SUPERLATIVES

AND
COMPARATIVES
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES AND
ADVERBS

 THEY COMPARE TWO PEOPLE OR THING.

 THAT MADE IT EASIER FOR ME TO COPE.

 A FRIENDSHIP IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN A FOOTBALL TEAM.

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES AND
ADVERBS

 THEY COMPARE ONE PERSON OR THING IN A GROUP WITH OTHERS IN THE SAME GROUP.

 THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY

TOO – (NOT) ENOUGH WITH ADJ/ADV

 EVERYONE THOUGHT THAT I WAS DEFINITELY GOOD ENOUGH TO GET IN.

 I WAS TOO NERVOUS TO PLAY WITH THEM.

(NOT) AS….AS WITH ADJ/ADV

 WE USE IT TO COMPARE TWO PEOPLE OR THING

 I KNEW THAT I WAS AS GOOD AS THE REST OF THE TEAM.

 I WAS TOO NERVOUS TO PLAY AS WELL AS THEY WERE.

ADVERBS OF DEGREE

 THEY MAKE THE COMPARISON STRONGER (MUCH, FAR, A LOT) OR WEAKER (A BIT, A
LITTLE, SLIGHTLY).

 I HIT THE BALL MUCH BETTER THAN I EXPECTED.

COMPARISONS BETWEEN CLAUSES OR
PHRASES

 IT WOULD BE SIMPLER TO HIDE MY THOUGHTS THAN DISAGREE WITH HIM.