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omparative and uperlative djectives
omparative and uperlative djectives
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Comparative Adjectives1
Superlative Adjectives2
Examples 3
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Comparative Adjectives
What are comparative adjectives?
Comparative adjectives are used to clarify the difference between 2 objects/nouns. .
Comparative adjectives are used to compare 2 nouns.
To state that one noun has more of something than the 2nd noun.
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Superlative Adjectives
What are Superlative Adjectives?
Superlative adjectives are used to compare 3 or more nouns.
Expresses the extreme or highest degree of a quality.
To describe the extreme quality of one thing in a group of things.
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Comparative Adjectives
One Syllable Adjectives
By adding –er for the comparative
Example
tall - tallerold - olderlong - longer
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Comparative Adjectives
Two Syllable Adjectives
You form the comparative with more
Example
peaceful - more peacefulcareful - more carefulthoughtful - more thoughtful
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Comparative Adjectives
Three or more Syllables
You form the comparative with more
Example
generous - more generousimportant - more importantintelligent - more intelligent
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Sentences
Mary is taller than Max
Max is older than John
My hair is longer than your hair
Examples of One Syllable
Adjectives
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Sentences
This morning is more peaceful than yesterday morning
Max is more careful than Mike
Jill is more thoughtful than your sister.
Examples of Two Syllable
Adjectives
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Sentences
John is more generous than Jack.
Health is more important than money
Women are more intelligent than men
Examples of Three or more Syllable
Adjectives
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Superlative Adjectives
Text
Tall -tallest
Old - oldest
Long – longest
One syllable Adjectives
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Superlative Adjectives
Two syllable adjectives
Peaceful
Careful
Thoughtful
Most peaceful
Most careful
Most thoughtful
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Superlative Adjectives
Generous – most generous
Important – most important
Intelligent – most intelligent
Three or more syllables adjectives
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Sentences
John is the most generous of all the people I know
John is the most generous of all the people I know
Of all the taxi drivers, Jack is the most careful .
Of all the taxi drivers, Jack is the most careful .
Mary is the tallest of all the students.
Mary is the tallest of all the students.
One syllable adjectives One syllable adjectives
Two syllable adjectives
Two syllable adjectives
Three or more syllable adjectives
Three or more syllable adjectives
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