Comparaia adjectivelor

A. Comparativul i superlativul adjectivelor se formeaz:

1. adugnd er i est la sfritul:adjectivelor monosilabiceadjectivelor terminate n y, -er, -ly

NotAdjectivele de o silab terminate ntr-o consoan, dubleaz consoana: fat, fatter, fattestAdjectivele terminate n consoan + y: transfomr pe y n i: pretty, prettier, prettiest

2. adugnd more i most naintea adjectivelor de dou sau mai multe silabe

Comparaia regulatAdjectivcomparativsuperlativWarmwarmerthe warmestHappyhappierthe happiestCleverclevererthe cleverestBoringmore boringthe most boringExcitedmore excitedthe most excited

Comparaia neregulatAdjectivcomparativsuperlativGood, wellbetterthe bestBadworsethe worstLittlelessthe leastMuch, manymorethe mostFarfartherthe farthestfurtherthe furthestoldolderthe oldestelderthe eldestlatelaterthe latestthe lastnearnearerthe nearestthe next NotGood i well au sensuri diferite:Beth is good. (= behaves well) Beth is well. (= she is in good health)Farther i further se refer ambele la distan, dar further mai poate nsemna i n plus / extraBoston is farther / further than Plymouth.Further testing will be necessary.Older i elder se refer ambele la vrst, dar elder se folosete pentru relaii de familieThe cathedral is the oldest building in town.Jason is the eldest brother.The latest nseamn cel mai recent, the last nseamn cel final, ultimulThe latest news was broadcast five minutes ago.The last news report is at midnight.The nearest se refer la distan, the next la timp / cronologieThe nearest hotel is ten miles away.The next train is leaving in half an hourB. pentru a face comparaii, folosii:

1. as + adjectiv + as n propoziii afirmative pentru a exprima egalitateaas/so + adjectiv + as n propoziii negativeYour eyesight is as good as mine.Peter isnt as/so short as his brother.

2. adjectivul la comparativ + than pentru a exprima diferenaThat watch is more expensive than this Timex.

Comparai Comparaiile pot fi fcute cu more ct i cu lessParis is more interesting than Houston.Houston is less interesting than Paris.

NotCnd acelai verb se repet n aceeai propoziie, folosii un auxiliar pentru al doilea verb.This CD sounds better than that CD sounds. = This CD sounds better than that CD does.

3. comparativ + and + comparativpentru a exprima creterea sau descreterea gradat a calitiiThe baby is growing bigger and bigger.Im feeling more and more irritated with Eric.

4. the + adjectiv la superlativ + of/inpentru a exprima superioritatea sau inferioritateaOF se folosete pentru a indica un grup de oameni sau obiecte.IN se folosete pentru a indica un loc.This is the oldest book in the library.This book is the best of/in the series.

Alegei forma corect a adjectivului din parantez:1. This is the book I have read for a long time (good). 2. He has one of the cars on the road (fast). 3. The work you are doing today is than the work you did yesterday (easy). 4. Ann often wears dresses then her mother (expensive). 5. Which is the play you have lately read? (interesting). 6. The actress on the stage was the girl I have ever seen (striking). 7. Tom is than his friend (tall). 8. They have a garden than ours (lovely). 9. He said this was the day in his life (important). 10. He was than his wife when the child broke the window (angry). 11. He was the man in the world to do that (late). 12. A: Which was your subject at school and which was your (good, bad)? B: Physics was my and history my (good, bad). 13. Is Bucharest or Prague the from London (far)? 14. Tom is 17 years old, his brother Jack is 19 and his sister Jane is 15. Therefore Jane is the and Jack is the (young, old).

Alegei forma corect a adjectivelor din parantez:1. What is the (late) information youve got? 2. Her (old) brother is called Jim. 3. We were in a hurry to catch the (late) bus. 4. Which is (old) of the two? 5. Who is the (old) member of the students club? 6. They got down to business without (far) delay. 7. Ive got a still (old) edition of the dictionary. 8. The (old) sister was twenty years (old) then the youngest. 9. The (late) half of May was quite rainy. 10. I was told to wait until (far) notice. 11. I wish I had bought it at the (near) shop. 12. He provided them with (far) information as agreed. 13. The (near) station is Calea Victoriei. 14. Johns (late) novel was a (good) seller and for sure it wont be his (late) one. 15. He is the (little) writer of the two. 16. I saw him meet her at the (far) end of the street. 17. I shall need (far) help with this.