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Chapter 10 - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 10
Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all.
Making comparisons
To compare two things - people, animals, objects, countries, etc. - and point out their superiority, equality or inferiority, we can use comparatives:
My mother is taller than me. (superiority), My sister is less tall than me. (inferiority), I am as tall as my mother. (equality).
When using a comparative of superiority, we add the suffix -er to short adjectives (one syllable) and the adverb more before long adjectives (two or more syllables). In both cases the preposition than is required:
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Superlatives
Superlatives are used to compare one thing (people, animals, objects, etc.) to
others in a group. The superlative forms most and -est indicate the highest degree:
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