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Modern Spanish Grammar: A Practical Guide

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6Comparative forms ofadjectives and adverbs6.1 37 (p. 219)Lack of distinction between ‘more . . .’ and ‘most . . .’<strong>Spanish</strong> does not distinguish in quite the same way as English between ‘more . . .’(or ‘. . . -er’) and ‘most . . .’ (or ‘. . . -est’); both these notions are conveyed by puttingmás before an adjective or adverb. The definite article + más + adjective correspondsto English ‘the more’ (‘the . . . -er’), ‘the most . . .’ (‘the . . . -est’).ciudades más bellasmore beautiful citieslas ciudades más bellas del mundothe most beautiful cities in the world¿Cuál es la ciudad más bella?Which is the more/most beautiful city?edificios más altoshigher buildingslos edificios más altos del mundothe highest buildings in the world¿Cuál es el edificio más alto?Which is the taller/tallest building?¡Habla más despacio!Speak more slowly!Escuché más atentamente.I listened more attentively.¿Quién escucha más atentamente?Who is listening more/most attentively?Some adjectives and adverbs, however, have special forms:28

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