Monday, January 30, 2023

Comparison of Adjectives

Comparison of Adjectives

Adjectives are used to compare persons, animals and things.

Here, the ant, the sparrow and the cat are comparing their sizes :
  • I am a big ant.
  • I am bigger than you.
  • But I am the biggest.

The ant, the sparrow and the cat use the adjective big to compare each other.

Adjectives have three degrees of camparison.
  • The adjective big is in the positive degree. We use it when no comparison is made.
    For example :
    • I am a big ant.
    • Jaya is a tall girl.
  • The adjective bigger is in the comparative degree. We use it when two persons, animals or things are compared. We use than with this degree.
    For example :
    • I am bigger than you.
    • Sarah is taller than Jaya.
  • The adjective biggest is the superlative degree. We use it when more than two persons, animals or things are compared. We use the with the adjective.
    For example :
    • But I am the biggest.
    • Aria is the tallest in the class.

Here are some degrees of comparison of adjectives :

PositiveComparativeSuperlative
talltallertallest
poorpoorerpoorest
highhigherhighest
sweetsweetersweetest
quietquieterquietest
neatneaterneatest
fastfasterfastest

Some adjectives use more to form the comparative degree and most to form the superlative degree.

PositiveComparativeSuperlative
intelligentmore intelligentmost intelligent
beautifulmore beautifulmost beautiful
terriblemore terriblemost terrible
enjoyablemore enjoyablemost enjoyable

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