Comparatives and superlatives

Bigger is the ordinary comparative of big; double the g before -er in this word. More big and biggest do not complete the requested ordinary comparative frame. Do not turn this one spelling pattern into a rule for every short adjective.

My bag is bigger than yours preserves the size comparison. Larger than your bag or the reversed Your bag is smaller than mine can also preserve it. Your is valid before bag; yours stands for the whole noun phrase.

Funny takes funnier in this ordinary comparative frame, with y changing to i. More funny is not the form taught here, and funniest is a superlative. One spelling does not fix every adjective.

The best completes this explicitly requested the + superlative noun phrase. Good has the irregular form best. Other noun phrases can use my best film without the; this answer does not mean every superlative always needs the.

My best friend lets my introduce the noun phrase. My the best adds a second determiner, and my most best stacks two superlative markers.

Between as ... as, use the base adjective: “as tall as”.

Not as hard as uses the base adjective between as and as. Harder and hardest are comparison forms and do not fit this frame.

For these supplied adjectives: good → better, bad → worse, happy → happier and expensive → more expensive. These four pairings do not establish a complete rule based only on adjective length.

More interesting expresses the requested higher degree. Less interesting is also grammatical, but reverses the requested meaning; it is not a form error. Check the direction as well as the adjective pattern.

Twelve is greater than eight, so the notebook is more expensive than the pen. Cheaper reverses the prices, and as expensive claims they match.

Much taller than places much before the comparative taller. Taller much than splits the phrase, and much tall than leaves the adjective in the base form.

Example: “Shanghai is bigger than my hometown.”

As long as compares length. It does not compare every property of the ropes. Repair: name the quality before deciding what is equal. Fresh check: name one fact about these ropes that would require a different comparison.

Both prices are 900 yuan, so as expensive as matches them. More expensive and cheaper both invent a difference.

Equal areas support as large as. Larger contradicts the equal numbers, and the largest room in the school compares Room A with rooms that were not given.

As tall as compares height only. The sentence does not give age or weight.

Fifteen is greater than four, so the train ticket is more expensive. The other two reports reverse that direction.

Wide takes wider in this ordinary comparative frame. More wide is not that form, and widest is a superlative.

Good has the irregular comparative better. Gooder is not the ordinary form, and best is the superlative.

Bad has the irregular comparative worse. Badder is not the ordinary form, and worst is the superlative.

Careful takes the most careful as its superlative in this three-plan group. Carefullest is not the ordinary form, and more careful is a comparative, not the superlative asked for here.

My best drawing uses one determiner. My the best adds the after my, and my most best stacks two superlative markers.

As high as needs the base form high. Higher and highest do not sit between as and as.

Two hundred is lower than 350, so Coat A is less expensive than Coat B. More expensive reverses the numbers, and as expensive claims they are equal.

Much heavier than is the requested order. Heavier much than moves much after the comparative, and much heavy than does not use the comparative.

Happy takes happier here, with y changing to i. More happy is not the ordinary form in this frame, and happiest is a superlative.

Expensive takes more expensive in this comparative frame. Expensiver is not the ordinary form, and most expensive is a superlative.

As long as states that the lengths match. It does not state the colour. The sentence itself is the length comparison, so that fact is not unknown.

Your bag is complete because bag follows your. Your alone does not stand for the noun, and your the bag uses two determiners. Yours would also stand alone, but it is not one of these options.

Cheap takes cheaper in this ordinary comparative. More cheap is the mistake named in the lesson, and cheapest is a superlative.

Twenty-two is lower than 30, so Tuesday was not as hot as Monday. Hotter reverses the days, and as hot claims the temperatures match.

Both films last 90 minutes, so as long as matches the running times. Longer contradicts the equal times, and the longest film this year compares Film A with films that were not given.

Eighteen is lower than twenty-five, so cheaper at Shop A preserves the direction. More expensive reverses it; as expensive wrongly makes the prices equal. Repair: identify which shop has the lower number first. Fresh check: express the same prices using more expensive with Shop B as the starting point.

Compare the stated facts, your English forms and the intended meaning. Revise one actual mismatch, or explain why no change is needed. This written self-review does not award correctness or certify proficiency.

Thirty-six is greater than zero, so the shop copy is more expensive. The other two reports either reverse that gap or claim the prices match. Usefulness of the book is not in the facts.

As long as keeps the base form long between as and as. Longer and longest are comparison forms.

Higher quality in this comparative frame uses better, the irregular comparative of good. Gooder is not that form, and best is the superlative.