Trēs Gradūs Adiectivōrum

Which of the following are actual degrees of adjectives?

• positive
• comparative
• superlative
• negative
• ingressive

Which degree is used to say that a noun has a certain quality?

• positive
• comparative
• superlative

Which degree is used to say that a noun has more of that quality than another noun?

• positive
• comparative
• superlative

Which degree is used to say that a noun has the most (or least) of that quality?

• positive
• comparative
• superlative

In English, what does a POSITIVE adjective look like? (MARK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS.)

• strong
• bluer
• least
• correct
• unkindest

In English, what does a COMPARATIVE adjective look like? (MARK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS.)

• good
• complicated
• sillier
• few
• terrifying

In English, what does a SUPERLATIVE adjective look like? (MARK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS.)

• weirder
• worst
• visible
• more attenuated
• most foul

What are the two subtypes of the SUPERLATIVE degree?

• absolute
• relative
• simple
• complex
• derivational

Okay, let's move on to the Latin. Let's take a couple stems: first for LONGUS, LONGA, LONGUM.

• longus
• longu
• long
• lon
• longa

Now try the same with GRAVIS, GRAVE.

• gravis
• gravi
• grav
• gra
• grave