Unit 10

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Sally: My daddy is really wonderful. He´s big, Annie: Athletic?

strong, and handsome. Sally: Uh huh! He can swim, ski, and play
Annie: Really? Well, my daddy can do everything. football, tennis, and baseball.
Sally: Can he? like What? Annie: Oh! Can your daddy cook?
Annie: He´s really smart. He can speak a hundred Sally: What? No, he can´t.
languages. Annie: My daddy is a wonderful cook!
Sally: A hundred? Which languages can he speak? Sally: Really?
Annie: Well, he can speak Spanish, Italian, French, Annie: Yes! He can sew and iron, too.
German, Japanese, Arabic, and… a lot more. Sally: Oh! My daddy can´t do that, but my
Sally: Well, My daddy is very athletic. mommy can, and she is beautiful and smart.
2. ONE OR TWO SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES IN COMPARATIVE FORM: -ER + THAN
ONE OR TWO SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES IN SUPERLATIVE FORM: THE -EST

NUMBER OF
SYLLABLES

THREE SYLLABLES

3. FOR ADJECTIVE WITH MORE THAN THREE SYLLABLES, FOLLOW


THE THREE-SYLLABLE STRUCTURE.

• Carol is taller than Susie.


• Charlie is happier than his brother.
• Astronomy is more important than Astrology.
• Dolphins are more intelligent than pigs.
• I am more hard working than you.
They are less worried than him. They are the least worried in the office.
It is used to negate one object, when used with NOR, two subjects
are needed, and the verb is always in affirmative form.
• He likes neither onion nor celery.
• My phone is neither old nor brand new.
It is used in affirmative or sentences that have a negative auxiliary.
• He doesn´t like either onion or carrot.
• Either Paul or Julie has to attend the meeting.
Politely indicate unwillingness with, No offense, but... to invite someone's opinion.

Use, so... to politely transition into another topic.

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