Degree of Comparison is the form of comparing something/someone to something/someone else
1.Positive degree = the comparative form of adj/adv used to show that 2 things /people have the equals characteristic
S + to be + As + Adj / Adv + As + O
Verb
This house is as expensive as that house.
He can run as quickly as a tiger.
2. Comparative Degree = The comparative form of adj/adv used to compare 2 things/people
S + to be/verb + more + Adj/Adv + than + O
S + to be /verb + Adj / Adv + er + than + O
The Roast Beef is cheaper than Tuna Salad.
She can sing more beautifully than you
3. Superlative Degree : The comparative form of adj/adv used to compare 1 thing/person is compared to a group of three or more things/people. A superlative adj is always preceded by “the”
S + tn be + the + most : + adj/ adv
S + to be + the + adj / adv + est
The ice tea is the most expensive among all beverages.
It can be learned from the examples above that there are three degrees of comparison, e.g. positive, comparative and superlative degree.
Positive Comparative Superlative
cheap cheaper (the) cheapest
expensive more expensive (the) most expensive
The
followings are some common rules in forming the comparative and superlative
degree of comparison.
1.
For one syllable words,
a)
add –er for the comparative
degree and add –est for the superlative.
e.g.: tall taller tallest
sweet sweeter sweetest
b)
Adjectives ending in –e, just add –r and –st.
e.g.: large larger largest
late later latest
c)
If the adjectives end in a vowel and a consonant,
double
the consonant before adding –er and –est.
e.g.: fat fatter fattest
thin thinner thinnest
2. For two syllables words,
a) If the adjectives end in –y, add –er for the comparative
degree and add –est for
the superlative.
e.g.: busy busier the busiest
ugly uglier the ugliest
It is also preferred to add –er and –est for the following
adjectives.
clever cleverer the cleverest
quiet quieter the quietest
simple simpler the simplest
b) For most adjectives and adverbs, precede more
for the comparative
degree and most
for the superlative.
e.g.: famous more famous most famous
tragic more tragic most tragic
modern more modern the most modern
3. For the adverbs end in –ly either of two or
more syllables, precede more for
the comparative degree and most for the superlative.
e.g.: slowly more slowly the most slowly
carefully
more carefully the most carefully
It is an exception for the adverb early. It uses suffix –er and –est.
early earlier the earliest
4. For more than or equals to two syllables words, just precede more
for the comparative
degree and most
for the superlative.
e.g.: difficult more difficult the most difficult
comfortable more
comfortable the most comfortable
5. For the adjectives end in –ing or ed either of two or
more syllable, precede more for
the comparative degree and most for the superlative.
e.g.: interesting more interesting the most interesting
boring more boring the most boring
tired more tired the most tired
It’s also the exception for Some 2 syllables can be used
with either –er or more in the comparative and –est or the most in the
superlative form.
e.g. : handsome handsomer/more handsome the handsomest/the most handsome
narrow narrower/more
narrow the narrowest/the most narrow
5. There are some irregular forms of comparative and superlative degree.
Positive Comparative Superlative Explanation
bad worse (the) worst Adj.
far farther (the) farthest Adj. used for distance
far further (the) furthest Adj. used for time, distance and abstract things
good better (the) best Adj.
well better (the) best Adv.
little less (the) least Adj.
many more (the) most Adj. used for countable nouns
much more (the) most
Adj. used for uncountable nouns
old elder (the) eldest Adj. used for members
of family
old older (the) oldest Adj. used for other
people and things
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