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Question
Adjectives and some Adverbs can be used in three degrees of comparison.
Positive - For example, cold, tall, heavy, fast, beautiful, little
Comparative - For example, colder, taller, heavier, faster, more beautiful, less
Superlative - For example, coldest, tallest, heaviest, fastest, most beautiful, least
Fill in the Table
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| 1. | simple | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. | ____________ | prettier | ____________ |
| 3. | ____________ | ____________ | deepest |
| 4. | intelligent | ____________ | ____________ |
| 5. | ____________ | better | ____________ |
| 6. | ____________ | ____________ | most affectionate |
| 7. | young | ____________ | ____________ |
| 8. | ____________ | nearer | ____________ |
| 9. | ____________ | ____________ | quickest |
| 10. | ____________ | ____________ | most |
Solution
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| 1. | simple | simpler | simplest |
| 2. | pretty | prettier | prettiest |
| 3. | deep | deeper | deepest |
| 4. | intelligent | more intelligent | most intelligent |
| 5. | good | better | best |
| 6. | affectionate | more affectionate | most affectionate |
| 7. | young | younger | youngest |
| 8. | near | nearer | nearest |
| 9. | quick | quicker | quickest |
| 10. | much/many | more | most |
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