Transcript Chapter 1 Using Be - Estrella Mountain Community College

Betty Schrampfer Azar
Stacy A. Hagen
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CONTENTS
16-1
16-2
16-3
16-4
16-5
16-6
16-7
16-8
Comparisons: using the same (as), similar (to),…
Comparisons: using like and alike
The comparative: using -er and more
The superlative: using -est and most
Using one of + superlative + plural noun
Using but
Using verbs after but
Making comparisons with adverbs
16-1 COMPARISONS: USING THE SAME (AS), SIMILAR
(TO), AND DIFFERENT (FROM)
Maura and Laura
are the same.
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16-1 COMPARISONS: USING THE SAME (AS), SIMILAR
(TO), AND DIFFERENT (FROM)
THE SAME (AS)
Maura and Laura are the same.
Maura is the same as Laura.
Maura
Laura
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16-1 COMPARISONS: USING THE SAME (AS), SIMILAR
(TO), AND DIFFERENT (FROM)
SIMILAR (TO)
Nan and Jan are similar.
Nan is similar to Jan.
Nan
Jan
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16-1 COMPARISONS: USING THE SAME (AS), SIMILAR
(TO), AND DIFFERENT (FROM)
DIFFERENT (FROM)
Elias and Hannah are different.
Elias is different from Hannah.
Elias
Hannah
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16-1 Let’s Practice
the same (as)
similar (to)
different (from)
D is ___________
different from A.
A
B
E
C
F
D
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16-1 Let’s Practice
the same (as)
similar (to)
different (from)
B is ___________
the same as E.
A
B
E
C
F
D
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16-1 Let’s Practice
the same (as)
similar (to)
different (from)
C is _________F.
similar to
A
B
E
C
F
D
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16-2 COMPARISONS: USING LIKE AND ALIKE
Your bag is like my bag.
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16-2 COMPARISONS: USING LIKE AND ALIKE
I have a brown bag with two straps.
You have a brown bag with two straps.
(a) Your bag is like my bag.
(b) Your bag and my bag are alike.
(c) Our bags are alike.
like = similar to
alike = similar
same
meaning
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16-2 COMPARISONS: USING LIKE AND ALIKE
(a) Your bag is like my bag.
This + be + like + that.
(b) Your bag and my bag are alike.
This and that + be + alike.
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16-2 Let’s Practice
like
alike
Arthur’s car
Adelle’s car
Adelle and Arthur have similar cars.
In other words, their cars are _____.
alike
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16-2 Let’s Practice
like
alike
A bus is ____
like a train in some ways.
a bus
a train
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16-2 Let’s Practice
like
alike
These girls are sisters. They look ____.
alike
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16-3 THE COMPARATIVE: USING -ER AND MORE
Nicola is taller than Bradley.
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16-3 THE COMPARATIVE: USING -ER AND MORE
(a) Nicola is taller than Bradley.
Nicola is more tall than Bradley. ?
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16-3 THE COMPARATIVE: USING -ER AND MORE
(b) Happiness is more important than money.
Happiness is importanter than money. ?
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16-3 THE COMPARATIVE: USING -ER AND MORE
(a) Nicola is taller than Bashir.
(b) Happiness is more important than money.
To compare two persons or things:
adjective +
-er
+ than
more
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16-3 THE COMPARATIVE: USING -ER AND MORE
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE
ADJECTIVES WITH
ONE SYLLABLE
ADJECTIVES
THAT END IN -Y
big
cheap
old
er g
funny
pretty
funn ier
y
y
prettier
er
er
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16-3 THE COMPARATIVE: USING -ER AND MORE
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE
ADJECTIVES WITH famous
important
TWO OR MORE
interesting
SYLLABLES
more famous
more important
more interesting
IRREGULAR
COMPARATIVE
FORMS
better
worse
farther/further
good
bad
far
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16-3 Let’s Practice
old
Ivana is older
____ than Paris.
Paris 17
Ivana 19
Justine 15
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16-3 Let’s Practice
important
more important than money.
Family is _____________
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16-3 Let’s Practice
happy
The woman with the smile looks happier
______
than the woman with the frown.
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16-4 THE SUPERLATIVE: USING -EST AND MOST
We have a big family.
My brother is older than me.
Grandpa is the oldest of all.
My
brother
Me
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16-4 THE SUPERLATIVE: USING -EST AND MOST
(a) COMPARATIVE
My brother is older than me.
(b) SUPERLATIVE
Grandpa is the oldest of all.
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16-4 THE SUPERLATIVE: USING -EST AND MOST
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVES
WITH ONE
SYLLABLE
old
older
the oldest
big
bigger
the biggest
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16-4 THE SUPERLATIVE: USING -EST AND MOST
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
pretty
prettier
prettiest
easy
easier
easiest
ADJECTIVES
THAT END
IN -Y
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16-4 THE SUPERLATIVE: USING -EST AND MOST
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVES
WITH TWO
OR MORE
SYLLABLES
more
the most
expensive
expensive expensive
more
the most
important
important important
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16-4 THE SUPERLATIVE: USING -EST AND MOST
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
IRREGULAR
FORMS
good
better
the best
bad
worse
the worst
far
farther/
further
the
farthest/
furthest
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16-4 Let’s Practice
tall
Justine is ______than
Paris.
taller
Ivana is the ____________
tallest of all the sisters.
Paris
Ivana
Justine
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16-4 Let’s Practice
expensive
A good bicycle is expensive.
A motorcycle is more expensive.
A car is ______________________.
the most expensive (of all)
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16-4 Let’s Practice
heavy
A horse is ________than
a dog.
heavier
An elephant is __________
the heaviest of all.
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16-5 USING ONE OF + SUPERLATIVE + PLURAL NOUN
Kyung is one of the
cutest babies I know.
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16-5 USING ONE OF + SUPERLATIVE + PLURAL NOUN
(a) Kyung is one of the cutest babies I know.
(b) Angel Falls is one of the most beautiful
waterfalls in the world.
(c) Jackson is one of the best students
in school.
one of + superlative + plural noun
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16-5 Let’s Practice
Tahiti
in the world
beautiful places
most
_________
is one of the __________________
Tahiti
most beautiful places
______________.
in the world
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16-5 Let’s Practice
Bo’s Barbeque
in this town
restaurants
worst
____________
worst restaurants
Bo’s Barbecue is one of the ______________
_________________.
in this town
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16-5 Let’s Practice
buildings
the Eiffel Tower
tallest
in France
_____________
The
Eiffel Tower is one of the ______________
tallest buildings
_________________.
in the world
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16-6 USING BUT
Janet is sad, but Kendall is happy.
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16-6 USING BUT
,
(a) Janet is sad, but Kendall is happy.
,
(b) He likes classical music, but she likes jazz.
but = “This is the opposite of that.”
, but
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16-6 Let’s Practice
Imelda is tall, but Jana is _____.
short
thirsty
short
difficult
funny
delicious
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16-6 Let’s Practice
The first test was easy, but this test is
_________
.
difficult
thirsty
short
difficult
funny
delicious
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16-6 Let’s Practice
The dinner wasn’t very good,
thirsty
short
difficult
funny
delicious
but the dessert was ________.
delicious
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16-7 USING VERBS AFTER BUT
Kendall is happy, but Janet isn’t.
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16-7 USING VERBS AFTER BUT
AFFIRMATIVE +
VERB
but +
NEGATIVE
VERB
(a) Kendall is happy,
but
Janet isn’t.
(b) Giraffes are tall,
but
lions aren’t.
(c) I was reading,
but
Lea wasn’t.
(d) Ali rides a bike,
but
Lisa doesn’t.
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16-7 USING VERBS AFTER BUT
AFFIRMATIVE +
VERB
but +
NEGATIVE
VERB
(e) They like candy,
but
we don’t.
(f) Jay brought gum,
but
Alexi didn’t.
(g) Adults can cook,
but
babies can’t.
(h) Ann will jump rope,
but
Janet won’t.
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16-7 USING VERBS AFTER BUT
NEGATIVE
VERB
+
but + AFFIRMATIVE
VERB
(i) Janet isn’t happy,
but
Kendall is.
(j) Lions aren’t tall,
but
giraffes are.
(k) Ana wasn’t reading, but
I was.
(l) Lisa doesn’t sing,
Ali does.
but
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16-7 USING VERBS AFTER BUT
NEGATIVE
VERB
+
but + AFFIRMATIVE
VERB
(m) We don’t like tea,
but
they do.
(n) Alexi didn’t laugh,
but
Ramona did.
(o) Babies can’t cook,
but
adults can.
(p) Janet won’t play,
but
Zoe will.
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16-7 USING VERBS AFTER BUT
Kendall is happy, but Janet isn’t happy.
Kendall is happy, but Janet isn’t.
but
shortened verb phrase
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16-7 Let’s Practice
This dog is on a leash,
but that dog ____.
isn’t
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16-7 Let’s Practice
Yung won’t go on an airplane,
but her friend ___.
will
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16-7 Let’s Practice
Some people love pet goldfish,
don’t
but I ____.
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16-8 MAKING COMPARISONS WITH ADVERBS
Jake works harder
than Hal (does).
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16-8 MAKING COMPARISONS WITH ADVERBS
COMPARATIVE
(a) Jamie works more quickly than Pat (does).
SUPERLATIVE
(b) Ben works the most quickly of all.
COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
adverbs
adverbs ending
ending in
in -ly
-ly
the more
most carefully
the more
most neatly
the more
most slowly
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16-8 MAKING COMPARISONS WITH ADVERBS
COMPARATIVE
(c) Angie works faster than Debbie (does).
SUPERLATIVE
(d) Melissa works the fastest of all.
-er and -est with irregular adverbs
hard, fast, early, late
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16-8 MAKING COMPARISONS WITH ADVERBS
COMPARATIVE
(e) Most people sing better than I (do).
SUPERLATIVE
(f) Steve sings the best of all.
better
best
forms of
well
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16-8 Let’s Practice
Sully had a good score on the English
test.
COMPARATIVE
English Test
Merna had a ______
better score.
Paula 100%
SUPERLATIVE
Paula had _______
the best score
of all.
Merna
88%
Sully
75%
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16-8 Let’s Practice
I have to get up early on Monday.
COMPARATIVE
I have to get up _______
earlier on Tuesday.
SUPERLATIVE
I have to get up _________
the earliest on Friday.
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16-8 Let’s Practice
Simone can run quickly.
COMPARATIVE
Majid can run ____________.
more quickly
SUPERLATIVE
Larry can run _______________
of all.
the most quickly
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