Need help trying to disquinguish between superlative & comparative adjectives. ex: good
Comparative is used for comparing two things or people or ideas or ??
taller, stronger, more beautiful, etc.
Comparative is denoted by the -er ending or the use of the adverb "more."
Superlative is used for comparing three or more things, people, ideas, or ??
tallest, strongest, most/very beautiful, etc.
Superlative is denoted by the -est ending or the use of the adverbs "most" or "very."
good, better, best
bad, worse, worst
etc.
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/compsupl.html
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/adjective.htm
Scroll down to find the section on comparative and superlative.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adjectives.htm
Scroll down to Degrees of Adjectives.
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To distinguish between superlative and comparative adjectives, you need to understand their usage and the forms they take.
Comparative adjectives are used to compare two things, people, ideas, or any other noun. They indicate a higher or lower degree of a particular quality. Comparative adjectives can be formed by adding "-er" at the end of the adjective or by using the adverb "more" before the adjective. For example, "taller" is the comparative form of "tall," and "more beautiful" is the comparative form of "beautiful."
Superlative adjectives, on the other hand, are used to compare three or more things, people, ideas, or nouns. They indicate the highest or lowest degree of a particular quality. Superlative adjectives are formed by adding "-est" at the end of the adjective or by using the adverbs "most" or "very" before the adjective. For example, "tallest" is the superlative form of "tall," and "most beautiful" or "very beautiful" are the superlative forms of "beautiful."
Here are some examples to illustrate the difference:
Comparative: The yellow flower is taller than the red flower.
Superlative: The white flower is the tallest among all the flowers.
Comparative: This book is more interesting than that book.
Superlative: That book is the most/very interesting book I have ever read.
It's important to note that not all adjectives follow the traditional comparative and superlative forms. Some adjectives have irregular forms, such as "good, better, best" and "bad, worse, worst."
I hope this explanation helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.