EJERCICIO:
Cada una de las frases siguientes contiene un error gramatical. Encuéntralo y corrígelo.
1. Shanghai is the bigger city in Asia.
2. James is worse that Jessica at basketball.
3. The Queen of England is oldder than Barack Obama.
4. The climate in Siberia is extremer than the climate in France.
5. Summer in Spain is very hotter than in Scotland.
6. Jimi Hendrix was the best guitar player of the world.
7. Greece is not as cold than Norway.
Respuestas
1. Shanghai is the bigger city in Asia.
Answer 1: Shanghai is the biggest city in Asia.
Translation 1: Shanghai es la ciudad más grande de Asia.
Explanation 1: El superlativo se forma con la terminación "-est"
2. James is worse that Jessica at basketball.
Answer 2: James is worse than Jessica at basketball.
Translation 2: James es peor que Jessica en baloncesto.
Explanation 2: La estructura de los comparativos usa "than" no that.
3. The Queen of England is oldder than Barack Obama.
Answer 3: The Queen of England is older than Barack Obama.
Translation 3: La reina de Inglaterra es más vieja que Barack Obama.
Explanation 3: No se duplica la letra d en "older"
4. The climate in Siberia is extremer than the climate in France.
Answer 4: The climate in Siberia is more extreme than the climate in France.
Translation 4: El clima de Sibera es más duro que el clima de Francia.
Explanation 4: Cuando el adjetivo tiene más de 2 sílabas, se usa "more" y no se modifica el adjetivo.
5. Summer in Spain is very hotter than in Scotland.
Answer 5: Summer in Spain is much hotter than in Scotland.
Translation 5: El verano en España es mucho más caluroso que en Escocia.
Explanation 5: Para enfatizar el comparativo no se puede usar very. Se pueden usar "much" o "way".
6. Jimi Hendrix was the best guitar player of the world.
Answer 6: Jimi Hendrix was the best guitar player in the world.
Translation 6: Jimmi Hendrix fue el mejor guitarrista del mundo.
Explanation 6: La preposición que se usa es "in".
7. Greece is not as cold than Norway.
Answer 7: Greece is not as cold as Norway.
Translation 7: Grecia no es tan fría como Noruega.
Explanation 7: La estructura de la comparación de igualdad es "as ... adjetivo ... as"