MT 53. Adjectives and Adverbs. Degrees of comparison. To make report
Definition:
If you are talking about only one thing, you can't really compare, but if the word modified possesses that characteristic, it is used in the positive. If it is a negative characteristic, it is in the negative.
I am old.
You are young.
Definition:
If you are comparing two things, you must use the comparative (compare) form or degree.
I am older than my brother.
You are younger than your sister.
Definition:
If you are comparing more than two things, you must use the superlative (super) form or degree.
I am the eldest of three sisters.
You are the youngest person in your family.
Hint:
Superman is the strongest. Superlative means the best.
Forming Degrees of Comparison
Modal verbs are a subgroup of auxiliary verbs. They express modality and thus denote desires, abilities, obligations, or possibilities. Due to their subjective meaning, they are an essential part of the English language and are used very frequently. Since modal verbs can usually only appear in few tenses and not in combination with other modal verbs in a clause, they all have a substitute form, which is then used in such cases. For details about the use of the present tense, take a look at modal verbs in present simple.
Now, compare the following possibilities in terms of appearance in example sentences (an overview can be found under verb forms of modal verbs):
English modal verbs are commonly employed to express the following characteristics and meanings:
The Past Simple Tense is used to refer to actions that were completed in a time period before the present time. In the Simple Past the process of performing the action is not important. What matters is that the action was completed in the past. The action may have been in the recent past or a long time ago.
So let’s start learning the Simple Past Tense – one of the most common tenses in spoken English – and the points to pay attention to.
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