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Comparing with Adverbs.

Comparing with Adverbs. . Pgs. 195-197. Comparing with Adverbs. Like adjectives, adverbs have three degrees of comparison. Use the positive degree to describe an action not comparing it to others. Use the comparative degree when you compare two actions or qualities.

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Comparing with Adverbs.

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  1. Comparing with Adverbs. Pgs. 195-197

  2. Comparing with Adverbs • Like adjectives, adverbs have three degrees of comparison. • Use the positive degree to describe an action not comparing it to others. • Use the comparative degree when you compare two actions or qualities. • To compare three or more actions or qualities, use the superlative degree.

  3. Comparing with Adverbs • Positive: The sun burns brightly in the sky. • Comparative: Alpha Centuri burns more brightly than our sun. • Superlative: Of all three stars, Deneb burns most brightly.

  4. Follow these rules for comparing with adverbs: • 1. Add –er or –est to adverbs of one syllable and to a few adverbs of two syllables. • Soon sooner soonest • Early earlier earliest

  5. Follow these rules for comparing with adverbs: • 2. For most adverbs with two syllables and all adverbs with 3 or more syllables, use more or most. • Rapidly more rapidly most rapidly

  6. Follow these rules for comparing with adverbs: • Never use –er with more or –est with most • Incorrect: She reads more faster than her brother reads.

  7. Follow these rules for comparing with adverbs: • When you compare actions or qualities that are less rather than more, use the word less to form the comparative and least for the superlative. • Often less often least often

  8. A few irregular adverbs do not follow these rules.

  9. Answer 1-6 on pg. 196 • Faster (comparative) • Harder (comparative) • Hard (positive) • Longest (superlative) • Longer (comparative) • Soon (positive)

  10. Farther/Farthest- Further/Furthest • Use farther and farthest when you talk about physical distance. • Use further and furthest in all other cases. • A jet travels farther than a glider • Let’s look further into this problem.

  11. Answer 7-19 • Earliest • Later • Better • Farther • More • Most

  12. More often • Faster • Farther • Most commonly • Better • Earlier • More carefully

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