COMPARATIVE
FORMA: Suejeito 1 + Verbo + More + Advérbio + Than + Sujeito 2 (+Does/Can etc)...
» I can sing *more beautifully than* you (can).
» Ted writes *more slowly than* Brenda (does).
SUPERLATIVE
FORMA: Sujeito + Verbo + The most + Advérbio (OF ALL)
» Of all the students in her class, Sarah does her homework *the most carefully*
» Jimmy behaves *the most childishly* of anyone in the class.
+ Adverbios que tem a mesma forma base de adjetivos também tem as mesmas formas comparativas e superlativas. Estas são formadas adicionando-se -er (para o comparativo) e -est (para o superlativo) á forma base.
» Fred can *run faster than* Martin can, but Sharon *runs the fastest.
» My wife *got up earlier than* i did this morning, but our daughter *got up the earliest*.
IRREGULAR COMPARATIES and SUPERLATIVES FORMS
Também existe um pequeno número de formas comparativas irregulares de advérbios:
|
Forma Base |
Comparativo |
Superlativo |
|
WELL |
BETTER |
THE BEST |
|
BADLY |
WORSE |
THE WORST |
|
LITTLE |
LESS |
THE LEAST |
|
MUCH |
MORE |
THE MOST |