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."