COMPARATIVE AND THE SUPERLATIVE ONE

THE ADJECTIVES IN COMPARATIVE DEGREE

The comparative one is used in English both comparing differences between
objects to which it modifies (to larger, to smaller, to faster, to higher). One is
used in orations where we compared two names, of the following way:
Name (subject) + verb + adjective in comparative degree + they than +
name (object).
The second term of the comparison can be omitted if it is understood from
the context. (to see the last example).
EXAMPLES
My house is to larger they than hers.
This box is to smaller lost than the one I.
Your dog runs to faster they than Jim's dog.
The rock flew to higher they than the roof.
Jim and Jack plows both my friends, but I like Jack to better. (they than Jim
is implied)
THE ADJECTIVES IN THE EXTREME
The superlative one is used to describe an object that is in the superior or
inferior end of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). It
is used in orations in which we compared a subject with a group of objects,
like here:
Name (subject) + verb + the + adjective in the extreme + name (object).
The group with which the comparison takes place can omit itself if it is
understood from the context (to see the last example).
EXAMPLES
My house is the largest one in our neighborhood.
This is the smallest box I've to ever seen.
Your dog ran the fastest of any dog in the race.
We all threw our rocks AT the same Time. My rock flew the highest. (of all
the rocks is understood)
FORMATION OF COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE REGULAR

In English, it is simple to form comparative and the superlative one of most

of the adjectives. The form will depend on the number of syllables of the
adjective.
ADJECTIVES OF A SYLLABLE
To add - er for the comparative one and - est for the superlative one. If the
adjective finishes in consonant + vowel + consonant, the last consonant
must be repeated before adding the completion.
Adjective

Comparative

Superlative

tall

factory

tallest

fat

to fatter

fattest

big

to bigger

biggest

sad

to sadder

saddest

ADJECTIVES OF TWO SYLLABLES

The adjectives of two syllables can form the comparative one adding - er,
like the adjectives of a syllable, or placing dwell in front of the adjective, as
it happens with those of three syllables. Also, these adjectives can form the
superlative one adding the completion - est or putting most ahead the
adjective. In many cases the two forms are used, although one of the uses
will be more habitual than the other. If we are not sure that an adjective can
take the completions of comparative or superlative, is better to use dwell
and most. When an adjective of two syllables finishes in and, it is necessary
to change it by i before adding the completion.
Adjective

Comparative

happy to happier
simple

happiest

to simpler

busy to busier

Superlative

simplest

busiest

tilted tilted dwells most tilted

tangled

tangled dwells

most tangled

ADJECTIVES OF THREE SYLLABLES OR MORE

The adjectives of three syllables or form the comparative one more placing
dwell before the adjective and the superlative one placing most.
Adjective

Comparative

Superlative

important

important dwells

most important

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE IRREGULAR

Some very current adjectives have irregular forms in the degrees
comparative and superlative.
Adjectives

Comparative

good to better
bad

Superlative

best

worse worst

little less

least

much dwell most

Officers' Club of Revolutionary Armed Forces to further/to farther
furthest/farthest
EXAMPLES:
Today is the worst day I've had in a long Time.
You play tennis to better is than do.
This is the least expensive to sweater in the store.
This to sweater is less expensive one than that
Is ran pretty Officers' Club of Revolutionary Armed Forces yesterday, but I
ran even to farther today.

An adjective is a word that accompanies and modifies the name. You

can expand, supplement or quantify their size. They
are words that name or indicate qualities, characteristics and properties of the nam
es or nouns to which accompany.
Examples:

the tall man (el hombre alto)

a happy child (un nio contento)
a dark street (una calle oscura)
a Spanish woman (una mujer espaola)
the red ball (la pelota roja)
a cold winter (un invierno fro)
the glass table (la mesa de vidrio)

Types of Adjectives

(Tipos de adjetivos)

El ingls tiene seis clases de adjetivos:

1. Descriptive/Qualitative (Calificativos)
fat (gordo), blue (azul), nice (simptico), hot (caliente),
young (joven), round (redondo), long (largo), early (temprano)
2. Demonstrative (Demostrativos)
this (esto), that (eso), these (estos), those (esos)
*Para ms informacin, ver la leccin sobre los demostrativos .
3. Quantitative (Cuantitativos)
some (alguno/s), any (alguno/s, ninguno), many (mucho/s),
much (mucho)
*Para ms informacin, ver la leccin sobre los cuantificadores.
4. Interrogative (Interrogativos)
which? (cul?), what? (qu?), where? (dnde?), how? (cmo?)

*Para ms informacin, ver la leccin sobre los interrogativos.

5. Possessive (Posesivos)
my (mi), your (tu), his (su), our (nuestro)
*Para ms informacin, ver la leccin sobre los posesivos.
6. Numeric (Numricos)
one (uno), four (cuatro), first (primero), third (tercero)