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(National Geographic (Little) Kids) #1
Adjectives
The Positive Degree

The Comparative Degree

The Superlative Degree

Adverbs

GreaterAmount of Quality
Compare two
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
Compare more than two
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
Compare two
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
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