Degrees of Adjectives (II)
L O N G words
-Comparative Degree: SUPERIORITY and SUPERLATIVE.
MORE...THAN for SUPERIORITY and
THE MOST... for SUPERLATIVE.
Comparative of superiority (L O N G words):
{X}
(VERB) MORE ________ THAN {Y}.Mercedes is MORE expensive THAN Volkswagen.
Silk is MORE delicate THAN cotton.
{
X} (VERB) THE MOST ______.He is THE MOST serious student in the classroom.
This is THE MOST charming kitchen I’ve ever seen.
Hawaii has THE MOST exquisite beaches.
ADJECTIVES ending in
-Y, -ER, -LE, -OW.FRIENDLY = FRIENDLI
ER OR MORE FRIENDLY.NARROW= NARROW
ER OR MORE NARROW.GENTLE= GENTL
ER OR MORE GENTLE.TENDER= TENDER
ER OR MORE TENDER.-All two syllable adverbs ending in –LY that DO NOT have an adjective homonym also ending in –LY take periphrastic MORE:
MORE slowly
MORE brusquely
MORE sharply
IRREGULAR FORMS:
Adjective Comparative Superlative
Good - Better than – The Best
Bad - Worse than - The Worst
Little - Less than - The LEAST
Far - Farther than - The Farthest
Further than
SPECIAL USES:
Comparative of SUPERIORITY:
To express the idea of ‘CADA VEZ MAIS/ MENOS’:
To express the idea of ‘quanto mais ... mais/menos...’
‘quanto mais ... melhor/ pior...’