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    The document discusses rules for adjective order in English. It provides the standard order of adjectives as (article) + opinion/size + age + shape + color + origin + material + purpose + noun. It also discusses how to form the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives of different syllable lengths, including irregular forms. Key points are that one-syllable adjectives typically take -er/est, two-syllable adjectives vary between -er/est or more/most, and those over two syllables take more/most.

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    The document discusses rules for adjective order in English. It provides the standard order of adjectives as (article) + opinion/size + age + shape + color + origin + material + purpose + noun. It also discusses how to form the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives of different syllable lengths, including irregular forms. Key points are that one-syllable adjectives typically take -er/est, two-syllable adjectives vary between -er/est or more/most, and those over two syllables take more/most.

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    The document discusses rules for adjective order in English. It provides the standard order of adjectives as (article) + opinion/size + age + shape + color + origin + material + purpose + noun. It also discusses how to form the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives of different syllable lengths, including irregular forms. Key points are that one-syllable adjectives typically take -er/est, two-syllable adjectives vary between -er/est or more/most, and those over two syllables take more/most.

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    English Grammar

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    The document discusses rules for adjective order in English. It provides the standard order of adjectives as (article) + opinion/size + age + shape + color + origin + material + purpose + noun. It also discusses how to form the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives of different syllable lengths, including irregular forms. Key points are that one-syllable adjectives typically take -er/est, two-syllable adjectives vary between -er/est or more/most, and those over two syllables take more/most.

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    Adjective Order

    (Article) + first, next, last + number + judgement/attitude (opinion) + size, length, height + age/temperature + shape + colour + origin + material + purpose + noun The rules on this page are for the normal, "natural" order of adjectives. But these rules are not rigid, and you may sometimes wish to change the order for emphasis. Consider the following conversations: Conversation 1 A "I want to buy a round table." B "Do you want a new round table or an old round table?" Conversation 2 A "I want to buy an old table". B "Do you want a round old table or a square old table?" Comparative adjectives
    Adjectives of just one syllable form the comparative by adding "-er" and for the superlative by adding -est Bright brighter Clear clearer Fast faster If a one syllable adjective ends in "e", simply add "r": Nice nicer Fine finer Ripe riper For some adjectives, it is necessary to double the last letter before adding "-er" or -est (one syllable with the spelling consonant + single vowel + consonant: double the final consonant) Big bigger Slim slimmer Flat flatter All adjectives of three or more syllables form the comparative with "more " and the superlative with most Beautiful more beautiful Comfortable more comfortable Typical more typical Adjectives of two syllables are more complicated. To see which is the usual form you should see your dictionary. Most adjectives of two syllables form the comparative with "more":

    Famous more famous Thankful more thankful Boring more boring Faithless more faithless However, some adjectives of two syllables form the comparative with "-er": Those that end in "y", change the "y" to "i" and add "-er": Happy happier Funny funnier Easy easier Those ending in a vowel-sound that is not stressed: Yellow yellower Simple simpler Tender tenderer

    Number of syllables two syllables +

    Comparative -er OR more + adj +

    Superlative -est OR most + adj

    ending in: -y, -ly, -ow; ending in: -le, -er or ure; these common adjectives - handsome, polite, pleasant, common, quiet happy - happier/ more happy - happiest/ most happy yellow - yellower/ more yellow - yellowest/ most yellow simple - simpler/ more simple - simplest/ most simple tender - tenderer/ more tender - tenderest/ most tender

    If you are not sure, use MORE + OR MOST + Note: Adjectives ending in '-y' like happy, pretty, busy, sunny, lucky etc:. replace the -y with -ier or -iest in the comparative and superlative form busy - busier - busiest

    In addition, there are some (common) irregular comparative adjectives: Good better Bad worse Far farther or further Little (quantity) less

    Much more Ill worse Old older or elder

    Adjective good bad little much far

    Comparative better worse less more further / farther

    Superlative best worst least most furthest / farthest

    COMPARISONS OF QUANTITY
    To show difference: more, less, fewer + than

    MORE + nouns that are countable or uncountable FEWER + countable nouns LESS + uncountable nouns
    To show no difference: as much as , as many as, as few as, as little as

    as many as / as few as + countable nouns as much as / as little as + uncountable nouns

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