Comparisons

Question 1

less interesting

Answer 1

menos interesante

Question 2

bigger

Answer 2

más grande

Question 3

as delicious as

Answer 3

tan sabroso como

Question 4

How do you make comparisons of inequality?

Answer 4

Place más (more) or menos (less) before adjectives, adverbs, and nouns and que (than) after them

Question 5

How do you make a comparison involving a numerical expression?

Answer 5

de is used before the number instead of que

EX: Hay más de cincuenta naranjas. (There are more than fifty oranges.)

EX: Llego en menos de diez minutos. (I’ll be there in less than ten minutes.)

Question 6

How do you make comparisons of inequality with verbs?

Answer 6

[verb] + más/menos que

EX: Mis hermanos comen más que yo. (My brothers eat more than I do.)

EX: Arturo duermo menos que su padre.) (Arturo sleeps less than his father (does).)

Question 7

How do you make comparisons of equality?

Answer 7

Question 8

How else can tan and tanto be used besides comparison?

Answer 8

Also for emphasis

Question 9

How do you make comparisons of equality with verbs?

Answer 9

Question 10

How do you know when to use grande or pequeño vs. mayor and menor?

Answer 10

Grande and pequeño/a refer to size (más grande and más pequeño)

Mayor and menor are used when grande and pequeño refer to age