Comparatives and Superlatives Adjectives and Adverbs

Word that us used to describe nouns and pronouns (their qualities or state of being):

Sentences that usually take adverbs as modifiers of degree:

• Dependents

• Comparatives and superlatives

• Participle adjectives

• Attributive

Gradability happens when an adjective accept degree modifiers like...

• Any adverb

• Very, too, enough

• Comparatives and superlatives

• Good, well, bad, wrong

The superlative of 'bad' is...

• the worst

• worse

• wicked bad

• terrible

The base adjective of the superlative ‘the furthest’ is... 

• further

• father

• far

• fur

You know everything there is to know about comparatives and superlatives.

• True, I'm a genius 

• False, I need more practice 

True or False : Comparatives like BIGGER and TALLER compare 3 or more things 

• True 

• False 

We use superlative adjectives / adverbs like THE BIGGEST or THE TALLEST to compare one with the rest of a group 

• Yes!

• No!

"Shakira isn’t as tall as Beyonce."
 Does this comparative express that they are the same or not the same? 

• The same!

• Not the same! 

"Tesla is as intelligent as Einstein."
 Does this comparative sentence express that they are the same or not the same? 

• The same!

• Not the same!