Superlatives

Comparatives and Superlatives

By Yassin Ben Yarmak

_{​Ferrari 458}

_{​Ferrari 388}

​fast

slow

_{​Ferrari 458}

_{​Ferrari 388}

​fast

slow

1 - Ferrari 458 is faster than Ferrari 388​

_{​Ferrari 458}

_{​Ferrari 388}

​fast

slow

1 - Ferrari 458 is faster than Ferrari 388​

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2 - Ferrari 388 is slower than Ferrari 458​

_{​Ferrari 458}

_{​Ferrari 348}

_{Max speed: 361KM/H}

_{Ferrari 488}

_{Max speed: 100KM/H}

_{Max speed: 321KM/H}

​on your note book:

1 - Write a comparative sentence. Compare (Ferrari 488) to (Ferrari 348). use "fast".

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2 - ​Write a comparative sentence. Compare (Ferrari 488) to (Ferrari 458). Use "fast".

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_{​Ferrari 458}

_{​Ferrari 348}

_{Max speed: 361KM/H}

_{Ferrari 488}

_{Max speed: 100KM/H}

_{Max speed: 321KM/H}

​on your note book:

1 - Write a comparative sentence. Compare (Ferrari 348) to (Ferrari 458). use "slow".

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2 - ​Write a comparative sentence. Compare (Ferrari 348) to (Ferrari 488). Use "slow".

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Now, we can say:

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1 - Ferrari 488 is faster than Ferrari 458, and faster than ​Ferrari 348​.

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Now, we can say:

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1 - Ferrari 488 is faster than Ferrari 458, and faster than ​Ferrari 348​.

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​Repitition!

​To avoid this kind of repitition when we are comparing more than 2 objects, we use the superlative form.

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Example:

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1 - Ferrari ​458 is faster than Ferrari 348, but Ferrari 488 is the fastest​

Copy on your note book:

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Remember​:

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Comparative:

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• Ferrari 488 is faster than Ferrari 458, and faster than ​Ferrari 348​.

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​Comparative + Superlative:

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• Ferrari ​458 is faster than Ferrari 348, but Ferrari 488 is the fastest

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​ - On your note book, Convert the sentence below from "comparative" sentence to a "Comparative + Superlative" sentence.

​- Ferrari 348 is slower than Ferrari 488, and slower than ​Ferrari 458​.

​ - On your note book, Convert the sentence below from "comparative" sentence to a "Comparative + Superlative" sentence.

​ - Ferrari 348 is slower than Ferrari 488, and slower than ​Ferrari 458​.

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• Ferrari 458 is slower than ​Ferrari 488, but Ferrari 348 is the slowest.

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