Write the comparative and superlative degrees of the following modifiers. Use "more" and "most" then "less" and "least" for each.
1. rapidly
2. powerful
3. suddenly
4. eagerly
5. acceptable
My answers are the following:
1: more rapidly; most rapidly; less rapidly; least rapidly
2. more powerful; most powerful; less powerful; least powerful
3. more suddenly; most suddenly ; less suddenly; least suddenly
4. more eagerly; most eagerly; less eagerly; least eagerly
5. more acceptable; most acceptable; less acceptable; least acceptable
All are correct. Nice!
Your answers are correct! In order to form the comparative and superlative degrees of these modifiers, we can use the words "more" and "most" for the comparative forms and "less" and "least" for the superlative forms.
1. Rapidly: more rapidly, most rapidly, less rapidly, least rapidly
2. Powerful: more powerful, most powerful, less powerful, least powerful
3. Suddenly: more suddenly, most suddenly, less suddenly, least suddenly
4. Eagerly: more eagerly, most eagerly, less eagerly, least eagerly
5. Acceptable: more acceptable, most acceptable, less acceptable, least acceptable
To form the comparative degree, we use "more" before the modifier. For example, "more rapidly" means faster than before. To form the superlative degree, we use "most" before the modifier. For example, "most powerful" means the most powerful among the given options.
Similarly, to form the comparative degree in the negative form, we use "less" before the modifier. For example, "less rapidly" means slower than before. To form the superlative degree in the negative form, we use "least" before the modifier. For example, "least acceptable" means the least acceptable among the given options.