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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.