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    The document discusses the degrees of comparison for adverbs. There are three degrees: the positive, comparative, and superlative. The positive simply states an adverb like "slowly." The comparative compares two things and uses suffixes like "-er" or "more" to indicate comparison. The superlative compares three or more things and uses suffixes like "-est" or "most." Adverbs are usually made comparative by adding "-er" if one syllable or "more" if two or more syllables, and superlative by adding "-est" or "most" respectively. However, there are exceptions like "badly," "well," and "far."

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    The document discusses the degrees of comparison for adverbs. There are three degrees: the positive, comparative, and superlative. The positive simply states an adverb like "slowly." The comparative compares two things and uses suffixes like "-er" or "more" to indicate comparison. The superlative compares three or more things and uses suffixes like "-est" or "most." Adverbs are usually made comparative by adding "-er" if one syllable or "more" if two or more syllables, and superlative by adding "-est" or "most" respectively. However, there are exceptions like "badly," "well," and "far."

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    Adverbs - degrees of comparison


    Adverbs are often used to make the meaning of a verb or other adverb stronger or weaker. This
    is known as 'degrees of comparison'.

    What are they?


    The positive degree is the simple form of the adverb : slowly, early.
    e.g. 'He walked slowly.'

    The comparative degree is used to compare two actions : slower, more slowly, earlier.
    e.g. 'Sarah walked more slowly than Ben.'

    The superlative comparison is used to compare three or more : slowest, earliest.


    e.g. 'We all take our time, but I walk the slowest of all.'

    How do you make them?


    Adverbs of one syllable usually form the comparative by adding - er and form the superlative by
    adding - est
    'hard' (positive) - 'harder' (comparative) - 'hardest' (superlative)

    Adverbs of two syllables or more generally form the comparative by adding more and the
    superlative by adding most.
    'quickly' (positive) - 'more quickly' (comparative) - 'most quickly' (superlative)

    Watch out! Examples of exceptions


    badly: worse (comparative) - worst (superlative).
    well: better (comparative) - best (superlative).
    far: farther (comparative) - farthest (superlative).

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