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In grammar, the form of an adjective usually ending in -er, indicating the greater of two qualities being compared. For example: ‘She is older, wiser, and happier than her brother.’ The comparative of some adjectives is formed by preceding them with more instead of the -er ending. ‘He is more beautiful and more generous than his sister.’ Comparative forms of adverbs are always formed by more. ‘Will you drive more slowly, please?’ The maximum degree of comparison is superlative.



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The Comparative Degree: The comparative degree is indicated by a suffix <-aang> affixed to the nominal head to be compared.
Regular comparison takes place through the addition of suffixes: -ER (-ar and -er) to form the comparative degree and -EST (-est and -yst) to form the superlative.
coefficient of modification of the comparative degree of danger due to mobility [K.
 
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