Degrees of comparison of adverbs

Very educational about adverbs.

1. DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF ADVERBS

2. DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF ADVERBS Just like Adjectives, Adverbs have three degrees of comparison: Positive, Comparative and Superlative. 1.) Positive – is the most basic form of adverb; it simply describes an adjective, verb and another adverb . Ex. The boy runs fast . Ex. fast far hard late soon near

3. 2.) Comparative – adverbs can be compared in exactly the same way as adjectives; few adverbs form the comparative degree by simply adding – er to the positive degree. NOTE: The comparative form of an adverb is made by : Ex. The boy runs faster than his father. a.) Adding – er (short adverbs with just 1 syllable) Ex. clean + er = cleaner high + er = higher

4. b.) by using –more (for adverbs which end in - ly Ex. more + softly = more softly more + happily = more happily 3.) Superlative - is made by adding or using – est or most . Ex. The athlete runs the fastest. Ex. loud + est = loudest soon + est = soonest Ex. most + truly = most truly most + abruptly = most abruptly

5. NOTE: It should be noted that only Adverbs of Time, Degree and Manner have 3 degrees of comparison. Adverbs such as: now, then, there, where, never, ever, cannot be compared and hence they do not have 3 degrees of comparison