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    The document discusses comparative and superlative adjectives. Comparative adjectives compare two items or people, using patterns like "noun is adjective than noun". Superlative adjectives indicate the most or least of a quality, using patterns like "noun is the adjective noun". Regular adjectives form comparatives by adding "-er" and superlatives by adding "-est", while irregular adjectives have unique forms. Examples are provided to illustrate usage.

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    The document discusses comparative and superlative adjectives. Comparative adjectives compare two items or people, using patterns like "noun is adjective than noun". Superlative adjectives indicate the most or least of a quality, using patterns like "noun is the adjective noun". Regular adjectives form comparatives by adding "-er" and superlatives by adding "-est", while irregular adjectives have unique forms. Examples are provided to illustrate usage.

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    The document discusses comparative and superlative adjectives. Comparative adjectives compare two items or people, using patterns like "noun is adjective than noun". Superlative adjectives indicate the most or least of a quality, using patterns like "noun is the adjective noun". Regular adjectives form comparatives by adding "-er" and superlatives by adding "-est", while irregular adjectives have unique forms. Examples are provided to illustrate usage.

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    COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

    Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify
    (larger, smaller, faster, higher). They are used in sentences where two nouns are compared, in
    this pattern:

    Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).

    The second item of comparison can be omitted if it is clear from the context (final example
    below).

    EXAMPLES

    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.
    Jim and Jack are both my friends, but I like Jack better. ("than Jim" is understood)

    SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
    Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a
    quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). They are used in sentences where a
    subject is compared to a group of objects.

    Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).

    The group that is being compared with can be omitted if it is clear from the context (final
    example below).

    EXAMPLES

    My house is the largest one in our neighborhood.


    This is the smallest box I've ever seen.
    Your dog ran the fastest of any dog in the race.
    We all threw our rocks at the same time. My rock flew the highest. ("of all the rocks" is
    understood)

    FORMING REGULAR COMPARATIVES AND


    SUPERLATIVES
    Forming comparatives and superlatives is easy. The form depends on the number of syllables
    in the original adjective.
    ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
    Add -er for the comparative and -est for the superlative. If the adjective has a consonant +
    single vowel + consonant spelling, the final consonant must be doubled before adding the
    ending.

    Adjective Comparative Superlative

    tall taller tallest

    fat fatter fattest

    big bigger biggest

    sad sadder saddest

    TWO SYLLABLES
    Adjectives with two syllables can form the comparative either by adding -er or by preceeding the
    adjective with more. These adjectives form the superlative either by adding -est or by
    preceeding the adjective with most. In many cases, both forms are used, although one usage
    will be more common than the other. If you are not sure whether a two-syllable adjective can
    take a comparative or superlative ending, play it safe and use more and most instead. For
    adjectives ending in y, change the y to an i before adding the ending.

    Adjective Comparative Superlative

    happy happier happiest

    simple simpler simplest

    busy busier busiest

    tilted more tilted most tilted

    tangled more tangled most tangled


    THREE OR MORE SYLLABLES
    Adjectives with three or more syllables form the comparative by putting more in front of the
    adjective, and the superlative by putting most in front.

    Adjective Comparative Superlative

    important more important Most important

    expensive more expensive most expensive

    IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES AND


    SUPERLATIVES
    These very common adjectives have completely irregular comparative and superlative forms.

    Adjective Comparative Superlative

    good better best

    bad worse worst

    little less least

    much more most

    far further / farther furthest / farthest

    EXAMPLES

    Today is the worst day I've had in a long time.


    You play tennis better than I do.
    This is the least expensive sweater in the store.
    This sweater is less expensive than that one.
    I ran pretty far yesterday, but I ran even farther today.

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