English Grammar: Comparisons, Pronouns, and More
UNIT 5: Comparatives and Superlatives
COMPARATIVE (2 things) | SUPERLATIVE (All others in the same group) | |
One syllable | Short adjectives | |
cute –> cuter than nice –> nicer than | clean –> the cleanest cute –> the cutest | |
Ending with 1 Vowel + 1 Consonant | ||
Friendly –> friendlier than Scary –> scarier than | Friendly –> the friendliest Scary –> the scariest | |
2 or more syllables | Expensive –> more/less expensive than Intelligent –> more/less intelligent than | Expensive –> the most expensive Intelligent |
Ethan Frome: Character Definitions and Plot Summary
Vocabulary Definitions
Anger: The feeling when you are angry.
Apart: Not together.
Beauty: Being beautiful.
Bitter: Angry and unhappy about something that has happened.
Buggy: A small, open car with four wheels, pulled by a horse.
Coasting: Riding down a snow-covered hill on a sled.
Complain: To say that you are not happy about something.
Cousin: The son or daughter of your aunt or uncle.
Despair: The feeling when you have lost all hope.
Difference: Being different.
Discontented: Not happy, not pleased.
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Modal Verbs, Relative Clauses, and Quantifiers
Modal Verbs
“Will” is used to form the future tense.
I will help you.
“Shall” is used like “will” to form the future tense.
Chris shall be happy to see you.
“Should” indicates an obligation or recommendation. It reflects an opinion about what is correct.
I should call my parents more often.
“Ought to” is a synonym of “should”.
I ought to call my parents more often.
“Must” indicates an obligation, prohibition, or necessity.
You must [have to] read this book; it’s fantastic.
“Would” is used to declare a preference
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Conditional Sentences
Conditional sentences express situations where one action depends on another. Here are some examples:
- If the workers had worked harder, the building would have been finished this month. (Si los trabajadores hubieran trabajado más duro, el edificio se habría terminado este mes.)
- If I work, my project grows! (Si yo trabajo, ¡mi proyecto crece!)
- If I were a civil engineer, I would calculate the building’s structural measurements.
- If they had had some materials, they would have finished
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