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Glossary
degrees of comparison of adjectives
Subject:
- English First Additional Language
- English Home Language
adjectives that are modified to show a relative degree of comparison. There are three degrees of comparison: positive, which indicates a property, e.g. She is pretty; comparative, which indicates a greater degree of that property, e.g. She is prettier; and superlative which indicates the greatest degree of that property, e.g. She is prettiest.