Adjectives in degree comparative

Adjectives in degree comparative

1. The comparative is used in English to compare differences between the two objects that it modifies (larger, smaller, faster, higher).It is used in sentences where we compare two names, as follows:

   • Name (subject) + verb + adjective in degree comparative + than + name (object)
     • • 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.
     • Adjectives in degree superlative
       • The superlative is used to describe an object that is at the top or bottom of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). It is used in sentences in which we compare a subject with a group of objects, like here:
         • Name (subject) + verb + the + adjective in degree superlative + name (object)
           • • Motas is the fattest dog in the neighborhood
           • • Yesterday, I saw the smallest sculpture in the world at the museum
           • • This is the smallest box I've ever seen.
           • Karen opened the most sophisticated store in town
           • One syllable adjectives Add -er for the comparative y –est for the superlative. If the adjective ends in consonant + vocal + consonant, the last consonant must be repeated before adding the ending.
             • Two syllable adjectives Two-syllable adjectives can form the comparative by adding -er, like one-syllable adjectives, or by placing more before the adjective, as with three-syllable adjectives. Likewise, these adjectives can form the superlative by adding the ending -est or by putting most before the adjective. In many cases both forms are used, although one of the uses will be more common than the other. If we are not sure that an adjective can take the endings of comparative or superlative, it is better to use more and most. When a two-syllable adjective ends in y, it must be changed to i before adding the ending.

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