superlatives and comparative Flashcards
what is the comparative?
used to compare tow things or people,it may focus on adjectives,adverbsor nouns
what is the most common pattern use structure
-plus+adjective+que/qu’(more..than)
moins+adjective+que/qu’)(less than)
aussi+adjective+que/qu’(as..as)
autant que-as much as
how does it agree?
it agrees with the preceeding noun or pronoun ..elle est plus connectee que son pere
what are the adjectives which are irregular?
bon has an irregular-meilleur e.g le deuxieme film est meilleur que le premiers
mauvais-le pire,il est le pire
il est meilleur que l’autre athlete
examples
elle est aussi grande que sa soeur,il est aussi intelligent que moi,il est moins intelligent que moi
je travaille autant que mon college
rules
adverbs can be compared in the same way as adjectives with the use of plus..que/moins que/aussi que e.g maintenant, les gens communiquent plus facilement qu’avant
rules
the adverb never agrees
the comparatve adverb for bien is mieux
il travaille bien mais je travaille mieux que lui
comparatives with nouns
don’t use aussi for nouns use autant que-as many as
e.g autant de garcons que des filles ont un ordinateur
add de before the noun e.g plus de gens utilisent ,linternet aujourd’hui
what is the superlative?
is used to describe the most or the least of more than two things
common structure
the most(+adjective)= le/la/les plus+adjective
the leasr(adjective)=le/la/les moins+adjectives
the definite article and adjective must agree with the noun they refer to
-superlative is usually followed by du/de la/de l’/des e.g le plus intelligent du groupe,la plus petite des trois
before a country de/d’ should be used
if an adjective preceeds the noun it superlative form does it as well e.g c’est la plus grande invention du siecle
the comperlative +noun
autant de+noun+que=as much..as
plus de +noun+que-more..than
moins de +noun+que=less than
e.g on n’a autant d’argent que mon frere
on a plus d’argent que mon pere
on a moins d’argent que mon pere
petit used for adjective
moindre
e.g c’est la moindre des choses(its the least we can do)