01. An
adjective is a word that describes a noun.
Eg:
·
She is a decent girl.
·
You've got a nice garden.
·
The sea was rough and stormy.
02. Some
adjectives can be compared. There are three degrees of comparison.
1) The
positive
2) The
comparative
3) The
superlative
The positive: names the
simple quality.
Eg: dark, tall, bright, kind, useful
etc.
The comparative: names
a further degree of the quality.
Eg: darker, taller, brighter,
kinder, more useful etc.
The superlative: names
the utmost degree of the quality.
Eg: the darkest, the
tallest, the brightest, the kindest, the most useful.
03. How
are the comparative and superlative degrees formed? A short adjective and a
long adjective form their comparative and superlative in different ways. Look
at the following examples.
