7. I spoke to Dwayne’s sister during the Independence parade.
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8. May I have some water, please?
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9. Four parents prepared all the refreshments for the event.
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10. Several organizations have held fund-raising events.
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COMPARING ADJECTIVES Here are three pencils
When these three pencils are compared we would say The first one is long.
The second one is longer.
The third one is the longest.
The size of the pencils shown above was compared.
Long, longer, longest show three degrees of comparison. long is used when one pencil is being considered. It is not being compared with any other. A quality of the pencil is just being stated.. This is known as the positive degree.
longer is used when two pencils, the first and the second, are compared. This is the comparative degree and is used to state a higher degree of the quality of the pencil. longest is used when the three pencils are compared. It states the highest degree of the particular quality of the pencil. It is used when three or more things are compared Some rules must be followed when forming the comparative and superlative degree of most adjectives. 1. For adjectives which have one or two syllables
To the positive, add -er to form the comparative and –est to form the superlative.
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THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021.
