English Grammar - Adjectives - Comparisons

Forming Comparative and superlative adjectives

FORMING THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE Using the comparative of adjectives in English is quite easy once you have understood the few simple rule...

Irregular comparatives and superlatives

IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES These adjectives have completely irregular comparative and superlative forms:   Adje...

Superlatives

THE + SUPERLATIVE Use Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality (the tallest, the...

Comparisons using THAN

COMPARATIVE + THAN To compare the difference between two people, things or events. Examples Mt. Everest is higher than Mt. Blanc. Th...

Comparisons using AS

Forming AS + ADJECTIVE/ADVERB + AS As + much/many (+noun) + as   Examples Peter is 24 years old. John is 24 years old. Peter is...

Negative comparisons using NOT AS

NOT AS + ADJECTIVE + AS Forming not so/as +  ... + as Examples Mont Blanc is not as high as Mount Everest Norway is not as s...

Comparisons of quantities

COMPARISONS OF QUANTITY To show difference: To show difference we use more, less, fewer + than MORE + nouns that are countable or uncounta...

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