LESSICO INGLESE – abbigliamento
30 Luglio 2012ADVERBS OF DEGREE – grammatica inglese
30 Luglio 2012GRAMMAR – COMPARISON
REGULAR COMPARISON
– the adjectives with only one syllable have suffixes to make comparisons
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aggettivo
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Maggioranza
– ER
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Uguaglianza
AS..AS
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Superlativo
-EST
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young
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younger
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As young as
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youngest
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small
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Smaller
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as small as
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Smallest
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– if the adjective with one syllable ends with one VOWEL+CONSONANT (not W) the final consonant must be doubled.
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aggettivo
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maggioranza
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uguaglianza
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superlativo
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wet
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Wetter
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As wet as
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Wettest
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slim
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Slimmer
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As slim as
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slimmest
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– The adjectives with two syllables which end with CONSONANT+Y make comparisons in this way
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aggettivo
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maggioranza
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uguaglianza
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Superlativo
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happy
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happier
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As happy as
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Happiest
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silly
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sillier
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As silly as
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silliest
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– The adjectives with two or more syllables form comparisons in this way
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aggettivi
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maggioranza
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uguaglianza
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superlativo
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careful
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More careful
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As careful as
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Most careful
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casual
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More casual
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As casual as
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Most casual
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– Some adjectives with two syllables have both forms
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aggettivi
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maggioranza
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uguaglianza
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Superlativo
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simple
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Simpler
More simple
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As simple as
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Simplest
Most simple
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clever
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Cleverer
More clever
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As clever as
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Cleverest
Most clever
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The superlative must have “THE” in front of the adjective
IRREGULAR
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Aggettivi
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Maggioranza
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Uguaglianza
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Superlativi
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good
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better
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As good as
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Best
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bad
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worse
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As bad as
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Worst
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old
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Older/elder
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As old as
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Oldest/eldest
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far
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Further/farther
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As far as
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Furtherest/fartherest
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