Superlatives and Comparatives

Superlatives and Comparatives

1. COMPARATIVE

   • Is the name for the grammar used when comparing two things
     • COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY.
       • In comparisons of superiority, the adjective, the comparative form is is followed by "than"
         • example: Juan is faster than Diana.
     • COMPARATIVE INFERIORITY
       • To form this type of comparison we use the conjunctions "not as ... as" or "less than ...". In both cases, the adjective is in the positive level.
         • example: leonor is not as tall as me
     • COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY.
       • With the adjective in the positive degree, we used the conjunction "as ... as" to make equality comparisons.
         • Example: Sue's room is as clean as Angela's

2. SUPERATIVE

   • Superlatives Superlatives are used to show the difference between more than two objects. Let’s say that I have three cars. I have a little Toyota, a medium size Jeep and a big Ford. A superlative is used to show the differences that exist in the group. The Ford is big so we can say “the Ford is the biggest” . Because the Toyota is small , we can say “The Toyota is the smallest” . To learn to use these we need to learn five basic rules.
     • Rule 1 . If an adjective has 1 syllable we add the ending –est to the adjective. i.e. small + est = the small est i.e. hard + est = the hard est
       • Example:The ant is the smallest.
     • Rule 2 . If a one syllable adjective ends with a consonant + a vowel + a consonant you must double the last consonant and ad –est. i.e. big + est = the big gest i.e. fat + est = the fat test
       • Example: The hippo is the fattest.
     • Rule 3 . If an adjective ends with a “y”, remove the “y” and add –iest. i.e. happy –y + iest = the happ iest i.e. funny –y + iest = the funn iest
       • Example: The elephant is the heaviest.
     • Rule 4 . If an adjective has two syllables or more without a “y” then add the word “most” before the word. If the adjective ends with a “y”, you will only add the word “most” if it has three syllables or more. i.e. beautiful + most = the most beautiful i.e. expensive + most = the most expensive i.e. satisfactory + most = the most satisfactory
       • Example: The airplane is the most expensive
     • Rule 5 . There are a few exceptions. good = the best bad = the worst far = the farthest

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