Making comparisons
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This document discusses comparatives and superlatives. It explains how to form comparative and superlative adjectives from one-syllable, two-syllable, and longer adjectives. Some adjectives, like good, bad, and far, have irregular comparative and superlative forms. Comparatives are used to compare two things, while superlatives are used to compare one thing to a whole group.
Making comparisons
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- 2. Comparative adjectives are forms like older, more intelligent Superlative adjectives are forms like oldest, most intelligent
- 3. To make the comparative and superlative of: One-syllable adjectives ending in –e you add –r and -st Other one-syllable adjectives add –er and –est Two-syllable adjectives ending in –Y change y to i and add- er, -est Other two-syllable adjectives add –r, -st Longer adjectives put more and most in front
- 4. Irregular comparison Some adjectives form irregular comparatives and superlatives: Good /well --- better --- best Bad --- worse --- worst Far --- farther/further --- farthest / furthest --- both used to talk about distance: She lives further/farther from school than I do. further and furthest are also used to mean “additional” in some expressions, such as: further education, further information, further discussion
- 5. Comparative or superlative? We use a comparative to compare one person, thing, action or group to another person, thing, etc. Jane is taller then her two sisters, Your shoes are in a worse state than mine. We use a superlative to compare one person, thing, etc, to the whole group he/she/it belongs to I don’t know which one to choose: The chicken is the healthiest but the hot dog is the tastiest of all the foods in this fast-food menu.
- 6. Comparative or superlative? We use a comparative to compare one person, thing, action or group to another person, thing, etc. Jane is taller then her two sisters, Your shoes are in a worse state than mine. We use a superlative to compare one person, thing, etc, to the whole group he/she/it belongs to I don’t know which one to choose: The chicken is the healthiest but the hot dog is the tastiest of all the foods in this fast-food menu.