domingo, 23 de abril de 2017

Comparative Adjectives

Comparative adjectives are those which imply increase or decrease of the quality or quantity of the nouns. It is used to compare two things in a clause. Adjectives are generally made comparative by adding 'er' to the original work like nicer, taller, smarter, etc; there are some exceptions also.
Other examples are:
·         The detective is younger than the thief
·         Science is more important than math in these days.
·         This school is better than the last one I attended.



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