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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