COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS

Chapter 10

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Adjective and Adverb

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

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Function of Adjective

Adj. + Noun

Is / Are + Adj.

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Function of Adverb

Adv. + Verb

Verb + Adv.

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…however…

NOT ALL ADVERBS HAVE /-ly/ ENDING. THEY LOOK LIKE

ADJECTIVES AND CAN FUNCTION LIKE ADJECTIVES TOO.

Hard Hard

Fast Fast

Good Well

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Participial Adjectives (p.252)

Present Participle Past Participle

Boring Bored

Exciting Excited

Surprising Surprised

The Difference

/ing/ = cause the feeling /ed/ = receive the feeling

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…Examples Page 253, Ex. 2, Ex. 3

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As…As ---Comparison

as good as

as expensive as

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/er/ + than ---Comparative

slower than

fatter than

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Irregular Comparative Form

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Adj. Adv. Comp. Form

Good Well Better than

Bad Badly Worse than

Far Far Farther/Further than

More/Less…than

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Use “more” with adjectives and adverbs with two syllables or more.

You may choose to add /er/ with adjectives ending in consonant + /y/.

“less” is mainly used with two or more syllables. Instead, use “not

as…as” for one syllable words.

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The + /est/ ---Superalative

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Irregular Superlative Form

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Adj. Adv. Comp. Super.

Good Well Better Best

Bad Badly Worse Worst

Far Far Farther/Further Farthest/Furthest

Nouns ---Comp/Super ~ative

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MORE + count/non-count

The MOST + count/non-count

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MANY+ count nouns

MUCH+ non-count nouns

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Comparative

More Used with count and non-count nouns

Less Used with non-count nouns

Fewer Used with count nouns

Superlative

Most Used with count and non-count nouns

Least Used with non-count nouns

Fewest Used with count nouns

Double Comparative

Progressive increase or decrease

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