Comparative and Superlative
It is the degree used to compare two things.
Comparative degree
How do you write the superlative degree of a three or more-syllable word? (long adjectives)
the and most
The Palace is ____________ (big) than I thought it would be.
bigger
When do we use the third conditional?
It is used to talk about an imaginary past that is different from what really happened.
Emma Morano was the last person alive to be born in the 1800s. If she ______ (not live) as a single woman for most of her life, she _______ (be) a lot less healthy, she thought.
had not lived/ would not have been
How do you write the comparative degree of a one-two syllable- words? (short adjectives)
Add -er and than
What is the comparative and superlative degree of "good"?
better/best
The building looks the __________ (fresh) in September after new corn and grasses are put on it.
freshest
If clause- (had or hadn't + past participle)/ result clause- would or wouldn't have + past participle
If I _______ (take) care of me teeth, I _______ (save) a lot of money.
had taken/ would have saved
How do you write the comparative degree of a three or more-syllable word? (long adjectives)
add more and than
What is the comparative and superlative degree of "bad"?
worse/worst
Some workers find it _________ (easy) to saw and nail the corn to panels, while others prefer to hang the finished panels on the building.
easier
Jiroemon Kimura lived all the way to 116. He said he ________ (not live) so long if he _______ (eat) big meals. He always had small portions.
would not have lived/ had eaten
If someone _____ (tell) me earlier not to prioritize work, I _____ (waste) so much time.
had told/ would not have wasted
It is the degree used to compare three or more things.
What is the comparative and superlative degree of far?
farther/farthest
I could not decide which of the many corn murals on the Corn Palace I liked __________ (well).
best
Jeanne Louise Calment is the only person to have lived to 122. She thought that if she _______ (worry) about her health, she _______ (die) much earlier.
had worried/ would have died
How do you write the superlative degree of a one-two syllable-words? (short adjectives)
the and -est
The mural of the dancing figure was the _________ (mysterious) one to me.
most mysterious
Fred Hale believes he _______ (not surf) for the first time at 95 years old if he _______ (not eat) honey all his life.
would not have surfed/ had not eaten