SUMMARY OF UNIT 11 Comparatives and Superlatives with Adjectives ADJECTIVES WITH ONE SYLLABLE OR WITH TWO SYLLABLES THAT END IN -Y
Chicago is a big city. Chicago is bigger than Houston. New York is the biggest U.S. city.
Madison, Wisconsin, is a happy U.S. city. Irvine, California, is happier than Madison. Plano, Texas, is the happiest U.S. city.
ADJECTIVES WITH TWO OR MORE SYLLABLES
Houston is a populated city. Chicago is more populated than Houston. New York is the most populated U.S. city.
Comparatives and Superlatives with Adverbs ADVERBS WITH ONE SYLLABLE
He walks fast. He walks faster than you do. I walk the fastest. -LY ADVERBS
The population of Phoenix is increasing rapidly. The population of Austin is increasing more rapidly. The population of Seattle is increasing the most rapidly.
Comparisons with Less and Fewer COUNT NOUNS
Seattle has fewer people than Los Angeles. NONCOUNT NOUNS
Los Angeles has less rain than Seattle.
Word Order in Comparison BE + COMPARATIVE/SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE
Comparative
Bradford Washburn was older than his wife. Mount Everest is more challenging than Denali.
Superlative
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. The tallest mountain in the world is Mount Everest.
COMPARATIVE/SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE + NOUN
Comparative
Bradford Washburn had more experience than his wife.
Superlative
New York City is the most populated state in the U.S.
VERB + COMPARATIVE/SUPERLATIVE ADVERB
Comparative
Some people say Americans laugh more frequently than people from other countries.
Superlative
We eat at this restaurant the most frequently.
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