Irregular Modifiers
Irregular Modifiers :
Degrees of Comparison (Irregular Forms)
Irregular Forms
The irregular comparative and superlative forms of certain adjectives and adverbs must be memorized.
Here are a few examples of irregular forms which are very frequently used in English Sentences.
Positive…..Comparative….Superlative
Bad….worse….worst
Badly…worse….worst
far(distance)…..farther…..farthest
far (extent)…..further…..furthest
good…..better….best
ill…..worse…..worst
late…..later…..last or latest
little (amount)…..less…..least
many….more…..most
much…..more…..most
well…..better…..best
Exercise : 1
Forming Irregular Comparative and Superlative Degrees.
Write the appropriate form of the modifier in parentheses to complete each sentence.
EXAMPLE : Tanya is a better athlete than her twin sister. (good)
1. Soccer is the sport Eddy plays _________ of all. (well)
2. We hiked until we could go no _____. (far)
3. Hillary felt ________ about the unkind remark than about anything else. (bad)
4. Phil ate the _________ amount of food of anyone at the party. (little)
5. Elsa was the _______ guest to leave. (late)
6. Jed needed no __________ explanation. (far)
7. This is the _________ meal I ever ate. (good)
8. Suddenly the patient became ________ than before. (ill) 9. I did _________ of all on Part IV of the test. (badly)
10. This week’s winner won the __________ money ever in a sweepstakes. (much)
ANSWER :
1. Soccer is the sport Eddy plays the best of all.
2. We hiked until we could go no farther .
3. Hillary felt bad about the unkind remark than about anything else.
4. Phil ate the less amount of food of anyone at the party.
5. Elsa was the last guest to leave.
6. Jed needed no more explanation.
7. This is the best meal I ever ate.
8. Suddenly the patient became worse than before.
9. I did badly of all on Part IV of the test.
10. This week’s winner won the most money ever in a sweepstakes.
Exercise : 2
Using Adjectives and Adverbs to Make Comparisons.
Use each modifier in a sentence of your own that shows a clear comparison.
Use three comparative forms and two superlatives.
EXAMPLE: (many) Jenny ate more cookies than I did.
1. (bad) : The worst student is the class is Raju.
2. (badly) : The incident gave me a worst memoire.
3. (good) : ICICI Bank offers better banking services than other banks do.
4. (little) : The marks I scored in this exam is lesser than what I scored last time.
5. (well) : He is doing better these days.
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