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Comparative and superlative adjectives

The most common use of adjectives is as positive adjectives, ie, we use to assig
n a property to a noun: car fast> fast car
But the adjective can also be used to compare: slower car (comparative inferiori
ty) car as fast as ... (equality comparisons) Car faster (comparative of superio
rity)
and also we used to say that they are "more": This car is the fastest.
The latter is what we know as superlative. Let's see then training in English fo
r comparison (of inferiority and superiority of equality) and the superlative.
COMPARATIVE
The comparative of inferiority: The comparative of inferiority is used following
this structure: + adjective + Less Than ("than" may not be necessary) less + ad
jective + that This car is less fast (than this motorbike)> This car is slower (
this bike). This car is less expensive (than this motorbike)> This car is less e
xpensive (this bike). English is seldom used in the comparative inferiority. It
usually occurs around the phrase to use the comparative superiority: This bike i
s faster than this car.
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The comparative of equality: The comparative of equality uses the following stru
cture: As + adjective + as + adjective + as Tan This car is as fast as this moto
rbike> This car is as fast as this bike. This car is as expensive as this motorb
ike> This car is as expensive as this bike. Of course, any sentence of this styl
e can be negative: This car isn't as fast as this motorbike> This car is not as
fast as this bike
The comparative of superiority: In the comparative superiority we must take into
account the number of syllables the adjective, since according to this training
will be one way or another: • one-syllable adjectives: Adjective +-er + than (
"than" may not be necessary) More + adjective + that This car is faster (than th
is motorbike)> This car is quicker (this bike).
One-syllable adjectives ending in consonant-vowel-consonant double their final c
onsonant before adding er: - big> bigger • Adjectives of three or more syllables
: More + adjective + than ("than" may not be necessary) More + This car adjectiv
e + that is more expensive (than this motorbike)> This car is more expensive (th
is bike).
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• adjectives of two syllables: Some adjectives of two syllables used the first s
tructure (-er) while others use the second (more). There are no fixed rules tell
us which of the two structures must be used with a particular adjective of two
syllables. We must learn adjective for adjective. - Nice> NICER - Modern> more m
odern 2-syllable adjectives ending in e add only r: - Fine> finer 2-syllable adj
ectives ending in and change the y to an i and add er: - Happy> Happier - Easy>
Easier
The superlative
The superlative follow a similar structure to that of the comparative superiorit
y. Again we must take into account the number of syllables of the adjective: • o
ne-syllable adjectives: The + adjective +-est The most + adjective This car is t
he fastest> This car is the fastest.
One-syllable adjectives ending in consonant-vowel-consonant double their final c
onsonant before adding est: • big> The Biggest adjectives of three or more sylla
bles: The most + adjective + adjective Plus This is the most expensive car> This
is the most expensive car.
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• adjectives of two syllables, adjectives of two syllables that employ-er in the
comparative superiority using the-est in the superlative while using more used
the most: - Nice> the nicest - Modern> the most modern Adjectives of two syllabl
es ending in e add only st: - Fine> the finest 2-syllable adjectives ending in a
nd change the y to an i, and add est: - Happy> The Happiest - Easy> The Easiest
Finally, three very common adjectives have an irregular formation of both the co
mparative and superlative superiority. Son: Good (good) / Better (better) / The
best (best) Bad (bad) / Worse (worst) / The worst (worst) Far (far) / Farther, w
eitere (far) / The farthest, the furtherst (the farthest)
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