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Comparative of superiority
Comparative of superiority
By komiks and lemagemasque
1) Short adjective Long adjective?
1 syllable => short : cold
2 syllables or more => long : dangerous
BUT
2 syllables ending in –y, -ow, -le and –er => short: pretty
2) Rules
Most short adjectives | colder than |
Short adjectives ending in –e | nicer than |
Short adjectives ending in –y | funnier than |
Short adjectives ending in –ow | OR More + adjective + than narrower than OR more narrow than |
Short adjectives ending in –le | OR More + adjective + than simpler than OR more simple than |
Short adjectives ending in –er | OR More + adjective + than cleverer than OR more clever than |
Short adjectives ending in: consonant+vowel+consonant | sadder than |
Short adjectives ending in: – i + a consonant | thinner than |
Most long adjectives | more creative than |
The first hat is more expensive than the second one.
3) Warning
Adjectives Comparatives good better bad worse far farther
furtherold Older
Elder
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