Adjectives, adverbs & comparatives
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How do you usually make an adverb from an adjective?
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Add -ly: quick → quickly, careful → carefully (a final -y becomes -i: happy → happily).
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Adjective or adverb: describes a NOUN?
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Adjective — a *quiet* room, a *difficult* exam.
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Adjective or adverb: describes a VERB?
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Adverb (usually -ly) — she sings *beautifully*, he works *hard*.
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good (adjective) → adverb?
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well — *she plays well*, NOT 'she plays good'.
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How do SHORT adjectives form the comparative & superlative?
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-er / -est: tall → taller → the tallest; big → bigger → the biggest (double the consonant).
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How do LONG adjectives form the comparative & superlative?
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more / most: careful → more careful → the most careful. Never -er.
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happy → comparative & superlative?
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happier → the happiest (final -y becomes -i).
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good → comparative → superlative?
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good → better → the best (irregular).
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bad → comparative → superlative?
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bad → worse → the worst (irregular).
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When do you use a comparative vs a superlative?
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Comparative + 'than' for TWO things (taller than); 'the' + superlative + in/of for one of a GROUP (the tallest in the class).
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What does 'as … as' express?
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Equality — *he is as tall as his brother*; 'not as … as' shows inequality.
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Why is 'more taller' wrong?
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It double-marks the comparative. Use either -er OR more, never both: just 'taller'.
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Which verbs are followed by an adjective, not an adverb?
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Linking verbs: be, seem, look, feel, sound, taste, smell — *the soup tastes good* (not 'tastes well').
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What does the structure 'the … the …' express?
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Linked change — *the more you practise, the better you get*.
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