Lunes, Setyembre 10, 2012
Comparison of adjectives
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Comparison is the change in form of an adjective to indicate an increasing or decreasing degree of quantity and quality.
1.Positive degree
We use the positive degree of comparison when we do not make any particular comparison. Thus, we only state the actual quantity or quality.
The story is long .
Kate is a good singer.
Our class president is responsible.
2.Comparative degree
One – syllable adjectives and a few with more than two syllables add er. Those that end in –y change –y to i and add –er. A single final consonant when preceded by a single accented vowel is doubled.
Clean – cleaner
slim - slimmer
Pretty – prettier
thin - thinner
A novel is longer than an essay.
Joy is a better singer than Kate.
Ricky is more responsible than Rolly.
3.Superlative degree
The superlative degree of an adjective is the formed by adding –est or by using most.The comparative with more or less forms the superlative by using most or least.
tall - taller - tallest
expensive- more expensive - most expensive
This is the longest story that I have read.
Vernice is the best singer in the class.
He was voted as the most responsible club member.
Exercise:
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjective in the parentheses.
1. How would you like to be a _______ (free) bird?
2. A free bird is _______ (happy) than a bird inside a cage.
3. Many people are like a bird in a cage because they are _______ (sad)
4. They envy those who have _______ (colorful) lives than theirs.
5. They wish they , too, could live an _______ (independent) life.
6. For them, not being free is the _______ (bad) predicament there is.
7. There is no _______ (good) achievement than being able to do what you want.
8. Man, by nature, desires to live a _______ (comfortable) life.
9. They hope to give their children a ______ (secured) future.
10. Everyone should strive to attain a _______ (well-deserved) happiness.
1.Positive degree
We use the positive degree of comparison when we do not make any particular comparison. Thus, we only state the actual quantity or quality.
Kate is a good singer.
Our class president is responsible.
2.Comparative degree
One – syllable adjectives and a few with more than two syllables add er. Those that end in –y change –y to i and add –er. A single final consonant when preceded by a single accented vowel is doubled.
slim - slimmer
Pretty – prettier
thin - thinner
Joy is a better singer than Kate.
Ricky is more responsible than Rolly.
3.Superlative degree
The superlative degree of an adjective is the formed by adding –est or by using most.The comparative with more or less forms the superlative by using most or least.
expensive- more expensive - most expensive
Vernice is the best singer in the class.
He was voted as the most responsible club member.
Exercise:
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjective in the parentheses.
1. How would you like to be a _______ (free) bird?
2. A free bird is _______ (happy) than a bird inside a cage.
3. Many people are like a bird in a cage because they are _______ (sad)
4. They envy those who have _______ (colorful) lives than theirs.
5. They wish they , too, could live an _______ (independent) life.
6. For them, not being free is the _______ (bad) predicament there is.
7. There is no _______ (good) achievement than being able to do what you want.
8. Man, by nature, desires to live a _______ (comfortable) life.
9. They hope to give their children a ______ (secured) future.
10. Everyone should strive to attain a _______ (well-deserved) happiness.
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