Comparative
What is a comparative degree?
Comparative degree is used when two things are compared
What is a superlative degree?
Superlative degree is when three or more things are being compared
What is a misplaced modifier?
Misplaced modifiers are modifiers that are in the wrong place in a sentence and describe the wrong word.
What is a dangling modifier?
Dangling modifiers are modifiers that have no word to describe in the sentence.
What is a double negative?
Double-negative is when a sentence has two negative words that cancel each other out.
What are two ways to change a modifier to a comparative degree?
Add -er at the end of a modifier or add more before the the modifier
What are two ways to change a modifier to a superlative degree?
Add -est at the end of a modifier or add most before the modifier
How do you fix a misplaced modifier?
Correct Misplaced Modifiersby placing it closer to the word it is describing.
How do you fix a dangling modifier?
Inserting a subject (noun or pronoun) at the beginning of the sentence, or at the end
What are the three ways to solve a double negative?
1.Remove one negative word
2.Remove both negative words
3.Change negative words into a positive
1. What forms can you use if a modifier has 1-2 syllables?
1. -er and -est and more and most
1. What forms can you use if a modifier has 3 or more syllables?
Only more and most
Fix the following MM sentences:
1. The cat was on top of the fence that always seemed nice.
2. At the back of the shelf, I noticed a yellow apple.
Fix the following MM sentences:
1. The cat that always seemed nice was on top of the fence
2. I noticed a yellow apple at the back of the shelf,
Fix the following DM Sentences:
1. Watching the news, the television went dead.
2. Not seeing the pothole, the skateboard went flying.
Fix the following DM Sentences:
1. While I was watching the news, the television went dead.
2. My skateboard went flying, because I did not see the pothole,
Fix the following negative sentences by making them all positive:
1. I never not thought you were so beautiful.
2. I feel that your smile couldn’t make no one happy.
1. I thought you were so beautiful.
2. I feel that your smile could make anyone happy.
What are the comparative degrees for the following words:
1. adorable
2. clean
3. glamorous
4. angry
5. important
1. more adorable
2. cleaner
3. more glamorous
4. angrier
5. more important
What are the superlative degrees for the following words:
1. adorable
2. clean
3. glamorous
4. angry
5. important
1. most adorable
2. cleanest
3. most glamorous
4. angriest
5. most important
Is the following sentences MM or DM:
1. Forgetting to buy gas, the car wouldn't start.
2. After reading the paper, the phone rang.
3. We saw monkeys on vacation in Mexico.
1. DM
2. DM
3. MM
Is the following sentences MM or DM:
1. Looking out the airplane window, the volcano seemed ready to erupt.
2. Covered in butter, my friends will love these bagels.
3. A woman knocked on the door wearing a hat.
1. DM
2. MM
3. MM
Fix the following negatives by changing one negative into a positive:
1. The tour guide wouldn’t let nobody explore alone.
2. She said she didn’t want no one to get lost.
3. Because of the bright sun outside, we couldn’t see nothing when we first entered the underground tomb.
Fix the following negatives by changing one negative into a positive:
1. The tour guide wouldn’t let anybody explore alone.
2. She said she didn’t want anyone to get lost.
3. Because of the bright sun outside, we couldn’t see anything when we first entered the underground tomb.
All members must participate: Take turns, giving the answers without helping each other.
1. Superlative: far (distance)
2. Comparative: good
3. Superlative: much
4. Comparative: bad
All members must participate: Take turns, giving the answers without helping each other.
1. Superlative: farthest
2. Comparative: better
3. Superlative: most
4. Comparative: worse
All members must participate: Take turns, giving the answers without helping each other.
1. Superlative: boring
2. Comparative: willingly
3. Comparative: dejected
4. Superlative: lovely
1. most boring
2. more willingly
3. more dejected
4. loveliest
Is the following sentences MM or DM and fix the sentences:
1. After spending all day reading, my eyes ached.
2. Walking into the ballroom, the flowers on the table looked pretty.
1. DM, My eyes ached, after I spent all day reading.
2. DM, The flowers on the table looked pretty, while I was walking into the ballroom
Is the following sentences MM or DM and fix the sentences:
1. I saw a rat organizing the materials.
2. While reading the newspaper, the cat jumped on the table.
1. MM, Organizing the materials, I saw a rat.
2. DM, The cat jumped on the table, while I was reading the newspaper.
Fix the following double negative sentence by removing one negative, removing all negatives, and changing one negative into a positive,
1. I don't want no friend.
1. I don't want a friend.
2. I want a friend.
3. I don't want any friend