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2. Comparative degree: when comparing two persons or things and expressing
that one is better than the other.
taller, richer, bigger, etc.
3. Superlative degree: when we say that a certain person or thing possesses a
quality in the greatest degree of all those are being compared.
tallest, richest, biggest, etc.
Forming Degrees of Adjectives
By adding r and st
Positive Comparative Superlative
brave braver bravest
close closer closest
large larger largest
loose looser loosest
strange stranger strangest
wide wider widest
safe safer safest
By adding er and est
Positive Comparative Superlative
bold bolder boldest
clean cleaner cleanest
clear clearer clearest
clever cleverer cleverest
close closer closest
dark darker darkest
deep deeper deepest
fast faster fastest
full fuller fullest
great greater greatest
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