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One Adjective, Three Structures

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Comparative

The east path is narrower than the west path.

Superlative

This is the narrowest path in the park.

Equative

The two paths are as narrow as each other.

Negative equative

The final path is not as narrow as the first.

two different endpoints → comparative + than · selected extreme in a set → the superlative · equal endpoints → as…as

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Tips

One Adjective, Three Structures

  1. Misma propiedad, tres preguntas: ¿dos extremos distintos, uno dentro de un grupo o igualdad?
  2. Than abre el benchmark; the + extremo requiere un set; as…as encierra la igualdad.
  3. Not as…as expresa menor grado dentro del marco equativo.