as/than + pronombre + auxiliar

I earn less than he earns. I earn less than he does; he knows more than I did at his age. [Cuando antes y después de «as»/»than» se requiere el mismo verbo, cabe reemplazar por un auxiliar el segundo. Este auxiliar no se contrae. No es necesario que en las dos cláusulas se exprese elSigue leyendo «as/than + pronombre + auxiliar»

Construcciones con comparaciones

A boy of sixteen is often as tall as his father; he was as white as a sheet. Manslaughter is not as bad as murder; you coffee is not as good as the coffee my mother makes. Manslaughter is not so bad as murder; your coffee is not so good as the coffee my motherSigue leyendo «Construcciones con comparaciones»

Comparación

dark, darker, darkest. tall, taller, tallest. useful, more useful, most useful. [Hay 3 grados de comparación: positivo, comparativo y superlativo.] 2. bright, brighter, brightest. brave, braver, bravest. [Los adjetivos de una sílaba forman el comparativo y el superlativo añadiendo er y est al positivo. Los adjetivos terminados en e añaden r y st.] 3. interested,Sigue leyendo «Comparación»