COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

1. COMPARATIVES

   • LONG ADJECTIVES
     • More + adjective + than
       • Example - Dangerous
         • Coronavirus is more dangerous than the common flu.
       • Example - Abortive
         • The spanish government has been more abortive than the polish government.
   • SHORT ADJECTIVES
     • Adjective + er + than
       • Example - Fast
         • COVID-19 spreads faster than any other virus.
       • Example - Direful
         • We have never seen a direfuler situation than the one living right now.
   • EXCEPTIONS
     • Good - Better
       • It took him two weeks to recover and get better.
     • Little - Less
       • The task required is less than going to war.
     • Far - Further
       • The focus of the virus is further than the Spanish border.
     • Much - More
       • The theory is more than the exercise.
     • Bad - Worse
       • The situation is not worse than a world war.

2. SUPERLATIVES

   • LONG ADJECTIVES
     • The most + adjective
       • Example - Crucial
         • Staying home is the most crucial thing.
       • Example - Harmful
         • Coronavirus is the most harmful virus the new society has faced.
   • SHORT ADJECTIVES
     • Adjective + est
       • Example - Long
         • Two weaks is the longest I have been without seeing my friends.
       • Example - Brash
         • Not being able to see my grandfather was going to be the brashest thing I have ever done
   • EXCEPTIONS
     • Much - The most
       • The most important thing is to stay calm.
     • Bad - The worst
       • The doctors and policemen got the worst part.
     • Good - The best
       • Meditate is the best thing to do right now
     • Far - The furthest
       • The furthest I went was five meters from my doorstep.

3. EQUALITY

   • As + adjective + as
     • Coronavirus is as historically relevant as the plague.
     • The death rate in Spain is as calamitous as the death rate from half Europe together.