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 Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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| The rule is that if the word has three syllables or more then we use the words "more" or most. This is clear enough from the two examples given, which were pointed out to have exactly three syllables, of course ... sorry, but if we're going to use the rules we may as well use the correct ones. |
Not necessarily, but usually. English has a lot of exceptions to the rules. Consequently, ESL students from practically all non-English speaking countries find it difficult to fully grasph the language. The two syllable words can go either way.
For example for two syllable words: complex, more complex, most complex; upright, more upright, most upright; dashing, more dashing, most dashing; fragrant, more fragrant, most fragant; pungent, more pungent, most punget.
There are many two syllable adjectives you can modify using the comparative and superlative form of more and most.
Something you can tell your students is to use the comparative form "-er" and "more" when comparing only two things and "-est" and "most" when comparing three or more things. For one syllable, use "-er" and "-est" , for two syllable, memorize the adjectives, and three or more syllables, use "more" and "most." |
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