Part III: Writing for Specific Clarity in Visual Studio .NET

Generating Quick Response Code in Visual Studio .NET Part III: Writing for Specific Clarity

45 estos choferes de autob s conducen + bien/esos choferes de taxi ______________________________________________________________________________ 46 este doctor reflexiona = profundo/ese cirujano ______________________________________________________________________________

The absolute superlative expresses the ultimate; you use it when no comparison is made To form this basic construction, you add - simo (masc); - sima (fem); - simos (masc plural); - simas (fem plural) to the adjective according to the gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) of the noun being described The meaning is the same as muy (very) + adjective: La catedral es muy bella La catedral es bell sima (The cathedral is very beautiful) Los edificios son muy altos Los edif cios son alt simos (The buildings are very tall) Here are some more things you need to know to form the absolute superlative: You drop the final vowel of an adjective before adding - simo (-a, -os, -as): La casa es grande La casa es grand sima (The house is very large) You use much simo to express very much: Te adoro much simo (I adore you very much) Adjectives ending in -co (-ca), -go (-ga), or -z change c to qu, g to gu, and z to c, respectively, before adding - simo: La torta es muy rica La torta es riqu sima (The pie is very tasty) El su ter es muy largo El su ter es largu simo (The sweater is very long) El juez es muy sagaz El juez es sagac simo (The judge is very shrewd) Your friend is having a very bad day and is complaining about everything Write down what he says so you can show it to him at a later date for a laugh I provide the adjective in parentheses, and you create the absolute superlative form Here s an example:

Q (grande) Mis problemas son _________________ A Mis problemas son grand simos (My problems are very big)

47 (rico) Este pastel es _________________ 48 (atroz) Estos cr menes son _________________ 49 (largo) Este d a es _________________ 50 (mal) Estos hombres son _________________ 51 (dif cil) Esta situaci n es _________________ 52 (aburrido) Estas pel culas son _________________

sagaces suspicaz perezosa ego sta valientes c mica sinceros fiel generosos descuidado populares francesa d bil j venes ingleses alem n Nosotros vimos cien flores rojas (We saw 100 red flowers) Nosotros vimos ning n lago largo (We didn t see any wide lake) Nosotros vimos muchas nubes blancas (We saw many white clouds) Nosotros vimos una selva magn fica (We saw a magnificent jungle) Nosotros vimos pocas monta as altas (We saw few high mountains) Nosotros vimos un r o grande (We saw a large river) Nosotros vimos algunas cascadas estup ndas (We saw some fantastic waterfalls) Nosotros vimos muchos animales feroces (We saw many ferocious animals) Nosotros vimos un cielo azul (We saw a blue sky) Nosotros vimos ningunas plantas peligrosas (We didn t see any dangerous plants) Estas mujeras hablan francamente (These women speak frankly) Ese hombre trabaja cuidadosamente (That man works carefully) El jefe reacciona r pidamente (The boss reacts quickly)

Yo escucho atentamente (I listen attentively) Clara se explica claramente (Clara explains herself clearly) Pilar contesta cort smente (Pilar answers courteously) Miguel hace preguntas frecuentemente (Miguel frequently asks questions) Ana participa felizmente (Ana participates happily) mal/malas mejores/mejor buen/bien m s/m s demasiados/demasiado poca/poco Este rascacielos es m s alto que ese edificio (This skyscraper is taller than that building) Estas calles son menos estrechas que esas avenidas (These streets are less narrow than those avenues) Esta boutique es tan elegante como esos almacenes (This boutique is as elegant as those department stores) Este juez escucha menos atentamente que ese abogado (This judge listens less attentively than that lawyer) Estos choferes de autobus conducen mejor que esos choferes de taxi (These bus drivers drive better than those taxi drivers) Este doctor reflexiona tan profoundamente como ese cirujano (This doctor thinks as profoundly as that surgeon) riqu simo atroc simos largu simo mal simos dificil sima aburrid simas