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31 Comparative
and superlative adverb forms
A. With adverbs of two or more
syllables we form the comparative and superlative by putting more and most
before the positive form:
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
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quickly fortunately |
more quickly more
fortunately |
most quickly most
fortunately |
Single-syllable adverbs, however, and
early, add er, est:
hard harder hardest
early earlier
earliest (note the y
becomes i)
B. Irregular
comparisons:
well better best
badly worse worst
little less least
much more most
far farther farthest
(of distance only)
further furthest
(used more widely)
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