This uses the simple form of the adjective. It does not compare the noun or pronoun to anything else and does not have a suffix.

Examples:

• The lion is brave.

• Aries is tall.

• This book is interesting.

• That washing machine is expensive.

Use adjectives in the positive degree when describing the following without any comparison

• a person
• a place
• an animal
• an idea

This is used to compare two nouns or pronouns.

To form the comparative degree of adjectives, add the suffix -r or -er to the adjective or use the word more or less.

Examples:

• The lion is braver than the mouse.

• Aries is taller than Ramil.

• This book is more interesting than the one I read last week.

• My mother bought a less expensive washing machine.

Use adjectives in the comparative degree when comparing two

• persons
• places
• things
• animals
• ideas

This is used to compare more than two nouns or pronouns.

To form the superlative degree of adjectives, add the suffix -st or -est to the adjective or use the word most or least.

Examples:

• The lion is the bravest of all the animals in the jungle.

• Luis is the tallest among the three boys. (Ramil, Aries, Luis)

• I think it is the most interesting book I have ever read.

• Father found the least expensive washing machine in the mall.

Use adjectives in the superlative degree when comparing three or more

• persons
• places
• things
• animals
• ideas

The superlative degree indicates that one has a characteristic in a higher degree than all the rest it is being compared with.

Expressions like among and of all are usually used to indicate the superlative degree of comparison.

The article the is always used before the adjective in the superlative degree.