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General Rule:

Adverbs and adjectives often have forms which indicate degrees of comparison. The positive form, the type we have already looked at, does not express comparison.
Examples:They chose a dark brown paint. (adjective)
The dancer moved gracefully. (adverb)
The Comparative Form

The comparative form, which is made be adding -er or a preceding more to the positiveform, shows either a greater degree than the positive form or a makes a comparison between two persons or things. Examples: They chose a darker brown paint than their neighbours. The dancer movedmore gracefully than the actor. |
The Superlative Form

The superlative form, which is made by adding -est or a preceding most to the positive form, shows the greatest degree of a quality orquantity among three or more persons or things. Examples: They chose the darkest brown they could find. The dancer moved the most gracefully of all the performers. |
Forming the Comparative orSuperlative

Choosing between the suffix -er or -est and the preceding more/most depends on the number of syllables in the positive form of the adjective or adverb. Usually, adjectives and adverbs ofone syllable take the suffix (-er/-est) and those of more than one syllable take the preceding more/most. Sometimes adjectives with a second syllable which is not very distinct, take the suffix. (e.g.,pretty, prettier, prettiest) Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
big | bigger | biggest |
lousy | lousier | lousiest |
merciful | more merciful | most merciful |
quiet | more quiet orquieter | most quiet or quietest |
astounding | more astounding | most astounding |
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Some comparatives and superlatives have irregular forms: Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Adjectives:|   |   |
good | better | best |
well | better | best |
bad | worse | worst |
far | farther/further | farthest/furthest |
little | less | least |
many | more | most |
much | more |...