Adjectives
The Positive Degree
The Comparative Degree
The Superlative Degree
Adverbs
GreaterAmount of Quality
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Add-erto the adjective
(or use an irregular form)
before the noun:
a bigger/better/worse
hamburger
Placemorebefore the
adjective before the noun:
amorehelpful sign
GreatestAmount of Quality
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Add-estto the adjective
(or use an irregular form)
before the noun:
the biggest/best/worst
hamburger
Placemostbefore the
adjective before the noun:
themosthelpful sign
GreaterAmount of Quality
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Add-er to the adverb
(or use an irregular form):
writes faster/better
Placemore
before the adverb:
walksmorequietly
GreatestAmount of Quality
Compare more than two
Add-est to the adverb
(or use an irregular form):
writes fastest/best
Placemostbefore the adverb:
walksmostquietly
Quality
Modify one Verb
writes fast/well
walks quietly
The following chart shows two ways in which adjectives
and adverbs form the comparative and superlative degrees.
You can compare any person, place, thing, or idea to another
one, or to a group of people, places, things, or ideas.
Quality
Modify one noun
a big/good/bad
hamburger
a helpful sign