Comparisons

Comparisons

1. Adjectives

   • 1. Formatation
     • Ending in -ic add -ally
       • dramatic-dramatically
     • Most formated by adding -ly
       • quick- quickly
     • Ending in -le drop -le and add -ly
       • terrible-terribly
     • Drop -y add -ily
       • happy-happily
     • ending in-e add -ly without dropping -e
       • rare-rarely
         • except : whole-wholly, true-truly
     • Different meanings
       • deep, free, hard, high, last, late, near, pretty, short, wide
         • deep=a long way down ; deeply=greatly
         • free=without payment ; freely=willingly
   • 3. Order of Adjectives
   • 2. Comparatives and Superlative Forms
     • 1.positive - simple verb
       • short big large
       • special
     • 2.comparative - -er; more
       • 3.superlative - -est; most
         • the shortest (of/in) the biggest (of/in) the largest (of/in
         • most special (of/in)
         • EXCEPTIONS!
           • Clever,common,cruel,friendly,gentle,narrow,pleasant,polite, quiet,simple,stupid
             • These words can be transformed in both ways
               • clever,more clever,the most clever
               • clever,cleverer,cleverest
           • good
             • bad
               • far
                 • further (than)
                   • the furthest (of/in)
               • worse (than)
                 • the worst (of/in)
             • better (than)
               • the best (of/in)
       • shorter (than) bigger (than) larger (than)
       • more special (than)
   • 4. Types of Comparisons

2. Adverbs

   • 1. Formatation
     • +-ly
     • -ic+-ally
     • -le>-ly
     • consonant +y>-ily
   • 2. Compapratives and Superlative Forms
     • 1. Positive
       • Fast
       • Early
       • Often
       • 2. Comparative -ier -more -er
         • Earlier
         • More often
         • Faster
         • 3. Superlative- iest -the most -est
           • The earliest
           • The most often
           • The fastest
     • NEED TO KNOW
       • Well- better-the best
       • Bad- worse-the worst
       • Much- more- most
       • Little- less-the least
       • Far- further/ farther - furthest/ farthest
       • Good- better-the best
     • Ending in -ly
       • Need to use "more" and "most"
         • Quietly
           • More quietly
             • Most quietly
         • slowly
           • More slowly
             • Most slowly
         • seriously
           • More seriously
             • Most seriously
   • 3. Order of Adverbs
     • Position in a sentence
       • Front
       • Mid
       • End
     • Adverbs of frequency
       • Normally go before main verbs but after auxiliary verbs
     • Adverbs of time
       • Usually go at the end of the sentence or at the beginning of the sentence
     • Adverbs of degree
       • Can go before the adjective or the adverb yhey modify
     • Adverbs of manner
       • Go after the verb or the object of the verb if there is one
         • Can also go in mid position
   • 4. Types of Comparisons
     • Comparison with -er/-est
     • Comparisons with -er/-est
       • (All adverbs with 1 syllable)
         • Fast
           • Faster
             • The fastest
         • strong
           • stronger
             • the strongest
     • Comparison with more/most
       • (Adverbs ending with -ly)
         • Carefully
           • More carefully
             • The most carefully
     • Irregular adverbs
       • Well
         • Better
           • The best

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