Degrees of Comparison (Adverbs)

. : Positive (),Comparative () Superlative ()
The Positive degree . :
The Positive	The Comparative +er	The Superlative +est
soon hard near fast high	sooner harder nearer faster higher	soonest hardest nearest fastest highest
She studies harder than her classmates. / - ./ The wild boar came nearer than the hunter had expected. / - ./ Dan is the fastest runner on the team. / - ./ Eagles fly the highest of all the birds which live in the mountains. / , , -./
, , -ly, The Comparative "more", The Superlative "most". (: early-earlier-earliest)
The Positive	The Comparative	The Superlative
seldom slowly gracefully seriously carefully	more seldom more slowly more gracefully more seriously more carefully	most seldom most slowly most gracefully most seriously most carefully
, The Comparative The Superlative :
The Positive	The Comparative	The Superlative
far fast little well badly much late	farther/further faster less better worse more later	farthest/furthest fastest least best worst most latest/last
Venus is farther/further from the Sun than Mercury. / - ./ Captain Cook sailed the farthest/furthest south off all others. / - ./ Nowadays science goes further than fantasy. / - ./ Your accent is the worst in the class. / - ./ This book costs less than five dollars. / - ./ My boyfriend swims better than me. / - ./
, sometimes, never, here, there, now, then, first, again, yesterday, daily . . The Comparative The Superlative.

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