Superlative close superlativeA word that describes the most of something, for example the biggest, the strongest, the fastest. adjectives are used to compare things and say which one is the biggest, ...

Where language is concerned, it is quite common to come across arguments like, “If I am communicating, why should I pay much attention to grammar?” “Language evolves” or “Hey man, we are not in class ...

Babak Bagheri studying English in Canada writes: As you know, two-syllable adjectives ending in -y take the suffixes-ier and -iest for their comparitive and superlative forms. But what do you do when ...

For comparisons that are negative or downward, ‘less’ and ‘least’ are used before the positive form of the modifier. To make your writing clear and concise, be careful to avoid using two modifiers ...

Hello and welcome to the English Language Clinic. Last week I focused on two forms of adjective, comparative and superlative. We looked at how these forms can be constructed in two main ways. The ...