Adjectives work either as noun modifiers or as complements (that completes) of a sentence.
Adjectives have three forms:
Positive: use of adjectives without comparing.
e.g. The temperature is moderate.
Comparative: use of adjectives to compare two things or persons
e.g. This time the gourds are bigger and nicer than the previous years.
Superlative: use of adjectives to show the best or worst (comparison between many)
e.g. January is the coldest month in Bangladesh.
Grammar Rules
We form comparative and superlative adjectives in this way:
Basic Rule - 1: short adjectives with one syllable
for comparative: By adding -er.
mild — milder
for superlative : By adding -est
mild — milder — mildest
Basic Rule-2: short adjectives ending with one vowel and one consonant
for comparative: by doubling the consonant and adding-er
big — bigger
for superlative: by doubling the consonant and adding -est
big — bigger — biggest
Basic Rule-3: short adjectives ending with -e
for comparative: By adding -r for comparative
nice — nicer
for superlative: By adding -st for superlative
nice — nicer — nicest
Basic Rule-4: Long adjectives with two or more syllables
for comparative: by adding more with the adjectives
interesting — more interesting
for superlative: by adding most with the adjectives
interesting — more interesting — most interesting
Basic Rule-5: adjectives ending with -y
for comparative: by changing y to -ier
dirty — dirtier
for superlative: by changing y to -iest
dirty — dirtier — dirtiest
Basic Rule-6. There are some adjectives that do not follow any rule. We call them irregular adjectives. We need to remember their other forms. Such as -
good — better — best
bad — worse — worst
far — farther — farthest
Use
We use comparative adjectives
• to tell about the differences between two or more things
• to give facts and opinions
• to compare and contrast
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