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Positive, Comparative,
Superlative Degrees
Using Adjectives Correctly inRelationships
M. B. Pardington, 2010
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Start with an adjective.
large
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This sentence shows the use of
largein thepositive degree.
This hippopotamusis large.
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When you compare the largehippopotamus to another thing,
you have to use the comparative
degree. This means that the
word has to change.
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There are 2 ways that you can
change large to the comparative
degree:
Add er
to the end of the word
Add more to the front of the word
large + er = larger
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The hippopotamus is
largerthan the pig.
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Some adjectives, especiallythose with 3 syllables or
more, use more instead ofer. Heres an example:
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The hippopotamus is more
intelligentthan the chicken.
1 + 1 = 2 2
4
= 16
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But what should we do if we want
to compare our large
hippopotamus with more than just
one other thing? What should wedo if we want to compare our large
hippopotamus to.lets say.3other things?
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We would then use the adjective in
the superlative degree, and that
means that our word would haveto change again.
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There are 2 ways that you can
change large to the superlative
degree:
Add est
to the end of the word
Add most to the front of the word
large + est = largest
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The hippopotamus is the
largestone in the bunch.
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Heres an example where you
would use most in front of an
adjective.
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The hippopotamus is the most
courteousanimal of the group.
Move
it or
lose it!
Youre
outtahere! Hit the
highway,
big guy!
May I please
be excused?
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So, we have learned that we can
use an adjective to show
relationships in the comparativeand superlative degrees:
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larger (comparing 2 things)
largest (comparing more than 2 things)
more intelligent (comparing 2 things)most intelligent (comparing more than 2 things)
more courteous (comparing 2 things)
most courteous (comparing more than 2 things)
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Like many things in the Englishlanguage, there are some
exceptions:
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Some words change differently in
the comparativeand superlative
degrees.
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For example,lets consider the word good:
POSITIVE: good
COMPARATIVE: better
SUPERLATIVE: best
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This grade is good.
This grade is better than that grade.
The is the bestgrade of all.
B+
A- B+
A
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Heres another example of unusual
changes frompositive, comparative,and superlativedegrees:
POSITIVE: bad
COMPARATIVE: worse
SUPERLATIVE: worst
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Keep an eye out for them!