) que= worse el, la, los, las peor(es) de =worst Exs: Thomas is a good student.=Tomás es buen alumno. Thomas is better than me.=Tomás es mejor que yo. Thomas is the best student in the class.=Tomás es el mejor alumno de la clase. Two other irregular adjectives are mayor and menor. They often refer to age. Ex: My sister is older than Paco.= Mi hermana es mayor que Paco. My brothers are younger than Adela.= Mis hermanos son menores que Adela. Write a comparison sentence for each set of words: Mi primo / guapo / mi padre Mi primo es más guapo que mi padre. 1. Teresa / rico / Ana 2. Los enfermeros / guapo / los doctores 3. La casa / grande / el apartamento más ricos que Inteligente las más altas de… buenos mayores que rica El peor de… Attachments Español 2 Preterit Practice.docx Español 2 Preterit Practice.docx Put the verbs in the Preterit.doc translate sents to preterit.doc Comparison Alley.docx commands chpt 9 span2.doc Practice command verbs.pdf Sp2 Chpt 9 Command rules.pdf SP3 chpt 5­7 CANVAS PDFs.zip