Comparatives & Superlatives (1)

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Comparatives & Superlatives


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Day One


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Whats your function?

A comparative compares

two items.

nicer, cooler, meaner

A superlative compares

three items.

nicest, coolest, meanest

They can be used as

adjectives.


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Grammar Warm-up

Write one comparative sentence

andone superlative sentence for

each adjective listed below:

small fast great

long much good

(5 minutes)


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Day Two


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Comparatives & Superlatives asAdverbs

The comparative willmodify verbs that comparethe actions of two items.

earlier, farther

The superlative will modifyverbs that compare the

actions of three or moreitems. earliest, farthest


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Examples

Frank will arrive early in themorning. (positive or basicform)

Josh arrived earlier in themorning. (comparative)

Samuel arrived the earliest

to the concert.(superlative)

*Superlatives can also modify adjectivesthat compare qualities.


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Grammar Warm-up

Write an eight wordsentence that has anadverb far in the sixthposition. (1 min)

Write a ten word sentencethat has the adverb farther

in the fourth position andthe conjunction than in thefifth position. (1 min)


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Grammar Warm-Up (cont.)

Write an eleven word

sentence that has the

adverb farthest in the sixth

position. (1 min)


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Day Three


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What is the comparative

form of the adjective slow?

What is the superlative

form of the adjective slow?

What is the comparative

form of the adverb slowly?

What is the superlative

form of the adverb slowly?


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Did You Know

Adjectives or adverbs that

have two or more syllables

sometimes require more or

most to make thecomparative and superlative

forms.


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What is the comparative form

of the adjective ferocious?

What is the superlative form of

the adjective ferocious?

What is the comparative form

of the adverb ferociously?

What is the superlative form of

the adverb ferociously?


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Grammar Warm-Ups

Write three sentences inwhich the adverb quickly isused as a positive (or basicform) in the first sentence,

a comparative in thesecond sentence, and asuperlative in the third.

Then write three sentencesin which the adjectivefamous is used instead ofthe adverb quickly.(5 min)


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Day Four


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Grammar Warm-up

Write as much as you can, as well as you

can, about a day spent trapped in a Mickey

Mouse costume at Disneyland. You must

include the following adjectives and

adverbs in your writing:

good two timesbetter three timesbest three timeswell two times

*Good is an adjective; well is an adverb. Betterand best may be used as adjectives or adverbs.

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