Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Making Comparisons With Adverbs

    Uploaded by

    steviebarr2
    311 views13 pages
    This document discusses how to use adverbs in comparative and superlative forms to compare actions. It explains that the comparative form uses "-er" or "more" to compare two actions, while the superlative form uses "-est" or "most" to compare three or more actions. Examples are provided to illustrate comparing actions with adverbs like "jumps higher than" and "will usually attack the fastest".

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    Adverbs Comparisons

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    This document discusses how to use adverbs in comparative and superlative forms to compare actions. It explains that the comparative form uses "-er" or "more" to compare two actions, while the superlative form uses "-est" or "most" to compare three or more actions. Examples are provided to illustrate comparing actions with adverbs like "jumps higher than" and "will usually attack the fastest".

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    311 views13 pages

    Making Comparisons With Adverbs

    Uploaded by

    steviebarr2
    This document discusses how to use adverbs in comparative and superlative forms to compare actions. It explains that the comparative form uses "-er" or "more" to compare two actions, while the superlative form uses "-est" or "most" to compare three or more actions. Examples are provided to illustrate comparing actions with adverbs like "jumps higher than" and "will usually attack the fastest".

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    of 13

    Making

    Comparisons With
    Adverbs
    Use the
    Comparative
    Form • of an adverb
    when you
    compare two
    actions.
    • of an adverb
    Use the when you
    Superlative compare
    Form... three or more
    actions.
    Like • Adverbs can
    adjectives... be changed
    to the
    comparative
    or
    superlative
    form.
    Because... • they also are
    describing
    words.

    This is cool, huh ?


    • The
    Like comparative
    adjectives form
    too... compares
    one action
    with another.
    .. .
    pl e • Jeff jumps
    a m higher than
    Ex
    Emmanuel.
    • Verodia
    learns faster
    than Omar.
    • when you
    Use the compare
    superlative three or
    form... more
    actions.
    • Of the three insects:
    yellow jackets,
    Example...

    bumblebees, and
    wasps; yellow
    jackets will usually
    attack the fastest.
    3 Ways
    • to form the
    comparative
    and superlative
    forms.
    #1

    • Most short
    adverbs, add -er
    and -est.
    • Most adverbs
    that end in -ly,
    #2 simply use the
    word more or
    most up front.
    • Some adverbs
    change
    completely to the
    comparative and
    superlative forms.
    #3

    You might also like