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What is the comparative of painful?
More and Most
| Adjectives | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| Painful | More painful | Most painful |
| Hopeless | More hopeless | Most hopeless |
| Complicated | More complicated | Most complicated |
| Adverbs | Comparative | Superlative |
What is the positive comparative of most?
Comparative degree of an adjective denotes a higher degree when compared to a positive degree. It is used to compare two persons or things. The superlative degree of an adjective denotes the highest degree of the quality….Positive, Comparative and Superlative Adjectives List.
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| many | more | most |
What is comparative of most?
It’s also fine to use ‘more’ (for the comparative) or ‘most’ (for the superlative).
What is the positive comparative and superlative of most?
For those, you must memorize how these change the spelling of their positive form to show comparative and superlative degrees. Some common irregular adjectives are good, better, best and bad, worse, worst. Many, some, or much become more in the comparative and most in the superlative.
What is the positive of more?
Exceptions (irregular forms)
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| Good | Better | Best |
| Bad | Worse | Worst |
| Little | Less | Least |
| Much/many/some | More | Most |
What is the positive degree of most?
For short adjectives, English adds the suffix “-er” to an adjective to form the comparative degree, and adds “-est” to form the superlative degree….Usage notes.
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| beautiful | more beautiful | most beautiful |
| slow (adjective) | slower | slowest |
| slowly (adverb) | more slowly | most slowly |
Why do we use more and most in degrees of comparison?
Similarly, when more than two things/people are compared, the superlative degree is used by putting ‘est’ to the adjective word or in some cases ‘most’ is used….Adjective Degrees of Comparison List.
| Degrees Of Comparison List | ||
|---|---|---|
| Positive Degree | Comparative Degree | Superlative Degree |
| beautiful | more beautiful | most beautiful |
What is the comparative of loud?
AdjectiveEdit The comparative form of loud; more loud. That sound was louder than the others.
Which is greater best or better?
“Better” is a comparative, i.e. it is a relationship between two things. “Best” is a superlative, i.e. it states the position of this one thing compared to all the other things under discussion. Better is used to compare something to another.