Comparative

FORM AND USE COMPARATIVE

¢  The comparative of majority form is adjective or adverb that have function to compare somthing (people, animals, objects, abd so on ) by adding the suffix –er  or by using the quantifier more before it.

Comparative	More comparative
Tall - taller	Beautifull - More beautifull

Notes : If the adjective or adverb consist of one syllable, add –er, if it consist of more than one syllable, use more

¢  If the adjectives or adverb ends in a sigle vowel followed by –d or –g, the consonant is doubled when –er is added :

   Example :

big

bigger

☺Exception : adjectives and adverbs ending in –y

    Example :

happy

happier

FORMS OF COMPARATIVES

FORM 1.

Adjective + er……than……..

Example :  Zellianty is older than Olivia

FORM 2.

The + comparative + subject +verb + the + comparative + subject + verb…….

Example :  The higher you climb, the nicer you will feel.

FORM 3.

The more + subject + verb+ the + comparative + subject + verb

Example :   The more he works, the richer he will become.

FORM 4.

More + adjective……. than…..

Example :  A house is more expensive than yours.

FORM 5.

Less + adjective……. than…..

Example :   This TV is less cheaper than.

FORM 6.

More + noun

Example : Would you like some more coffee 

FORM 7

More + noun + than

Example : There are more people in China than there are in the United States

FORM 8

More

Example : Do you have enough coffee, or would you like some more?

FORM 9

Repeating a comparative

Example : Because he was afraid, he walked faster and faster.

                  Life in the modern world is becoming more and more complex.

IRREGULAR COMPARATIVE FORM

Example :

possitive	comparative
bad	worse
nigh	nigher

FORM  AND USE SUPERLATIVE

SUPERLATIVE is used to compare three or more things or persons.

FORM 1 :

The + adjective + est

Example :  The longest river in the world is the Nile.

FORM 2 :

The most + adjective +

Example :  Sally is the most beautiful of all the woman at the party.

Notes : Most used with short adjectives such as tall, long and so on.

            -est used with long adjectives such as beautiful, expensive and so on.

            

IRREGULAR SUPERLATIVE FORM

Positive	superlative
bad	worst
fore	foremost
good	best