ADVERBS: COMPARISON

USE:
Used to compare two subjects performing the same action. The comparative and
superlative forms of most adverbs are made in the same way as long adjectives:
COMPARATIVE

FORM:
[SUBJECT 1 + VERB + MORE + Adverb + THAN + SUBJECT 2 (+DOES/CAN etc)...]

EXAMPLES:
"I can sing more beautifully than you (can)."
"Ted writes more slowly than Brenda (does)."
SUPERLATIVE

FORM:
[SUBJECT 1 + VERB + THE MOST + Adverb (OF ALL)]

EXAMPLES:
"Of all the students in her class, Sarah does her homework the most carefully."
"Jimmy behaves the most childishly of anyone in the class."

Adverbs which have the same base form as adjectives also have the same
comparative and superlative forms. These are constructed by adding-er (for the
comparative) and -est (for the superlative) to the base form.

EXAMPLES:
"Fred can run faster than Martin can, but Sharon runs the fastest."
"My wife got up earlier than I did this morning, but our daughter got up the
earliest."
IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES and SUPERLATIVE FORMS
There are also a small number of irregular comparative and superlative forms of
adverbs:

Base form Comparative Superlative

WELL BETTER THE BEST
BADLY WORSE THE WORST
LITTLE LESS THE LEAST
MUCH MORE THE MOST