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Firstly note that in Spanish as well as in English there are <u>comparative adjectives</u>, which may be classified as follows:
1. Comparative of superiority
2. Comparative of inferiority
3. Comparative of equality
But in practice, there are two basic rules to write a sentence with comparatives:
Comparatives of superiority and inferiority:
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Subject + verb + <u>comparative adjective</u> + <em>que</em> + object
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Comparative of equality
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Subject + verb + <em>tan</em> + <u>comparative adjective of equality</u> + <em>como</em> + object
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Knowing this, let's begin with the answers, taking into account the following sentences are a good example of the usage of this comparatives:
<h2>A. Right answer: peor que
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In this sentence we are comparing fried food with roasted food taking into account its effects on health, resulting the fried food worse than roasted food.
In Spanish the comparative adjective <u>worse</u> than is <u>peor</u> que, and in this case we have to use the <u>first rule</u> explained above:
Subject + verb + <u>comparative adjective</u> + <em>que</em> + object
Therefore the complete sentence is:
<h2>La comida frita es <u>peor que</u> la asada para la salud
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Fried food is<u> worse than</u> roasted food for health
<h2>B. Right answer: menor que
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In this sentence we are comparing the ages of two persons, Carlos and Alejandro; resulting Carlos younger than Alejandro.
In Spanish the comparative adjective <u>younger</u> than is <u>menor</u> que, and in this case we have to use the first rule.
Therefore the complete sentence is:
<h2>Carlos tiene 10 años y Alejandro tiene 17 años. Carlos es <u>menor que</u> Alejandro.
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Carlos is 10 years old and Alejandro is 17 years old. Carlos is <u>younger than</u> Alejandro.
<h2>C. Right answer: mejor que
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In this sentence we are comparing the effects on health of two types of beverages: milk and soda; resulting the milk better than soda.
In Spanish the comparative adjective <u>better </u>than is <u>mejor </u>que, and in this case we have to use the first rule.
Therefore the complete sentence is:
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La leche es <u>mejor que</u> la soda para la salud
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Milk is <u>better than</u> soda for health
<h2>D. Right answer: más alta que
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In this sentence we are comparing the height of two animals: the giraffe and the hen; resulting the giraffe taller than the hen.
In Spanish the comparative adjective <u>taller</u> than is <u>más alta</u> que, and in this case we have to use the first rule.
Therefore the complete sentence is:
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La jirafa es <u>más alta que</u> la gallina.
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The giraffe is <u>taller than</u> the hen.
<h2>E. Right answer: más larga que
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In this sentence we are comparing the length of two animals: the snake and the chick; resulting the snake longer than the chick.
In Spanish the comparative adjective <u>longer</u> than is <u>más largo</u> que, and in this case we have to use the first rule.
Therefore the complete sentence is:
<h2>La serpiente es <u>más larga que</u> el pollito.
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The snake is <u>longer than</u> the chick.
Note that here we used larga instead of largo, because <em>la serpiente</em> is a feminine noun.
<h2>F. Right answer: tan saludable como
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In this sentence we are comparing how healthy are two types of food, resulting that both are equally healthy (saludable).
In this case we have to use the second rule explained above:
Subject + verb + <em>tan</em> + <u>comparative adjective of equality</u> + <em>como</em> + object
Therefore the complete sentence is:
<h2>El pescado es <u>tan saludable como </u>el pollo para la salud.
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Fish is <u>as healthy as</u> chicken for health.
<h2>G. Right answer: tan alta como
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In this sentence we are comparing the height of two animals: the zebra and the horse; resulting that both are equally taller.
So, in this case we have to use the second rule related to the comparative of equality. Therefore the complete sentence is:
<h2>La cebra es <u>tan alta como</u> el caballo
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The zebra is <u>as tall as </u>the horse
<h2>H. Right answer: mayor que
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In this sentence we are comparing the age of two girls: Sofía and Marisol; resulting Marisol older than Sofía.
In Spanish the comparative adjective <u>older</u> than is <u>mayor</u> que, and in this case we have to use the first rule.
Therefore the complete sentence is:
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Sofía tiene 6 años y Marisol tiene 9 años. Marisol es <u>mayor que</u> Sofía.
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Sofia is 6 years old and Marisol is 9 years old. Marisol is <u>older than</u> Sofia.
