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 :
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
---|---|---|
tall | taller | tallest |
poor | poorer | poorest |
high | higher | highest |
sweet | sweeter | sweetest |
quiet | quieter | quietest |
neat | neater | neatest |
fast | faster | fastest |
Some adjectives use more to form the comparative degree and most to form the superlative degree.
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
---|---|---|
intelligent | more intelligent | most intelligent |
beautiful | more beautiful | most beautiful |
terrible | more terrible | most terrible |
enjoyable | more enjoyable | most enjoyable |
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