Understanding Degrees of Comparison with Adjectives, Exercises of Grammar and Composition

Download Understanding Degrees of Comparison with Adjectives and more Exercises Grammar and Composition in PDF only on Docsity! Degrees of Comparison Degrees of Comparison • There are three degrees of comparison when using adjectives. • Positive • Comparative (-er) • Superlative (-est) Superlative Degree • Use this when discussing three or more items. • My grades are the best in the school. • If word will not take –est, use “most” or “least” • The hero of the story is the least interesting character of all. NO, NO, NO! • If a word will take the –er or –est ending you do not add more/most or less/least In other words, you would not say something is “more better” than something else.