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What is the difference between a comparative and superlative adjective?

Here's the breakdown of comparative and superlative adjectives:

Comparative Adjectives

* Purpose: Compare two things or people.

* Formation:

* Short Adjectives: Add "-er" (e.g., taller, faster, stronger)

* Long Adjectives: Use "more" (e.g., more beautiful, more interesting, more expensive)

* Irregular Adjectives: Have unique forms (e.g., good - better, bad - worse, far - farther/further)

* Examples:

* "My brother is taller than me."

* "This movie is more exciting than the last one."

* "She sings better than anyone else in the class."

Superlative Adjectives

* Purpose: Compare three or more things or people, indicating the "most" or "least" extreme.

* Formation:

* Short Adjectives: Add "-est" (e.g., tallest, fastest, strongest)

* Long Adjectives: Use "most" (e.g., most beautiful, most interesting, most expensive)

* Irregular Adjectives: Have unique forms (e.g., good - best, bad - worst, far - farthest/furthest)

* Examples:

* "He is the tallest person in our family."

* "This is the most exciting book I've ever read."

* "She is the best singer in the choir."

Key Differences:

* Number of items compared: Comparative compares two, superlative compares three or more.

* Degree of comparison: Comparative shows a difference, superlative shows the highest or lowest degree.

* Grammar: Comparative uses "-er" or "more," superlative uses "-est" or "most" (or irregular forms).

Example:

* Comparative: "This cake is sweeter than the one I made last week."

* Superlative: "This is the sweetest cake I've ever tasted."

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