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Perfect English Grammar - Comparative Adverbs
Perfect English Grammar - Comparative Adverbs
We can make comparative adjectives (like 'she is taller than her sister') but we can also make
We make a comparative adverb by using 'more' with adverbs that end in 'ly'.
There are some irregular adverbs. 'Badly : worse' and 'well : better'.
In informal English, you will often hear people use a comparative adjective rather than a comparative
• He is running quicker than his friend. (With an adverb, it's 'more quickly'.)
That's fine in speech, but it isn't traditionally correct, so in more formal situations, it's better to use a
comparative adverb.
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Let's review! Make sentences with comparative adverbs.
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