3 Degrees Positive Basic Comparative Two Things Superlative
Three or more things
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3 Degrees BigBiggerBiggest That dog is big. That dog is bigger
than the other dog. That dog is the biggest dog in the pack.
UglyUglierUgliest His face is ugly. His face is uglier than her
face. He has the ugliest face in the crowd.
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1 syllable modifiers & 2 syllable adjectives Add er to form
the comparative PinkPinker QuietQuieter GrumpyGrumpier Add est to
form the superlative PinkPinkest QuietQuietest GrumpGrumpiest
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IF er/-est SOUNDS AWKWARD Use more for comparative Use most for
superlative AfraidAfraider Afraidest AfraidMore afraidMost afraid
She was afraid of the killer. He was more afraid of the killer than
she was. He is the most afraid out of all of us.
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Modifiers for Adverbs ending in -ly and modifiers of 3+
syllables Use more and most CorrectlyMore correctlyMost correctly
She answered the question correctly. She answered the question more
correctly than he did. She answered the question most correctly out
of the class.
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Negativity MoreMost LessLeast
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Irregular Comparisons Good BetterBest BadWorseWorst
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Double Comparisons DO NOT use: -er + more -est + most This
pencil is more longer than that pencil. I am the most nicest
teacher.
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ILLOGICAL AND INCOMPLETE Once you START comparing something
FINISH IT. DO NOT compare to things that have nothing to do with
each other!
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Mercury is closer to the sun than any planet. Princess Peach
has more dresses than any princess.
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English essay questions are harder than science questions. The
spirit of a Toro fan is more obvious than a Trojan fan.
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Good VS. Well Good Adjective The food is good. Well Adverb He
ran well. How adequately something is done The project was done
well. in good health I am well today.
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Bad VS. Badly Bad Adjective Badly Adverb
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DOUBLE NEGATIVES I dont need no money. She doesnt have no
clothes. We havent seen no math problems this week.
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I was not unhappy with my raise.
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MISPLACED & DANGLING MODIFIERS What are we really talking
about?
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The patient was referred to a psychologist with several
emotional problems. Sam found a letter in the mailbox that doesn't
belong to her. Two cars were reported stolen by the Farmingdale
police yesterday.
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Luis had driven over with his wife, Chris, from their home in a
Chevy for the basketball game.
