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Choosing Comparative or Superlative
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Whether you use the comparative or superlative form
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depends on how many things are being compared.
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Comparative
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: The comparative form of adjectives and
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adverbs is used when comparing two things.
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He is the
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older
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child.
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(the older of two children)
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She runs
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more quickly
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than he does.
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(the more quickly of two people)
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Superlative
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: The superlative form is used when comparing
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more than two things.
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He is the
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oldest
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child.
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(the oldest of more than two children)
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We loved them all, from the ugliest to the
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most
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beautiful
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pet.
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(most beautiful of more than two pets)
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She is the
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least prepared
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pupil.
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(the least prepared of more than two pupils)
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