Topic: comparative langauge in graph writing
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KURS ISHI COMPARATIVE LANGAUGE 21
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- Irregular adjectives
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Regular adjectives
Irregular adjectives Regular adjective are the ones which form comparative and the superlative by adding suffixes –er and –est or by adding more and most before the positive respectively. The adjectives given above are all examples of regular adjectives . Sweet , sweeter, strong ,stronger, dangerous, more dangerous, comfortable ,more comfortable Irregular adjectives: For certain adjectives ,the comparative and superlative can’t be formed from the positive ,. They are called irregular adjectives. Good ,better, best, bad, worse, worst, many ,more ,most Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher). They are used in sentences where two nouns are compared, in this pattern: Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object). We use comparative adjectives to show change or make comparisons: For ex: This car is certainly better, but it's much more expensive. I'm feeling happier now. We need a bigger garden. We 1use than when we want to compare one thing with another: For ex: She is two years older than me. New York is much bigger than Boston. How to form comparative and superlative adjectives We usually add –er and –est to one-syllable words to make comparatives and superlatives: If an adjective ends in –e, we add –r or –st: If an adjective e ends in a vowel and a consonant, we double the consonant: If an adjective ends in a consonant and –y, we change –y to –i and add –er or –est: We use more and most to make comparatives and superlatives for most two syllable adjectives and for all adjectives with three or more syllables: However, with these common two-syllable adjectives, you can either add –er/–r and –est/–st or use more and most: He is certainly handsomer than his brother. His brother is handsome, but he is more handsome. She is one of the politest people I have ever met. The adjectives good, bad and far have irregular comparatives and superlatives Download 66.24 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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