COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
Comparative adjectives are
used to compare differences between the two objects they modify (larger,
smaller, faster, higher). They are used in sentences where two nouns are
compared, in this pattern:
Noun (subject) + verb +
comparative adjective + than + noun (object).
The second item of comparison
can be omitted if it is clear from the context (final example below).
EXAMPLES
My house is larger than hers.
This box is smaller than the
one I lost.
Your dog runs faster than
Jim's dog.
The rock flew higher than the
roof.
Jim and Jack are both my
friends, but I like Jack better. ("than Jim" is understood)
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
Superlative adjectives are
used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality
(the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). They are used in
sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects.
Noun (subject) + verb + the +
superlative adjective + noun (object).
The group that is being compared
with can be omitted if it is clear from the context (final example below).
EXAMPLES
My house is the largest one in
our neighborhood.
This is the smallest box I've
ever seen.
Your dog ran the fastest of
any dog in the race.
We all threw our rocks at the
same time. My rock flew the highest. ("of all the rocks" is
understood)
FORMING REGULAR COMPARATIVES
AND SUPERLATIVES
Forming comparatives and
superlatives is easy. The form depends on the number of syllables in the
original adjective.
ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
Add -er for the comparative
and -est for the superlative. If the adjective has a consonant + single vowel +
consonant spelling, the final consonant must be doubled before adding the
ending.
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Adjective: interesting, delicious, expensive
Comparative: more interesting, more delicious, more expensive
Superlative: the most interesting, more delicious, the most delicious
