Adverb and Adjective
Adjective and Adverb - Comparison
Adjective is a word that describes the quality of a person or thing .
e.g. Cute baby, rich man, small house, shy animal etc.
There are three levels or degrees of comparison in adjectives, namely positive comparative and superlative. For more detail on this topic please click www.grammarmail.blogspot.com
Adverb is a word that adds some additional meaning to the verb. An adverb should not be confused with an adjective, They are different terms.
e.g. Bill runs fast. The word fast adds some additional meaning to the verb run , the word fast is called an adverb.
More Sentences with an adverb.
The army had moved swiftly before the enemy came.
Jim played the game skillfully
She sings well.
Shane writes best of all.
Mary performs better than her friend in her new job.
Adverbs too have degrees of comparison.
e.g.
Jack rides fastest of all.
The sun is the heaviest of all the bodies in our solar system.
The Pacific is the largest of all the Oceans.
RULE:
If an adverb has one syllable its comparative and superlative is formed by adding er and est respectively.
He works hard.
He works harder.
He works hardest of all.
Some adverbs have no comparison
e.g.
She starts now.
He visited Washington once/twice/thrice.
They started work then.
Adjectives can be modified to adverbs by adding ly to adjective
e.g.
Happy - happily
Full - fully
Final - finally
( some of the adjectives cannot be changed to adverbs e.g. Rather, before, afterwards etc.)
Comparative of the adverb that ends with ly is formed by adding more (There are some exceptions like the adverb early). The superlative is formed by adding most. The is omitted before the superlative degree of an adverb
The diplomat acted tactfully. - Positive degree
The diplomat acted more tactfully. - Comparative degree
The diplomat acted most tactfully. – Superlative degree
Exception (early)
She finished the book (reading) early. - Positive degree
I came earlier.- Comparative degree
The guest came earliest of all.- Superlative degree
