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Monday, November 7, 2011

Skill 27: Form comparatives and superlatives correctly

The problem with some of the comparative and superlative sentences on the TOEFL test is that the comparative or superlative is formed incorrectly. You should therefore understand how to form the comparative and superlative to answer such questions correctly.

The comparative is formed with either -er or more and than. In the comparative, -er is used with short adjectives such as, tall and more is used with longer adjectives such as beautiful.

Bob is taller than Ron.
Sally is more beautiful than Sharon.

The superlative is formed with the, either -est or most, and sometimes in, of, or a that-clause. In the superlative, -est is used with short adjectives such as tall, and most is used with longer adjectives such as beautiful.

Bob is the tallest man in room.
Sally is the most beautiful of all the woman at the party.
The spider over there is the largest one that i have ever seen.
The faster runner wins the race. (no in, of, or that)

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