{"id":12937,"date":"2016-06-14T07:25:39","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T07:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdcontent.com\/blog\/?p=12937"},"modified":"2019-02-06T11:21:49","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T16:21:49","slug":"comparative-and-superlative-adjectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crowdcontent.com\/blog\/writers-hub\/comparative-and-superlative-adjectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparative and Superlative Adjectives"},"content":{"rendered":"

English is a language with its fair share of rules as well as exceptions to those rules.<\/p>\n

As a result, even the most skilled writers can slip up from time to time, which is why a short refresher from our Writer’s University<\/a> on topics such as comparative and superlative adjectives<\/a> can prove so useful.<\/p>\n

Here is a short overview of what the lesson covers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

What Are Comparative and Superlative Adjectives?<\/h2>\n

The lesson<\/a> begins by defining comparative and superlative adjectives. Like their name suggests, comparative adjectives are used to compare two objects in the same sentence.<\/p>\n

In contrast, superlative adjectives describe a single object as being at either the upper end or the lower end of a particular characteristic.<\/p>\n

The Simple Cases<\/h2>\n

Some examples are simple to remember because they tend to follow the rules. For example, one-syllable adjectives tend to use -er and -est for their comparative and superlative forms, whereas three-syllable adjectives tend to use more and most in front of them.<\/p>\n

Similarly, adjectives that end up in y tend to use -er and -est as well after the y has been replaced by an i<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Not So Simple Cases<\/h2>\n

Of course, English wouldn’t be English with its exceptions, which is why some two-syllable adjectives use -er and -est, some use more and most, and some use both.<\/p>\n

Even worse, there are irregular adjectives such as good and bad that use none of the rules mentioned here, meaning that writers should always have Google ready as a reference if they are not sure. In most cases, Merriam-Webster<\/a> is a great go-to source.<\/p>\n

This is but one of the lessons<\/a> that can be found on Writer’s University, stay tuned for more previews soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

English is a language with its fair share of rules as well as exceptions to those rules. As a result, even the most skilled writers can slip up from time to time, which is why a short refresher from our Writer’s University on topics such as comparative and superlative adjectives can prove so useful. 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