Parts of Speech Grammar Review Unit 1 Foundations Unit 1 Foundations.
Unit: Parts of Speech
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Unit: Parts of Speech
Lesson: Adjectives
Comparing with Adjectives
Adjectives that show comparison have special forms called degrees.Adjective in the positive degree is the basic form of the adjective.Use the comparative degree to compare two things. Add –er or more to the adjective.Use the superlative degree to compare three or more things. Add –est or most to the adjective.
Comparing with Adjectives
Positive Comparative Superlative
tall taller tallest
clear clearer clearest
big bigger biggest
intelligent more intelligent most intelligent
formal more formal most formal
humid more humid most humid
Comparing with Adjectives
Irregular AdjectivesPositive Comparative Superlative
good better best
well (meaning healthy)
better best
bad wore worst
little (quantity) less least
much, many more most
AdverbsAdverbs are words that modify (describe) verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
Verb: Stonehenge was built gradually.Adjective: This English monument is
made of very large stones.Adverb: Scholars have studied
Stonehenge quite thoroughly.
AdverbsAn adverb can tell how, when, where, or to what extent about the word it modifies. Kinds of Adverbs
When: yesterday, soon, often, sometimes, immediately
An earth wall once surrounded the monument.
Where: here, there, down, up, everywhere, away, far, near
Circles of enormous stones lay inside.
How: well, cleverly, fast, wildly, carefully, badly
The stones were deliberately place in patterns.
To What Extent: very, too, really, terrible, extremely, quite, not
Sunrise was timed rather exactly from these patterns.
Comparing with AdverbsThe positive degree describes one action or quality.The comparative degree compares two actions or qualities. Add –er or more to the adverb.The superlative degree compares three or more actions or qualities. Add -est or most to the adverb.
Comparing with AdverbsPositive Comparative Superlativequiet more quietly most quietlybrightly more brightly most brightlysoon sooner soonestearly earlier earliestrapidly more rapidly most rapidlyfast faster fastestoften less often least often
Comparing with AdverbsIrregular Adverbs
Positive Comparative Superlativewell better best
badly worse worst
little less least
much more most
far farther farthest