Exercises according to the text: Exercise 1

Easy Examples of Degrees of Comparison

Here is the adjective "hungry" in all three degrees of comparison:

Lee is hungry. (positive degree)

Lee is hungrier than Mark. (comparative degree)

Lee is the hungriest of all. (superlative degree)

Here is the adverb "dangerously" in all three degrees of comparison:

Lee played dangerously today. (positive degree)

Lee played more dangerously than Mark. (comparative degree)

Lee played most dangerously. (superlative degree)

Forming the Comparative and Superlative Degrees

Here are the rules for forming the comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives:

Type of Adjective

Example in the Positive Degree