Here is my latest video about comparing things and people.
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In this video we will learn how to use comparatives and superlatives. We use comparatives to compare two things or people and we use superlatives to show the highest or lowest quality of something. Before we review the grammar, let's look at some examples of how we use comparatives and superlatives by comparing these people. Claire is taller than Michelle. William is the tallest. Michelle has longer hair than William. Claire has the longest hair.Michelle is older than Claire. Fred is the oldest. This chart shows the rules for making comparatives and superlatives from base form of adjectives. For one syllable adjectives we add er to make the comparative and est to make the superlative: fast / faster / the fastest. For adjectives ending in y we delete the y and add ier for the comparative and iest for the superlative: heavy / heavier / the heaviest. For adjectives that have two or more syllables we use more or less for the comparative and the most or the least for the superlative: expensive / more expensive / the most expensive. Then there are irregular adjectives which do not follow these rules, such as good / better / the best.
Now let's look at some examples of sentences using comparatives to compare two things. I want to compare these modes of transport. I will compare speed, length and weight. Which is faster, the scooter or the car? The car is faster than the scooter. Which is longer, the bicycle or the car? The car is longer than the bicycle. Which is heavier, the bicycle or the helicopter? The helicopter is heavier than the bicycle. To describe two things that are the same we use as adjective as. The camel is as fast as the zebra. The zebra is as tall as the kangaroo. The wolf is as heavy as the kangaroo.
Now let's look at some examples of sentences using superlatives to show the highest or lowest quality of something. Which animal is the most dangerous? The snake is the most dangerous. Which animal is the slowest? The scorpion is the slowest. Which animal is the least colorful? The rabbit is the least colorful.
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Here's the script of the video:
In this video we will learn how to use comparatives and superlatives. We use comparatives to compare two things or people and we use superlatives to show the highest or lowest quality of something. Before we review the grammar, let's look at some examples of how we use comparatives and superlatives by comparing these people. Claire is taller than Michelle. William is the tallest. Michelle has longer hair than William. Claire has the longest hair.Michelle is older than Claire. Fred is the oldest. This chart shows the rules for making comparatives and superlatives from base form of adjectives. For one syllable adjectives we add er to make the comparative and est to make the superlative: fast / faster / the fastest. For adjectives ending in y we delete the y and add ier for the comparative and iest for the superlative: heavy / heavier / the heaviest. For adjectives that have two or more syllables we use more or less for the comparative and the most or the least for the superlative: expensive / more expensive / the most expensive. Then there are irregular adjectives which do not follow these rules, such as good / better / the best.
Now let's look at some examples of sentences using comparatives to compare two things. I want to compare these modes of transport. I will compare speed, length and weight. Which is faster, the scooter or the car? The car is faster than the scooter. Which is longer, the bicycle or the car? The car is longer than the bicycle. Which is heavier, the bicycle or the helicopter? The helicopter is heavier than the bicycle. To describe two things that are the same we use as adjective as. The camel is as fast as the zebra. The zebra is as tall as the kangaroo. The wolf is as heavy as the kangaroo.
Now let's look at some examples of sentences using superlatives to show the highest or lowest quality of something. Which animal is the most dangerous? The snake is the most dangerous. Which animal is the slowest? The scorpion is the slowest. Which animal is the least colorful? The rabbit is the least colorful.
