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Making comparisons Making comparisons In this slide show, we’ll look at ways of expressing differences and similarities.

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Making comparisons. In this slide show, we’ll look at ways of expressing differences and similarities. Three cases. Look at these three sentences: Fred is as tall as John. Fred is taller than Bob. Fred is the tallest in class. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Making comparisonsMaking comparisons

In this slide show, we’ll look at ways of expressing differences and similarities.

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Three casesThree cases

Look at these three sentences:– Fred is as tall as John.– Fred is taller than Bob.– Fred is the tallest in class.

The first sentence describes a state of equality between two people. The second and third sentences describe the differences between one person and another (or others).

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EqualityEquality

Fred is as tall as Frank.

When we say that two people (or places, or objects, etc.) are the same, we use as… as in English.

How do we do this in Spanish?

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EqualityEquality

Paco es tan alto como Luis. Marta es tan alta como Ana.

In Spanish, we use the words tan… como to express equality. In between these words, we insert an adjective or an adverb.

Note that the adjective changes to agree with the first person (Paco/alto, Marta/alta) that we talk about.

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Let’s practice!Let’s practice!

Paco es rico. José es rico también (also). Paco es ___ ____ ___ José.

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¡Muy bien!

Paco es tan rico como José.

Beti es guapa. Juana es guapa también. Beti es ___ ____ ____ Juana.

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Otro mOtro másás

Beti es tan guapa como Juana.

Roberto es gordo. Tomás es gordo. Diego es gordo. Roberto y Tomás son ___ ___ ___ Diego.

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¡Muy bien!

Roberto y Tomás son tan gordos como Diego. (We are comparing one group of two people with one person.)

Did you remember to make gordos plural to agree with the plural subject (Roberto y Tomás)?

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InequalityInequality

How about this idea?– I’m not as tall as my

brother.

Yo no soy tan alto como mi hermano.

Pretty easy, huh?

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More expressions of equalityMore expressions of equality

We can also describe equality in terms of what people have, e.g., “I don’t have as many classes as my roommate” or “I don’t have as much free time as my roommate.”

We use as many… as and as much… as in these cases.

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Why?Why?

Both sentences have a noun between as… as:– “I don’t have as many classes as

my roommate” – “I don’t have as much free time

as my roommate.”

How do we do this in Spanish?– No tengo tantas clases como mi

compañero de cuarto.– No tengo tanto tiempo libre como

mi compañero de cuarto.

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Say what?Say what?

We use a form of the word tanto (tanto, tanta, tantos, tantas) that agrees with the noun.– No tengo tantas clases como

mi compañero de cuarto.• “Las clases” > tantas

– No tengo tanto tiempo libre como mi compañero de cuarto.

• “El tiempo” > tanto

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Let’s practice!Let’s practice!

Yo tengo 3 amigas. Mi hermano tiene 3 amigas.

Yo tengo _____ ____ ____ mi hermano.

Yo tengo tantas amigas como mi hermano.

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More practice!More practice!

Orlando trabaja 10 horas cada día. Gabriela trabaja 10 horas también.

Orlando trabaja ____ ____ ____ Gabriela.

Orlando trabaja tantas horas como Gabriela.

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Uno mUno más, por favor.ás, por favor.

Orlando tiene mucho trabajo. Gabriela también tiene mucho trabajo.

Gabriela tiene ____ ____ ____ Orlando.

Gabriela tiene tanto trabajo como Orlando.

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Wait! There’s more!Wait! There’s more!

There are two ways that we can talk about inequality:– John isn’t as tall as Frank.– Frank is taller than John. (or John

is shorter than Frank.) The second way is to use the

comparative form of the adjective: taller, shorter, bigger, more handsome, more intelligent…– In English, sometimes we put an –er

on the end of the word.– Sometimes we use “more.”

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And in Spanish?And in Spanish?

Frank is taller than John. Paco es más alto que Juan.

We use the expression más… que to compare two people, places, things, etc.

Note that the adjective alto agrees with the subject (Paco).

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Let’s try a few.Let’s try a few.

Create a sentence using the word cues. Example:– Ernesto > Samuel (bajo)– Ernesto es más bajo que

Samuel.

Juana > Paquita (delgado)

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¡¡Bien!Bien!

Juana es más delgada que Paquita.

Did you remember to change the form of the adjective (delgado) to agree with the subject (Juana)?

Here’s another:

Carlos > Verónica (rico)

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¡¡Correcto!Correcto!

Carlos es más rico que Verónica.

The adjective agrees with the first person you talked about (Carlos).

One more, please:

Chicago > Miami (grande)

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¡¡QuQué fácil!é fácil!

Chicago es más grande que Miami.

Note these four irregular comparative forms:– bueno/bien > mejor– malo/mal > peor– joven > menor– anciano > mayor

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What else?What else?

So far, we’ve compared one person or place with another. What if we want to compare one person with a lot of others?– In English, we say “Frank is the

tallest in his family.”– Frank is being compared to at

least two other family members.

This is called the superlative form.

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And in Spanish?And in Spanish?

Take a look at some examples in Spanish. Any guesses as to how this works?– Paco es el más alto de la

familia.– Julia es la más baja de la

familia.– Mis padres son los más

inteligentes de la familia.– Mis hermanas son las más

bonitas de la familia.

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That’s right!That’s right!

Use the expressions – el más… de (Paco > el)– la más… de (Julia > la)– los más… de (padres > los)– las más… de (hermanas > las)

The article agrees with the person/place/object described.

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Let’s practice!Let’s practice!

Un Ford cuesta $15,000. Un Buick cuesta $20,000. Un Lexus cuesta $25,000; es muy caro (expensive). El Lexus es ___ ____ ____ ____ todos los autos.

El Lexus es el más caro de todos los autos. (or “El Lexus es el auto más caro de todos.”)

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Uno mUno más, por favor.ás, por favor.

Humberto es inteligente, David es muy inteligente, y Victoria es muy, muy inteligente. Victoria es ___ ___ ___ ____ todos.

Victoria es la más inteligente de todos.

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Can I have another?Can I have another?

Teresa y Soraya son unas amigas muy simpáticas. Ellas son ___ ___ ___ ___ todas mis amigas.

Ellas son las más simpáticas de todas mis amigas.

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One for the road!One for the road!

Pedro es buen alumno. Pablo es muy bueno. Eduardo es muy, muy buen almuno. Eduardo es ___ ___ ___ los tres.

Eduardo es el mejor de los tres (or Eduardo es el mejor alumno de los tres).

The irregulars “mejor, peor, mayor, menor” can also be used in the superlative form.

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That’s enough for now!That’s enough for now!

That’s all folks!