Christina Anguillera
Ecco il video che abbiamo visto in classe per introdurre l'use dei comparativi: Fighter di Christina AnguileraMappa concettuale
Di seguito una mappa concettuale che riassume gli usi del comparativo e del superlativo.
Comparativi con sostantivi e verbi
Il COMPARATIVO DI MAGGIORANZA si esprime con:1. i sostantivi singolari e plurali con MORE + SOSTANTIVO + THAN
Fred reads more books than his brother
They study more algebra than us
Gill has got more friends than her sister
2. i verbi con: VERBO + MORE + THAN
Alice talks more than me
She always spends more than her mother
Il COMPARATIVO di UGUAGLIANZA si esprime con:
1. i sostantivi singolari e plurali con
(NOT) AS MUCH + SOSTANTIVO SINGOLARE + AS
(NOT) AS MANY + SOSTANTIVO PLURALE + AS
They study as much algebra as us
Fred reads as many books as his brother
Gill hasn't got as many friends as her sister
2. i verbi con: VERBO + AS MUCH AS
Alice talks as much as me
He doesn't always spend as much as his father
Il COMPARATIVO di MINORANZA si esprime con:
1. i sostantivi singolari e plurali con
LESS + SOSTANTIVO SINGOLARE + THAN
FEWER + SOSTANTIVO PLURALE + THAN
They study less algebra than us
Fred reads fewer books than his brother
2. i verbi con VERBO + LESS + THAN
Alice talks less than me
He always spends less than his father
MA: nel linguaggio colloquiale si preferisce sostituire queste forme con il comparativo di uguaglianza in forma negativa.
They don't study as much algebra as us
Fred doesn't read as many books as his brother
Alice doesn't talk as much as me
He doesn't always spend as much as his father
