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Adjectives
Comparative and superlative forms, part 2
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3-5
Explanation and discussion:
    When using the comparative form of adjectives, there are certain rules we must follow.

  1. The comparative form requires you to have two distinct items to compare. That is, you can not compare a thing to itself and you can not include the thing in the class being compared.
  2. For three or more things, you must use the superlative form. However, you can compare an individual item to a class or group of things, as in I like reading better than anything else in the whole world.
  3. Most comparatives are followed by than, but there are some exceptions. See the table below.
  4. Also, in the comparative form, we have the structure as x as.


Example(s):
    1. Some basic examples:
    • Jupiter is bigger than the Earth.
    • Star Trek® is more interesting than Star Wars®.
    2. An example of this case:
    • Einstein was smarter than all the sports personalities in history put together.

      Some examples of the exceptions listed above:

    • of

      to

      inner

      exterior

      latter

      inferior

      outer

      interior
       

      junior
       

      posterior
       

      prior
       

      senior
       

      superior

        Some basic examples:
      • I am older than my brother.
      • I am senior to my assistant.
      • I am in the interior of the building.

      • An example of this case:
      • Indoor baths are not as nice as outdoor hot springs.
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Exercise(s):
Note: Due to a bug in Microsoft Internet Explorer, you must click next question for the first question. This does not happen in Netscape. In any browser, click on the [a], [b] or [c] for the answer and the next question button to see the next question.

     
     
     


Tries:    Right - Wrong Answers:
For this exercise, consider 6 or better "Great", 5 or better "Very Good", 3 or better "Good" and 2 or better "OK". Remember the score is RIGHT minus WRONG. Zero or less, please study some more.