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Comparison of Inequality < or >
What is a comparison of Inequality in English?
• It’s when you compare two things.
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The elephant is bigger than the fish.
Elefante Pez
El elefante es más grande que el pez.
The fish is less big than the elephant.
Elefante Pez
El pez es menos grande que el elefante.
The cat is calmer than the dog.
gato
perro
El gato es más tranquilo que el perro.
The dog is less calm than the cat.
gato
perro
El perro es menos tranquilo que el gato.
Comparison of Inequality in Spanish
When you want to express more (er)…than in Spanish you use the expression más...que.
Lance is taller than Felipe.
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Lance es más alto que Felipe.
Comparison of Inequality in Spanish
When you want to express more (er)…than in Spanish you use the expression más...que.
Ana is taller than Susana.
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Ana es más alta que Susana.
altaRemember that there needs to be agreement when using adjectives.
Comparison of Inequality in Spanish
When you want to express less … than in Spanish you use the expression menos...que.
Cats are less friendly than dogs.
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Los gatos son menos amistosos que los perros.
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Fred is taller than Felipe.
Fred es ______ alto ________Felipe. más que
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Susana and Ana are taller than Kevin.
Susana y Ana son ______ altas ________Kevin. más que
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My brother is less intelligent than my brother.
Mi hermano es _____ inteligente ___mi hermano. menos que
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Carmen Electra is prettier than Britney Spears.
Carmen Electra es _____ bonita ___ Britney Spears.
más que
Comparison of Inequality in Spanish
Both constructions, más…que and menos…que can be used with nouns.
There are more cats than dogs.
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Hay más gatos que perros.
Comparison of Inequality in Spanish
Both constructions, más…que and menos…que can be used with nouns.
There are fewer pencils than pens.
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Hay menos lápices que plumas.
Comparison of Inequality in Spanish
Both constructions, más…que and menos…que can be used with infinitives that function as nouns.
I like to swim more than to study.
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Me gusta nadar más que estudiar.
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There are more boys than girls.
Hay ______ chicos ________chicas. más que
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There are fewer teachers than students.
Hay ______ profesores ________estudiantes. menos que
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There are fewer schools than jails.
Hay ______ escuelas ________ cárceles. menos que
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We want to swim more than to eat.
Queremos nadar ______ _____ comer.más que
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Translate from English to Spanish.
Fred is taller than Ana.
Fred es más alto que Ana.
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•There are fewer (less) books than students.
•Hay menos libros que estudiantes.
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•Baseball is more fun than football.
•El béisbol es más divertido que el fútbol.
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•Televisión es more interesting than school.
•La televisión es más interesante que la escuela.
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•Felipe is sadder than Miguel.
•Felipe está más triste que Miguel.
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•María is less tired than Edweena.
•María está menos cansada que Edweena.
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•She likes swimming less than running.
•Le gusta nadar menos que correr.
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•There are fewer cats than dogs.
•Hay menos gatos que perros.
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