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chomp! chomp! This presentation is brought to you by Grammar Bytes!, ?2016 by Robin L. Simmons. Degree Am I smarter? Or the smartest? This presentation covers appropriate comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs. A degree item on an objective test might look like this . . . Sample Item Roxanne is the __________ member of her family. smartest most smartest more smart least smartest Roxanne is the __________ member of her family. smartest most smartest more smart least smartest Which choice fills the blank with the correct form of smart? Smartest is the correct superlative form. Comparative Between those two friends, Yolanda is tallest. Forms include -er adjectives and the words better, worse, more, and less. Use with two items. Between those two friends, Yolanda is taller. Not the tallest! Use -er when you have only two! Superlative Of all of her friends, Yolanda is more gregarious. Forms include -est adjectives and the words best, worst, most, and least. Use with three or more items. Of all of her friends, Yolanda is the most gregarious. What can I say — I’m a people person! Do not use a double comparative or superlative! We saw that Thomas made an A on the difficult test. He is the most happiest student in Professor Orsini’s class. We saw that Thomas made an A on the difficult test. He is the most happy student in Professor Orsini’s class. Most happy or happiest — not both! Know the correct forms. One-syllable words usually take -er or -est: Nice, nicer, nicest! Words with three or more syllables use more, most, less, and least. For example, more interesting or least interesting. Two-syllable words vary: lazier but more handsome. Quick Test, Part 1 Directions: In the items that follow, choose the option that corrects an error in the underlined portion. If no error exists, choose “No change is necessary.” The ball’s in your court. Show us what you can do. Item 1 My standard poodle Jack is the biggest of my two dogs. bigger more bigg