220 Lección 6 Tan and tanto can also be used for emphasis, rather than to compare. tan so tanto so much tantos/as so many ¡Tus ideas son tan anticuadas! Your ideas are so outdated! ¿Por qué te preocupas tanto? Why do you worry so much? Lo hemos hablado tantas veces y nunca logro convencerte. We’ve talked about it so many times, and I never manage to convince you. ¡ATENCIÓN! The use of diminutives and augmentatives is common in comparative and superlative statements. See Manual de gramática, 6.5, p. 400. TALLER DE CONSULTA 6.3 Comparatives and superlatives Comparisons of inequality • With adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and verbs, use these constructions to make comparisons of inequality (more than/less than ). ESTRUCTURAS • Before a number (or equivalent expression), more/less than is expressed with más/menos de. Necesito un vuelo a Santiago, pero no Será difícil, señor. Déjeme buscar y le puedo pagar más de quinientos dólares. aviso en menos de una hora. I need a flight to Santiago, but I can’t That will be difficult, sir. Let me look, pay more than five hundred dollars. and I’ll let you know in less than an hour. Comparisons of equality • The following constructions are used to make comparisons of equality (as... as). Adjective Sus creencias son menos liberales que las mías. His beliefs are less liberal than mine. Noun El presidente tenía menos poder que el ejército. The president had less power than the army. Adverb ¡Llegaste más tarde que yo! You arrived later than I did! Verb ¡Nos peleamos más que los niños! We fight more than the kids do! Adjective El debate de anoche fue tan aburrido como el de la semana pasada. Last night’s debate was as boring as last week’s. Noun La señora Pacheco habló con tanta convicción como el señor Quesada. Mrs. Pacheco spoke with as much conviction as Mr. Quesada. Adverb Nosotros discutimos tan intensamente como los candidatos. We argued as intensely as the candidates. Verb Ambos candidatos son insoportables. Ella miente tanto como él. Both candidates are unbearable. She lies as much as he does. verb + más/menos que adjective más/menos + adverb + que noun tanto/a(s) + singular noun + como plural noun tan + adjective + como adverb ver b + tanto como Objetivo comunicativo: Hacer comparaciones Interactive Tutorial INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES Supersite: Audioscripts, SAM AK, Lab MP3s SAM/WebSAM: WB, LM To review adverbs, refer students to the Manual de gramática, 6.4, p. 398. Remind students that tanto/a(s) must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies.
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