Understanding Comparatives and Superlatives in English

Comparatives and superlatives are forms used to compare qualities among people or things. Comparatives (-er) are used to show more, less, or equal qualities, while superlatives (-est) are used to highlight the highest quality. Learn the rules and examples to understand how to use them correctly in English.

• English grammar
• Comparatives
• Superlatives
• Language learning

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1. COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES

2. COMPARATIVES -er Adjective or Adverb that is used to show that someone or something has more, less or equal quality than someone or something else. SUPERIORITY EQUALITY INFERIORITY The adjective is followed by than You can use the conjunctions not as as or less than You can use the conjunctions as as EX: Brazil is bigger than Chile EX: Los Angeles is as big as New York. EX: Chile is not as big as Brazil. EX 2: Mexico is less rich than United States

3. SUPERLATIVES -est Adjective or Adverb that is used to show that someone or something has more quality than anyone or anything else. Always the HIGHEST Use the before the adjective EX: Brazil the biggest country in Latin America

4. EXAMPLES COMPARATIVE -er SUPERLATIVE -est BIGGEST BIGGER SMALLER SMALLEST PRETTIER PRETTIEST

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