comparative and superlative adjectives

comparative and superlative adjectives

1. comparatives

   • The comparative is used to compare two people, animals, or objects of the same class and/or with the same characteristic.
     • • Subject + verb + adjective in comparative degree + "than" + object.
     • example: Your brother is taller than you.

2. superlatives

   • the superlative is used to denote or highlight a characteristic of some person, animal or object, which differentiates it from a group or category.
     • structure
       • Subject + verb + “the” + superlative adjective + object.
       • One or two syllable adjectives
         • add “-er”
           • example: That dog is bigger than mine
         • add “-est”
           • example: Your dog is the biggest in our neighborhood.
         • Adjectives of three or more syllables:
           • add “most”
             • example: I’m the most important person for my mom.
           • add “more”
             • example: My mom is more creative than me.
     • example: My dad is the tallest in my family.

3. By: Evelyn Iñiguez Uribe Sep-21-22