Grammar Degrees of Comparasion

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GRAMMAR:

Degrees of comparasion


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Main Points

You add -er for the comparative and-est for the superlative of one-syllableadjectives and adverbs.

You use -er and -est with twosyllable adjectives.

You use more for the comparativeand most for the superlative of most

two syllable adjectives. Some common adjectives and

adverbs have irregular forms.


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1You add -er for the comparative form and-est for the superlative form of one or twosyllable adjectives and adverbs.If they end in

-er you add-rand-st. Cheap-cheaper-cheapest

Safe-safer-safest

Ex:This is the cheapest object in the store.

If they end in a single vowel andconsoant(exceptw),double the consoant.

big-bigger-biggest

Fat-

Hot- Sad-

EX:Paul was the biggest of them.


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2With two syllable adjectives and

adverbs ending in a consoant and -

y,you change the -y to-i and -er

and est:

Happy-happier-happiest

Angry

Busy

Lucky

Easy

Ex:It couldntbe easier.

That is the funniest part of the film.


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3you use more for the comparativeand most for the superlative of most

two syllable adjectives,and adverbsending in ly.

Careful-more careful-most careful

Beautiful-more beautiful-most beautiful Seriously-more serioulsy-most

seriously

EX:Be more careful next time. They are the most beautiful gardens in

the world.

It affected China most seriously.


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Degrees of comparasion

Em Ingls os adjetivos e advrbiospodem aparecer nos grausnormal,comparativo ou superlativo.

Comparative of equality:as....as;notas...as;

EX:Imas strong as you are.to quanto

She is not as intelligent asPeter.No to

quanto Comparative of inferiority:less...than;

EX:The book is less interisting than thatone. menos que


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Comparative of superiority:more...than

EX:She is more intelligent than Bob.

Mais que

Superlative of inferiority:the least...

EX:He is the least strong of the

boys.o/a menos

Superlative of superiority:the most...

This is the most expensive car in

town.o/a mais


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Irregular Comparative and

Superlative Positive Comparative

Superlative

Good/well- better best

Bad/badly- worse worst Far - farther farthest

further furthest

Old - older oldestelder eldest

Ex:She knew him better than every one.

She sat near thefurthest window.


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Positive,comparative and superlative

Positive degree

An adjective in the positive degree

expresses the pure quality of na object

without making a comparation withother objects.

EX:The night is warm.

Annasdress is beautiful.


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Comparative degree

In the comparative degree,one object

holds a greater or lesser degree of aquality than the object(s) with is

compared.

Ex:This house is smaller than thatone.

This picture is more beautiful than that

one. The dogs today is less violent than the

ones yesterday.


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Superlative Degree

The superlative degree is the highest

degree of comparasion for adjectives.An object modified by an adjective in

the superlative degree holds the

greatest or least degree of the qualityof that adjective.

Ex:The story is the best of all the

stories. She is the most beautiful girl in the

school.

This is the largest house in our city.


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Teacher Lenita Tavares

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