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    Comparative and Superlative.

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    The document discusses the formation of comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs in English. It explains that comparatives compare two items, using suffixes like -er, while superlatives compare multiple items and use suffixes like -est. It provides rules and examples for making regular and irregular comparatives and superlatives from one-syllable, two-syllable, and multi-syllable adjectives/adverbs. It also notes the use of "much" and "a lot" to emphasize comparisons.

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    The document discusses the formation of comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs in English. It explains that comparatives compare two items, using suffixes like -er, while superlatives compare multiple items and use suffixes like -est. It provides rules and examples for making regular and irregular comparatives and superlatives from one-syllable, two-syllable, and multi-syllable adjectives/adverbs. It also notes the use of "much" and "a lot" to emphasize comparisons.

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    Comparativos y superlativos en ingles

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    The document discusses the formation of comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs in English. It explains that comparatives compare two items, using suffixes like -er, while superlatives compare multiple items and use suffixes like -est. It provides rules and examples for making regular and irregular comparatives and superlatives from one-syllable, two-syllable, and multi-syllable adjectives/adverbs. It also notes the use of "much" and "a lot" to emphasize comparisons.

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    The document discusses the formation of comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs in English. It explains that comparatives compare two items, using suffixes like -er, while superlatives compare multiple items and use suffixes like -est. It provides rules and examples for making regular and irregular comparatives and superlatives from one-syllable, two-syllable, and multi-syllable adjectives/adverbs. It also notes the use of "much" and "a lot" to emphasize comparisons.

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    COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

    1.We use comparative adjectives and 1.We use superlative adjectives and


    adverbs to compare one person/thing adverbs to compare one person/thing with
    with another person/thing. other people/things of the same kind.

    Examples: Examples:
    Today is hotter than yesterday. September is the busiest month for our
    I think documentaries are more business.
    interesting than the news. Angelina Jolie was the highest paid
    Can you drive faster? – I'm late. actress last year.
    My brother speaks more fluently Which student has worked the
    than me. hardest this year?
    COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
    2.We make comparatives in two ways: 2.We make superlatives in two ways:
    a.by adding -er. a.by adding -est.
    b. by putting more in front of the b.by putting most in front of the
    adjective/adverb + than. adjective/adverb.
    (We usually use the before the superlative).
    Examples:
    This hotel is cheaper than the one on Examples:
    the beach. It's the cheapest restaurant in town.
    Life in the country is more He spoke the most confidently in the
    peaceful than in the city.  final interviews.
    He's better than me at tennis. August is the quietest month in Paris.
    Can you talk more quietly, please?  December is our busiest time of year.
    COMPARATIVE
    COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
    6. For
    3. If anadjectives/adverbs
    adjective ends in awith one
    vowel + syllable, 3. For adjectives/adverbs with one syllable,
    consonant, double the last letter before
    add -er. add -est.
    adding
    4. If the -er (unless it endsalready
    adjective/adverb in -w). ends in -e, 4. If the adjective/adverb already ends in -e,
    7. If an
    then justadjective/adverb
    a -r. has three more then just add -st.
    syllables, use more.
    5. To form the comparative of two-syllable 5. To form the superlative of two-
    adjectives/adverbs that end in -y, change syllable adjectives or adverbs that end in
    Examples:
    the -y to -i before adding -er. -y, change the -y to -i before adding  -est.
    big - bigger
    hot - hotter
    Examples: Examples:
    new --newer
    great greater great  - greatest  
    More expensive
    nice - nicer nice  - nicest 
    busy - busier
    More fluently busier - busiest
      
    COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
    6. If an adjective ends in a vowel + 6. If an adjective ends in a vowel +
    consonant, double the last letter before consonant, double the last letter before
    adding -er (unless it ends in -w). adding  -est (unless it ends in -w).
    7. If an adjective/adverb has three more 7. If an adjective/adverb has three more
    syllables, use more. syllables, use most.

    Examples: Examples:
    big - bigger big - biggest
    hot - hotter hot - hottest
    new - newer new - newest
    More expensive Most expensive
    More fluently Most fluently
      
    IRREGULAR COMPARATIVE AND MUCH/A LOT
    SUPERLATIVE WE USE MUCH OR A LOT BEFORE AN
    ADJECTIVE/ ADVERB TO EMPHASIZE
    THE DEGREE OF COMPARISON.
    ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

    GOOD BETTER   BEST EXAMPLES:


    SHIRLEY IS MUCH MORE POPULAR
    BAD WORSE WORST
    THAN JANET.
    FAR     FURTHER FURTHEST THIS WINTER IS A LOT WORSE THAN
    LAST YEAR.
    LITTLE LESS LEAST
    I WORK MUCH MORE EFFECTIVELY
    WHEN I HAVE A GOOD NIGHT'S
    SLEEP.

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