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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

Less trash feels good. Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs. To form the comparative of an adjective , English adds - er to shorter words ("prettier") or places more in front of more complicated ones ("more beautiful ").

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

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  1. Less trash feels good Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

  2. To form the comparative of an adjective, English adds -er to shorter words ("prettier") or places more in front of more complicated ones ("more beautiful"). To form the superlative of an adjective, English adds -est ("prettiest") or uses most ("most beautiful"). To form the comparative of an adverb, English adds -er to those that do not end in -ly ("faster") and places more in front of those that do end in -ly ("more quickly"). To form the superlative of an adverb, English adds -est to those that do not end in -ly ("fastest") and places most in front of those that do ("most quickly"). The comparison of adjectives in English

  3. No matter how long the adjective or adverb, German always adds -er ("schöner", "interessanter"). Never use mehr for this purpose.. The comparison of adjectives and adverbs in German - comparative the world is moving always faster higher. wider. deeper.

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  5. To form the superlative, German always adds -st or -est. Other than the few exceptions mentioned below, superlative adjectives always require a further ending. The comparison of adjectives and adverbs in German - Superlative the fastest ship in the fleet competition: the thickest book in the world

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  7. The superlative forms of adverbs or predicate adjectives take the form of "am –sten • Er singt am lautesten. He sings the loudest. • Ich bin am glücklichsten, wenn ich allein bin. I'm happiest when I'm alone. • Some superlative forms of adverbs can end in "-stens" (without "am") • Wir essen meistens in der Küche. We mostly eat in the kitchen. • Hunde sind hier strengstens verboten. Dogs are strictly forbidden here. The Superlative of Adverbs

  8. The basic forms kleiner am kleinsten der/die/das kleinste am intelligentesten intelligenter der/die/das intelligenteste schneller am schnellsten der/die/dasschnellste

  9. Some adjectives, almost always monosyllabic, add an umlaut. Here are some of the more common ones: Irregular: Some get an umlaut…

  10. Some adjectives or adverbs change their stems in other ways, as well: Irregular – some are just different We already looking forward to you next visit. for the best child in the world

  11. wie= like or as so ____ wie = as __ as als = than. with –er Examples: Using "als" and "wie" in making comparisons

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