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comparative (How do we set up the comparative? (short adjectives (The…
comparative
The comparative is used to compare two things.
How do we set up the comparative?
short adjectives
The shorts adjectives are the monosyllables, disyllables and finish with -y
ADJECTIVE+
-ER
es.Small--->Small
er
ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIATONS
When the adjectives finish with -E you have to add just an -R
es. Whit
e
--->White
r
when the adjectives finish with consonant preceded by a vowel, you have to redouble the consonant and add -ER es. fat--->fat
ter
When the adjectives finish with -Y, the -Y become an -I and you have to add -ER
es. Happ
y
--->Happ
ier
long adjectives
The long adjectives are the adjectives with more than two syllebles
MORE+ADJECTIVE
es. Intelligent--->
More
Intelligent
there are three irregular adjectives good--->
better
bad--->
worse
far--->
further
Structure of the comparative
Short adjectives
Sogg.+to be+adjective+-ER+Than+Sogg.n.2
Long adjectives
Sogg.+to be+more+adjective+Than+Sogg.n.2
Comparative of Majority
Sogg.+to be+more+adjective(long)/adjective(short)+-ER+than+sogg.2
comparative of equality
sogg+as+adj+as+sogg2
comparative of minority