Superlative close superlativeA word that describes the most of something, for example the biggest, the strongest, the fastest. adjectives are used to compare things and say which one is the biggest, ...

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Take a look at comparative adjectives and find out how they are used to compare people or things. 1. One-syllable adjectives are changed to ‘adjective + er’ ‘Big’ becomes ‘bigger’ ‘Whales are bigger ...

Grammatical Range in the Speaking Test. The structures you use to compare things in the Speaking Test are assessed as grammatical range and accuracy, one of the IELTS marking criteria. Whenever a ...

Hello and welcome to the English Language Clinic. Last week I focused on two forms of adjective, comparative and superlative. We looked at how these forms can be constructed in two main ways. The ...

For comparisons that are negative or downward, ‘less’ and ‘least’ are used before the positive form of the modifier. To make your writing clear and concise, be careful to avoid using two modifiers ...