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Understanding Comparatives and Superlatives in English Grammar

This lesson explores the use of comparatives and superlatives in English. Learn how to compare two things or people using comparatives, such as "younger," "stronger," and how to enhance them with modifiers like "a bit" or "much." Discover how to form superlatives to evaluate individuals within a group, like stating, "the most intelligent." Additionally, understand how to make equal comparisons using structures such as "as...as" and "not as...as." Enhance your comparative skills and refine your understanding of relative adjectives.

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Understanding Comparatives and Superlatives in English Grammar

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  1. 3B - UNIT 9 - PART 2 By Lilian Marchesoni http://lilianstoolbox.pbworks.com

  2. COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

  3. The son is much younger than his father.

  4. Use comparatives to compare two things or people. We can modify comparative adjectives with a bit, a little, and slightly (these mean quite) and a lot, much and far (these mean very).

  5. The son is the most intelligent person in the family.

  6. Use superlatives to compare someone or something in a group with other things in that group. We often use superlatives with the present perfect and with phrases beginning with in the...

  7. Vladimir is not as smart as Edward Cullen.

  8. To say that two things or people are the same, we often use as... as... We can use not as... as... to make a negative comparison.

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