has three degrees of comparison: positive, comparative, and superlative.
Simple form is called the positive degree: Sinda is happy.
Comparative is comparing two people, groups, or things: Sinda is happier than Mariah
Superlative is used to compare three or more people or things: Sinda is the happiest person on the block.
Rules:
for all adjectives of one syllable and a few adjectives with two syllables, add –er to form the comparative degree, and –est to form the superlative degree (highhigherhighest)…
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