Adjectives have Comparison
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Comparative degree denotes quality in the greater or lesser degree: used when two are being compared.
A. The comparative degree of almost all one syllable adjectives is formed by adding er
to the positive degree, or to the simple form of the adjective.
B. If the adjective ends in y, change y to i before adding er. Some adjectives change in the form of the word. In others, you may need to prefix such comparative words as more and less.
* My wife was more emotional than her mother.
Superlative denotes quality in the greatest or least degree; used when more than two are being compared.
Adjectives of one or two syllables form the comparative degree by adding er to the positive and est
B. Three or more syllables form the comparative by using more or less and the superlative by using most or least.
C. Some adjectives are compared irregularly.
* Fidie has the sharpest mind in class.
Degrees of Comparison
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Bad | worse | worst |
Big | bigger | biggest |
Comfortable | more comfortable | most comfortable |
Difficult | more difficult | most difficult |
Famous | less famous | least famous |
Fat | fatter | fattest |
Fine | finer | finest |
Good | better | best |
Late | later | latest |
Little | less | least |
Many | more | most |
Out | outer | outset |
Wide | wider | widest |
Farther refers to distance or remoteness in space.
Further refers to remoteness in time, to degree, extent, or quantity. Further is also used to express the idea of something more or additional.
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Far | further | furthest |
Far | farther | farthest |
Adjective that are not compared
Perfect | unique | square | universal |
Single | supreme | fatal | empty |
Vertical | full | alone | dead |
Final | mortal | round | deadly |
Straight | blind | everlasting | wrong |
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