Comments on: Comparison of Adverbs http://www.englishpractice.com/improve/comparison-adverbs/ Learn English Online / Free English Learning Resources Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:40:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: xavierry http://www.englishpractice.com/improve/comparison-adverbs/comment-page-1/#comment-108 xavierry Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:27:06 +0000 http://www.englishpractice.com/?p=417#comment-108 It is easy to compare persons, places, things and situations. However, there are instances where most people don't even know how to use the appropriate word for each given statements. Like for example: She is more prettier than Lisa. Note that more prettier is really wrong. It should be: She is prettier than Lisa. The problem here is that, people are not aware to use the correct word in comparing nouns or pronouns. It is easy to compare persons, places, things and situations. However, there are instances where most people don’t even know how to use the appropriate word for each given statements. Like for example: She is more prettier than Lisa. Note that more prettier is really wrong.

It should be: She is prettier than Lisa.

The problem here is that, people are not aware to use the correct word in comparing nouns or pronouns.

]]> By: lynne.28 http://www.englishpractice.com/improve/comparison-adverbs/comment-page-1/#comment-99 lynne.28 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:24:08 +0000 http://www.englishpractice.com/?p=417#comment-99 The positive, comparative and superlative are used in comparing, that's why it is called comparison of adverbs. When comparing two things, we must use the comparative (e.g He is faster than her). But when comparing more than two things, we must use the superlative (e.g Karla's ribbon is the most beautiful among her friends). The positive, comparative and superlative are used in comparing, that’s why it is called comparison of adverbs. When comparing two things, we must use the comparative (e.g He is faster than her). But when comparing more than two things, we must use the superlative (e.g Karla’s ribbon is the most beautiful among her friends).

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