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    Sentence Correction
  I: Introduction
  II: Sentence Correction Tips
  III: Glossary
  IV: Three-Step Method
V: Seven Error Types  
1. Subject-Verb Agreement
2. Modifiers
3. Parallelism
4. Pronoun Agreement
5. Verb Time Sequences
6. Comparisons
a. Introduction
b. Comparisons & Parallelism
c. Comparative & Superlative
d. Sample Questions
7. Idioms
  VI: Sample Questions

 

   

6. Comparisons: Comparative and Superlative Forms
 

 

Comparisons

A. Introduction
B. Comparisons as Parallelism
C. Comparative and Superlative Forms
D. Sample Questions

Some comparison words are just special forms of adjectives; instead of describing one thing, they describe the relationship between two or more things. For most adjectives, use the following guidelines when forming or using comparatives or superlatives:

Comparative:
used when comparing two things
usually formed by adding "–er" to the end of the word: happier, softer, faster, taller


Superlative:
used when comparing more than two things
usually formed by adding "–est" to the end of the word: happiest, softest, fastest, tallest


Special rules apply for irregular forms. Below is a list of those adjectives which have irregular comparative forms; beneath each is listed its comparative and superlative form.

good
better / best
many
more / most
bad
worse / worst
little
little, lesser, less / least
much
more / most
far
farther, further / farthest, furthest
 
 
 


B. Comparisons as Parallelism


D. Sample Questions