Comparative Adjective Rules

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Note 1: Some adjectives can take multiple forms.

For example:
Simple can be simpler or more simple
Narrow can be narrower or more narrow
Quiet can be quieter or more quiet

Note 2: The word fun does not follow the normal rule for one-syllable adjectives. Fun follows the
two or more syllable adjective form.
For example:
Correct: This party is more fun than the one last week.
Incorrect: This party is funner than the one last week.