COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES VS SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES VS SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

1. -To COMPARE two things. -Distinguish their differences.

   • Nora is taller than Daniel.-

2. -We use it to describe the extreme quality of one thing in a group of things.

   • My dress is the best of all the collection.
   • Structure
     • Short adjectives: ADD ''the + st''
       • 1 syllable: Fast ( the Fastest)
       • 2 syllable adjectives ending -y: Busy (Busiest)
       • Adj ends in -e will add just ''-st'': Large (largest)
       • -Adj ending in a single vowel or consonant will be double consonant: Hot (hottest)
     • Long adjectives
       • 2 syllable and more than 3 will have ''the most''
   • EXCEPTCIONS: GOOD / WELL (HEALTH) /THE BESTES/ -BAD /THE WORST/ - FAR /THE FURTHEST/
   • EXAMPLES : My dog is the biggest of all the dogs in the neighborhood. / Mary is the most thoughtful person I've ever met. / John is the most generous of all the people I know.

3. Structure:

   • Short adjectives: ADD -''ER''
     • 1 syllable: Old (Older)
     • 2 syllable adjectives ending in -y: Happy (happier)
     • -Adj ending in -e, just add ''-r'': Late (Later)
     • -Adj ending in a single vowel or consonant will be double consonant: Big (Bigger)
     • -Adj ending in -y will change for ''-ier'': Nasty (Nastier)
   • Long adjectives: ''More''
     • 2 syllable adjectives not ending in -y: Modern ( More modern) All adjectives of 2 or more syllables will have
   • Always the adjective is followed by THAN
   • EXCEPTIONS: GOOD / WELL (HEALTH) /BETTER/ -BAD /WORSE/ - FAR /FURTHER/

4. EXAMPLES: Women are more intelligent than men./ Italian food is better than American food. / Mary's car is larger than Max's car.