Comparisons
ICSE · Class 8 · English Language: Grammar and Composition
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Overview
Comparisons use adjective and adverb forms to show difference in degree. Comparative forms compare two things, while superlative forms compare more than two things. The chapter also explains how to form these forms, how to use than, how to use the and prepositions with superlatives, and how to expre
Key Concepts
Comparatives are used to compare two
Comparatives are used to compare two things. Short words usually take -er, and longer words usually take more. Examples include taller and more intell
Superlatives are used to compare more
Superlatives are used to compare more than two things. Short words usually take -est, and longer words usually take most. Examples include hottest and
Than is often used after comparatives
Than is often used after comparatives. It helps show the second item in the comparison, as in You can walk faster than me.
The word the is normally used
The word the is normally used before a superlative, as in the hottest star and the most intelligent girl.
After superlatives
After superlatives, in is used with places and of is used with periods of time. Examples are Sukhdev is the richest person in the town and Today is th
Learning Objectives
- Understand comparative and superlative forms
- Form comparatives and superlatives using -er, more, -est, and most
- Use than correctly after comparatives
- Use the before superlatives in standard patterns
- Use in with places and of with periods of time after superlatives
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