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Comparatifs et Superlatifs
Comparatifs et Superlatifs (p.57~62)
Comparatif :
• She is more intelligent than her brothers.
• He drives more slowly than his father.
• He eats more than anyone else.
• She gives more advice than her predecessor.
Superlatif :
• She is the most intelligent in the family.
Comparatif
Superlatif
Supériorité
Adj ong : MORE + Adj + Than
Beyonce is more beautiful than Paris Hilton.
Adj Court : Adj -ER + Than
Hobbe is smarter than Calvin.
Adj long : THE MOST + Adj
Beyonce is the most beautiful woman in the US.
Adj court : THE + Adj -EST
Hobbes is the smartest tiger in the jungle.
Infériorité
Less + Adj + Than
The bag is less expensive than the coat.
The Least + Adj
The bag is the least expensive in this shop.
Egalité
As + Adj + As
American Pie 1 is as funny as American Pie 2.
Inégalité
NOT AS + Adj + AS
I'm not as fast as Usain Bolt.
> Adjectifs courts = une seule syllabe. Exceptions : Real, right, wrong
> Soit comme court soit comme long :
•It's simpler this way.
• It's more simple this way.
> Orthographe :
• Voyelle simple accentuée : Big → bigger → biggest La consonne est doublée.
• Voyelle double : Cheap → cheaper ≠ cheapper*
• Voyelle simpe → le Y se transforme en i : Pretty → Prettier
• Sauf si c'est une voyelle double : Grey → Greyer
> Quelques exemples
• Lewis Hamilton is better than Alonso.
• Lewis Hamilton is the best in the world.
• For baking cakes, Lewis Hamilton is not as good as his mother.
Adjectif
Forme 1
Forme 2
FAR
Farther
Sens propre. (Marseille est plus loin que Valence)
Further
Sens figuré (20 ans c'est loin)
OLD
Older/Oldest
Âge qui porte sur n'importe quoi.
Elder/Eldest
Réservé à la famille.
LATE
Latest
Le dernier en date, le plus récent.
Last
Le dernier.
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