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| What three types exist? | -il Comparativo di maggioranza (more than)
-il Comparativo di minoranza (less than, fewer than)
-il Comparativo di uguaglianza (equal to, as...as)
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| How are Comparisons of inequality expressed? | -più ...di/ più ...che (more than)
-meno...di/ meno...che (less than, fewer than)
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| When is più...di and meno...di used? (Hint: 5 answers) First one? | a) comparing people/things in terms of quality (adjective) or possession/attribute (noun)
(exemple: La California è più grande dell'Italia).
(exemple: La Danimarca ha meno abitanti dell'Italia).
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| Second use? | b) When one noun is attributed to two or more people/things.
(exemple: Hanno più giorni di festa di noi).
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| Third Use? | c) with stressed pronouns.
(exemple: Maurizio beve più caffè di me).
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| Fourth use? | d) before quanto and quel che.
Quanto is followed by indicative/subjunctive
Quel che is followed by the subjunctive.
(exemple: Gli italiani mangiano più hamburger di quanto pensassi).
(exemple: Lucio Dalla fa meno concerti di quel che pensiate).
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| Fifth Use? | e) before a number.
(exemple: Teresa ha più di quattro amici italiani).
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| How do you use più...che and meno...che? (Hint: 3 different uses) First one? | a) when comparing qualities (adjectives) or attributes (nouns) of a single petson, place, thing.
(exemple: Grazia è più intelligente che ricca!)
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| Second Use? | b) before an infinitive
(exemple: à più economico comprare che affittare un telefonino).
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| Third use? | c) before a preposition + noun or stressed pronoun.
(exemple: à stato più divertente per Anna che per me).
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| How are Comparisons of equality expressed? | -(così)...come.
-(tanto)...quanto.
in both terms, you can omit the first part.
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| How do you use così...come? | adjectives, verbs, adverbs, pronouns, when comparing people/things. It is invariable.
(exemple-adjective: Roma è (così) grande come Sydney?)
(exemple-adverb: Gli americani si vestono (così) bene come gli italiani?)
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| How do you use tanto...quanto? | Also used with adjectives, verbs, adverbs, pronouns.
(exemple-adjective: Quel film era (tanto) brutto quanto pensavamo).
(exemple-adverb: Cucina (tanto) bene quanto uno chef).
(exemple-verb: Gli italiani viaggiano (tanto) quanto gli americani?)
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| What is the difference in (così)...come and (tanto)...quanto? | tanto... quanto can also be used to with nouns.
When it does though, it agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.
(exemple: Gli italiani comprano tanti televisori quanti telefonini?)
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