ADJECTIVES THAT COMPARE

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ADJECTIVES THAT COMPARE

• They compare two or more nouns.

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Comparative Form

• Compares only 2 things or people.

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One syllable words...

• Form the comparative by adding -er.

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Two or more syllables...

• Form the comparative by using more before the
  adjective.

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Examples

• Texas is larger than Florida.
• Large is one syllable. Add -er to the end.

• Is Hawaii more beautiful than Delaware?
• Beautiful is 3 syllables. Use more in front.

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Superlative Form

• Compares more than two things or people.

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One syllable adjectives..

• Form the superlative by adding -est to the end of
  the adjective.

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Two or more syllables...

• Form the superlative by using most before the
  adjective.

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Examples

• What is the poorest country in the world?
• Poor is one syllable. Add -er to the end.

• George is the most curious of all monkeys.
• Curious is 3 syllables. Use most in front.

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WARNING!

• Do NOT use more or most in front of adjectives
  already in the comparative or superlative form!

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• Simon Bolivar is one of the (great) heroes of
  South America.

greatest
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• He was (successful) as an older man than a
  younger man.

more successful
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• The general was (wise) than before that struggle.

wiser
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• Simon Bolivar was one of the (loyal) patriots.

most loyal
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• The general cherished the (important) dream of
  all.

most important
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• He is (famous) in Europe than in the United
  States.

more famous
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• Maria Tallchief was one of the (noted) dancers in
  the world.

most noted
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• Her Canadian tour was the (challenging) of all
  the tours.

most challenging
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• Away from home, Tallchief was (homesick) this
  time than ever before.

more homesick
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• Maria received the (marvelous) opportunity of all.

most marvelous
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• The Russian composer Igor Stravinsky thought she
  was the (suitable) dancer for some of his ballets.

most suitable
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• Tallchief is perhaps (memorable) for her role in
  Firebird.

most memorable
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• George Balanchine gave her the (prominent) roles
  of all.

most prominent
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• George Balanchine may be the (famous) ballet
  choreographer of this century.

most famous
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• Some of his ballets are (inventive) than others.

more inventive
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• Balanchine choreographed ballets to music that
  was (romantic) than Stravinskys music.

more romantic
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• Dancing requires (hard) work than some other
  professions.

harder
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• Only the (dedicated) dancers become professionals.

most dedicated
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• Although ballets have music, scenery, and
  costumes, the (important) part is the dancing.

most important
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• American ballet is often (energetic) than Russian
  ballet.

more energetic