This document provides additional grammar notes on comparatives, superlatives, and quantifiers.
It reviews the rules for forming comparatives of one-syllable adjectives and adverbs, and notes common mistakes made by students. Superlative forms are also covered, noting the use of -est and most.
Finally, it discusses quantifiers like too, too much/many, enough, many, much, a lot of, a little, a few, and a lot, highlighting the differences between them and common errors made regarding their use.
This document provides additional grammar notes on comparatives, superlatives, and quantifiers.
It reviews the rules for forming comparatives of one-syllable adjectives and adverbs, and notes common mistakes made by students. Superlative forms are also covered, noting the use of -est and most.
Finally, it discusses quantifiers like too, too much/many, enough, many, much, a lot of, a little, a few, and a lot, highlighting the differences between them and common errors made regarding their use.
This document provides additional grammar notes on comparatives, superlatives, and quantifiers.
It reviews the rules for forming comparatives of one-syllable adjectives and adverbs, and notes common mistakes made by students. Superlative forms are also covered, noting the use of -est and most.
Finally, it discusses quantifiers like too, too much/many, enough, many, much, a lot of, a little, a few, and a lot, highlighting the differences between them and common errors made regarding their use.
• You have studied comparative adjectives before, but you must be rememberred of the rules, especially for one-syllable adjectives. Typical mistakes: more big, more easy, etc. Bigger and easier are the correct ones.
• The rules for adverbs are very similar.
The only difference is that two-syllable adverbs ending in y, for example slowly, form the comparative with more, for example more slowly NOT slowlier.
• The structure a s...as is more common in the
negative, but can also be used in the affirmative, Example: She’s as tall as Thiago. It is also very common with much and many, for example I don’t eat as much as you.
• Importante: temos um comparativo diferente também: the same as....
Example: Your book ts the same as mine. NOT Your book is the same as my. Sempre lembre de usar o pronome em sua forma correta.
5B
SUPERLATIVES
Additional grammar notes
* Remember the rules for making superlatives are similar to comparatives, but adding -est instead of -er, or using most instead of more. Remember to use the before superlatives. • Students sometimes use comparatives where they should use superlatives. Typical mistake: The more expensive city in Europe, etc. Correct: The most expensive city in Europe.
* Remember you must always think if they are
comparing two things (comparative), or more than two (superlative) when deciding which form to use, Example: The most beautiful city I’ve ever been to.
• Some languages use never (not ever) in this
structure. Typical mistake: The most beautiful city I’ve never been to. ■ Adverbs can also be used in the superlative, for example: He drives the fastest. Um pouco raro, mas acontece. 5C (estudaremos na semana 2 de outubro) QUANTIFIERS
too, too much / many
• Some Sts often use too much + adjective. Typical mistake It’s too much big. Correct: It’s too big. • It is also important to highlight the difference between too and very; It’s very big. (= a statement of fact, neither (nem) good or bad) It’s too big. (= more than it should be / than you want) (not) enough • The main problem here is the pronunciation of enough and the different positions; before nouns, but after adjectives. Sometimes is confunsing but it is normal because of LI interference. (L1 significa primeira língua, ou seja, português).
1 many: Use many with plural countable nouns.
2 much: Use much with uncountable nouns. 3 a lot of: Use a lot of+ uncountable or countable nouns. 4 a little: Use a little + uncountable nouns. 5 a few: Use a few + countable nouns. 6 a lot: Use a lot after a verb when it’s withou t a noun.
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