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Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos Industrial y

de Servicios No. 39

Febrero 2020 - Julio 2020

INGLÉS IV


INGLÉS IV Comparatives and Superlatives

Los comparativos y los superlativos son partículas que nos permiten identificar y al mismo tiempo

describir las características de personas o cosas a las cuales nos referimos.

a) Comparativo (comparación entre 2 personas o cosas). Se utiliza para señalar una diferencia en una característica que presenta una persona o cosa con respecto la misma característica de otra persona o cosa.

Susy is taller than Ralph

Susy is thinner than Ralph

Susy is prettier than Ralph

Susy is more charming than Ralph

b) Superlativo (comparación entre 3 o más cosas). Se utiliza para realzar la característica más

sobresaliente que posee una persona o cosa de entre un grupo del mismo tipo.


Pablo is the oldest

Lila is the shortest

Mario is the tallest

Annie is the happiest

c) Comparativo. Se utiliza cuando se realiza una comparación de la misma característica que

presentan dos personas o cosas resulta ser de la misma magnitud, es decir, no hay diferencia

entre características.

Mary is as tall as Julio


Tabla 1. Resumen de estructuras de acuerdo al tipo de adjetivo a utilizar.

Adjetives Comparative (2 things)

Superlative (3 o more things)

Short adjetives

Young Younger than The Youngest

Tall Taller than The Tallest

Nice Nicer than The Nicest

Large Larger than The Largest

Thin Thinner than The Thinnest

Big Bigger than The Biggest

Pretty Prettier than The Prettiest

Busy Busier than The Busiest

Long

adjetives

Serious More/Less serious than The Most serious

Sophisticated More/Less sophisticated than The Most sophisticated

Irregular

forms

Good Better

Best

Bad Worse

Worst

Far Farther

Farthest


EJERCICIOS

INSTRUCTION: Select (x) the correct option.

Notebook Tablet

1. Notebook is ___________ tablet.

a) cheaper than

b) the most cheaper

c) cheapest

2. Notebook is ___________ tablet.

a) more modern than

b) less modern than

c) moderest

3. Tablet is ______________ notebook.

a) thinnest

b) more thin than

c) thinner than

4. Tablet is______________ notebook.

a) more innovative than

b) the most innovative

c) innovativest

5. Tablet is ______________ notebook.

a) more fragilest

b) more fragile than

c) more fragile


Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos Industrial y

de Servicios No. 39

Febrero 2020 - Julio 2020

INGLÉS IV


INGLÉS IV Tag question

Son pequeñas preguntas que van SIEMPRE AL FINAL de la oración y se usan:

Cuando no estamos seguros de algo y buscamos que la otra persona confirme la información.

Cuando deseamos que la otra persona esté de acuerdo con nosotros.

Se pueden presentar los siguientes casos:

CASO 1. Cuando se habla afirmativamente, entonces se usa una pregunta negativa.

Susy is at the market, isn´t she?

The boys are the school, aren´t they?

She talked about cancer, didn´t she?

CASO 2. Cuando se habla negativamente, entonces se usa una pregunta positiva.

Alex didn´t take piano´s lessons, did he?

She hasn´t see the doctor yet, has she?

CASO 3. Cuando se usa un “auxiliar” o “modal” en la oración, entonces se usa el mismo “auxiliar” o

“modal”.

You should use a bus, shouldn´t you?

You couldn´t see her, could you?

NOTA: Al usar la “tag question” debe usar el mismo verbo, tiempo de conjugación y persona que la

oración original.

Kind of Sentence Tag question

+ ☺ + verb + complement. Verb + NOT + ☺ ?

- ☺ +

didn´t

+ verb + complement.

Did

+ ☺ ? haven´t Have

hasn´t Has

+ ☺ + auxiliary/modal + verb + complement. Auxiliary/modal + NOT + ☺ ?

- ☺ + (auxiliary/modal) NOT + verb + complement. Auxiliary/modal + ☺ ?


EJERCICIOS “TAG QUESTIONS”

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the sentences and underline the las question. Select the person in red, select

the verb/auxiliary in blue and select the negation in yellow

Eg: Helen comes from Canada to Mexico. Isn´t she?

1. I heard a sweet song. Natalia is singing. Isn´t she?

2. Lalo saw a beautiful blue bird. Didn´t he?

3. Susy looks so tired. She works all day at pizzeria. Doesn´t she?

4. My mom forgot the wallet at home. Didn´t she?

5. Manuel will play the guitar with the band. Won´t he?

INSTRUCTIONS: According with de sentences above, write the grammatical structure (in the box) of

the “Tag Question” for this case.

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the sentences and underline the las question. Select the person in red, select

the verb/auxiliary in blue.

Eg. Nancy didn´t pay attention at school. Did she?

1. Mary didn’t buy the tablet at “Best Buy”. Did she?

2. Carlos isn´t an Architect. Is he?

3. Karen and Alex haven´t get divorce. Have they?

4. Carla is not the tallest of her family. Is she?

5. Lily and Paola have not been the best friends for many years. Have they?

INSTRUCTIONS: According with de sentences above, write the structure (in the box) of the “Tag

Question” for this case.

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