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On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 1:43 AM, Lílian Barbosa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Well, as I told here once, grammarians drive me crazy. > > > 2008/9/26 mariappan balraj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi, I got the following explanation from the link >> http://www.perfectyourenglish.com/grammar/comparative-superlative.htm.<http://www.perfectyourenglish.com/grammar/comparative-superlative.htm> >> >> When a group only has two members, we sometimes use the comparative >> instead of the superlative. >> >> - John and Tom are clever boys, but I think John is *the >> cleverer/cleverest *of the two. >> - Take *the shorter/shortest *of the two routes. >> - Alice and Mary are rich women. But Alice is *the richer/richest *of >> the two. >> >> Some people feel that a superlative is incorrect in this case. >> >> Is there any inputs? >> >> Best Regards >> >> Mariappan >> >> On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 8:23 PM, mariappan balraj < >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Li, Thanks for the beautiful explanation. In the following >>> sentence, >>> >>> Raja is the tallest of the two. >>> >>> Why do we need to use superlative degree? In this sentence two >>> boys say Raja and Ram, Raja is taller than Ram. Here comparison is >>> only between two boys. >>> >>> The same sentence can be framed like the following: >>> >>> Raja is taller boy than Ram. >>> >>> What is the specific needs to use superlative degree here? >>> >>> I don't know whether I understood the meaning of the sentence >>> correctly. Please correct me. >>> >>> Best Regards >>> Mariappan >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 7:03 PM, Lílian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hello Mariappan! >>>> >>>> 1 - Raja is the tallest of the two. >>>> 2 - Raja is the worst of the two. >>>> >>>> Comparatives and Superlatives are special forms of adjectives. They >>>> are used to compare two or more things. Generally, comparatives are >>>> formed using -er and superlatives are formed using -est. This page >>>> will explain the rules for forming regular comparatives and >>>> superlatives, and also show some basic ways of using them. >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> Forming regular comparatives and superlatives >>>> How these forms are created depends on how many syllables there are in >>>> the adjective. Syllables are like "sound beats". For instance, "sing" >>>> contains one syllable, but "singing" contains two -- sing and ing. >>>> Here are the rules: >>>> Adjective form Comparative Superlative >>>> Only one syllable, ending in E. Examples: >>>> wide, fine, cute Add -R: >>>> wider, finer, cuter Add -ST: >>>> widest, finest, cutest >>>> Only one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end. >>>> Examples: >>>> hot, big, fat Double the consonant, and add -ER: >>>> hotter, bigger, fatter Double the consonant, and add -EST: >>>> hottest, biggest, fattest >>>> Only one syllable, with more than one vowel or more than one consonant >>>> at the end. Examples: >>>> light, neat, fast Add -ER: >>>> lighter, neater, faster Add -EST: >>>> lightest, neatest, fastest >>>> Two syllables, ending in Y. Examples: >>>> happy, silly, lonely Change Y to I, then add -ER: >>>> happier, sillier, lonelier Change Y to I, then add -EST: >>>> happiest, silliest, loneliest >>>> Two syllables or more, not ending in Y. Examples: >>>> modern, interesting, beautiful Use MORE before the adjective: >>>> more modern, more interesting, more beautiful Use MOST before the >>>> adjective: >>>> most modern, most interesting, most beautiful >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> How to use comparatives and superlatives >>>> Comparatives Comparatives are used to compare two things. You can use >>>> sentences with THAN, or you can use a conjunction like BUT. Examples: >>>> >>>> Jiro is taller than Yukio. >>>> Yukio is tall, but Jiro is taller. >>>> >>>> Superlatives Superlatives are used to compare more than two things. >>>> Superlative sentences usually use THE, because there is only one >>>> superlative. Examples: >>>> >>>> Masami is the tallest in the class. >>>> Yukio is tall, and Jiro is taller, but Masami is the tallest. >>>> >>>> (http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/regcom.htm) >>>> (http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/adjcompsup.php) >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Lil >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 26, 4:02 am, "mariappan balraj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > Hi, >>>> > Please correct me in the usage of "degrees of comparison". >>>> > >>>> > Because comparative degrees can be used for comparing two things. >>>> > >>>> > 1) Raja is the taller of the two. (I think this usage is correct. >>>> but >>>> > the article 'the' before taller confuse me) >>>> > Raja is the tallest of the two. (Is this true? because >>>> comparison is >>>> > between two persons) >>>> > >>>> > 2) Which is the correct? The usage of article 'the' confuses me. >>>> > Raja is the worse of the two. >>>> > Raja is the worst of the two. >>>> > >>>> > Best Regards >>>> > Mariappan >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
