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Adverbs

Comparative and Superlative Adverbs

More carefully, fastest, better.

Explanation

Adverbs formed with -ly take more and most, while short adverbs and irregular ones take -er and -est: faster, hardest, better, worse. The superlative adverb often omits the.

Examples

She proofreads more carefully than I do.
He ran faster than anyone in the group.
Of all the candidates, she answered best.

Common mistakes

She proofreads carefullier.
She proofreads more carefully.
Longer adverbs take more.
He ran more fast than anyone.
He ran faster than anyone.
Short adverbs take -er.
She answered the best of all.
She answered best of all.
Superlative adverbs usually drop the.

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Position of Adverbs

Where adverbs go in a sentence.