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Proper Adjective Comparisons

Proper Adjective Comparisons. The Three Degrees of an Adjective. Positive Comparative Superlative. Positive Adjectives. A positive adjective is the simplest form of an adjective. It provides more information about an entity. Correct Example: He is poor. Comparative Adjectives.

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Proper Adjective Comparisons

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  1. Proper Adjective Comparisons

  2. The Three Degrees of an Adjective • Positive • Comparative • Superlative

  3. Positive Adjectives • A positive adjective is the simplest form of an adjective. It provides more information about an entity. • Correct Example: • He is poor.

  4. Comparative Adjectives • A comparative adjective is an adjective that compares the quality or quantity of two different entities. • A comparative adjective is usually accompanied by the suffix of –er. • Sometimes, we place than in front of the comparative adjective. • Correct Example: • He is the poorer of the two men.

  5. Superlative Adjectives • A superlative adjective is an adjective that compares three or more entities. • A superlative adjective is usually accompanied by the suffix of –est. • Correct Example: • He is the poorest of them all.

  6. Irregular Adjectives • Adding –er or –est doesn’t always make the sentence correct when changing the degree of the adjective. • The exception is whenever you come across an irregular adjective • Example: Good/Gooder/Goodest = Incorrect Good/Better/Best = Correct

  7. Common Irregular Adjectives Bad/Bader/Badest = Incorrect Bad/Worse/Worst = Correct Little/Littler/Littlest = Incorrect Little/Less/Least = Correct Far/Farer/Farest = Incorrect Far/Further/Furthest= Correct Or Far/Farther/Farthest

  8. Positive Adjectives Ending With a –y • There are more exceptions to just adding –er or –est to the end of a positive adjective. • For example, if a positive adjective ends with a –y, you change the ending to –ier and –iestwhen changing degrees. • Example: Pretty/Prettyer/Prettest = Incorrect Pretty/Prettier/Prettiest = Correct

  9. More Ways to Change the Degree • If an adjective has a short vowel followed by a consonant, we double to consonant. • Example: • Big/Bigger/Biggest

  10. Adjectives with Three or More Syllables • Some Adjectives are special in that they require additional help when changing their degree. • For these Adjectives, you keep them in the positive form and place either more or most before them depending on the degree. • Example: • Interesting/More Interesting/Most Interesting

  11. Adjectives with two Syllables • Both more and most can also be followed by some positive adjectives with two syllables. • Example: • Clever/Cleverer/Cleverest • Clever/More Clever/ Most Clever

  12. In Summary • There are three degrees of Adjectives. • Positive, Comparative, Superlative • Positive adjectives are basic adjectives • Comparative adjectives compare two entities • Superlative adjectives compare three or more entities

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