1- A 3-5 sentence summary of the podcast. 2-Two original examples that demonstrate your understanding (and/or relate). 3-Respond to 1 other classmate's post.
I learned that when compare two items, you’re using what’s called a comparative, so you use “more” before the adjective or the suffix “-er” on the end of it.Comparatives are for two thing because “comparative” has the sound “pair” in it and a pair is always two things.
Ex.Ms.Allen is to Richard as shorter is to taller.
When you compare three or more items, you’re using a superlative, so you use “most” or the suffix “-est.”
Ex. Eric is the most tallest, Meagan is the shortest,but Alex is taller than she is.
An error Versus Broken Rules is most commonly known when using the superlative form when you are comparing to things.
Ex. It was the tallest of the twelve houses.
Also an empty comparison is a comparison that that doesn't state explicitly whats being compared.
in grammar girl 152 I learned that when you are comparing two things it's called an comparatives, when more than three things it's called a superlative.
Ex. Iv'e been practicing on my shot and it goes in more than it used to.
Ex. Since Iv'e been practicing my shot i'm the best on the team.
This episode was about comparatives and superlatives. You use a comparative(more,less or -er) when comparing two things. You use a superlative (most, or -est) when comparing more than two things. In speech, it's sometimes okay to use a superlative when comparing two things.
*examples 1. He could jump higher than his infant brother.
2. She is the most talkative among the three sisters.
*reponse I think Richard Chatman has a good understanding on comparatives and superlatives. However, his first example was confusing. It was correct that he used comparative to compare two people. "Ms. Allen is to Richard as shorter is to taller." I could not understand what it meant.
I learned that comparatives are used to compare two items. However, superlatives are used to compare three or more items. I also learned that mistakes are commonly made, such as using superlatives when talking about just two items. Something that I found interesting was that people often make empty comparisons. Empty comparisons are comparisons that do not fully demonstrate the item that is compared.
Examples:
1. Comparative: I have been playing Basketball for a while, so I am getting better at it.
2. Superlative: Out of my family, I am the best at playing Basketball.
I really enjoyed reading Juhyun Kim's post, because it makes the podcast even easier to understand. I personally think that Juhyun Kim has a clear understanding of this podcast, which is evident in her excellent examples.
This Grammar Girl Episode was about when and how to use comparatives and superlatives. A comparative is the adjective or suffix used when comparing two things. The common comparatives are "more" and "-er." An example of how these two are used is: John is more intelligent than Jim. With "-er," George is taller than Johnny. A superlative is the adjective or suffix used when comparing more than two things. Superlatives include "most" and "-est." An example using these superlatives is: 1. That was the worst storm in the history of this state. and 2. That woman is the friendliest one in the crowd. Often times in daily speech, superlative markers take the place of comparative ones which is a grammatical error. An example is: "He is the youngest of your two sons" instead of "He is the younger of your two sons."
Juhyun Kim's example was clear and concise. Her explanation was a short paragraph seperated from the examples.
Today in Grammar Girl they were talking about comparative and superlative. What i learn about Grammar Girl #5 was that when you are comparing two things it's called an comparatives they are used to compare two items.
Example:
Comparative: 1) My Soccer coach said that everytime a play more and more Im getting better at it.
Superlative: 2) my teacher said that Im the best student in class.
Reponse:
I agree with Navpreet my reason why is because she have some good examples and she showed that she did understand Grammar Girl #5.
IN GRAMMER GIRL PODCAST #125 SHE TALKS ABOUT COMPARATIVES VERUS SUPERLATIVES. I LEARNED THAT WHEN YOUR ONLY COMPARING TWO THINGS YOU USE A COMPARATIVE. SO YOU USE "MORE" BEFORE THE ADJECTIVE OR YOU CAN USE THE SUFFIX "-ER" ON THE END OF IT. A SUPERLATIVE IS USED WHEN YOU COMPARE THREE THINGS OR MORE SO YOU COULD USE "MOST" OR THE SUFFIX "-EST." A WAY TO REMEMBER HOW TO USE A COMPARATIVE IS THAT IT HAS THE WORD "PAIR" IN IT. A WAY TO REMEMBER HOW TO USE SUPERLATIVE IS THAT IT HAS THE WORD "SUPER" IN IT.
EXAMPLES FOR COMPARATIVES: -"EVER SINCE I WAS YOUNG I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TALLER THAN MY COUSIN."
-"MY BROTHER IS WAY BIGGER THAN I AM."
EXAMPLES FOR SUPERLATIVE: -"MY DAD IS THE TALLEST ONE IN MY FAMILY."
-"I AM THE SKINNIEST IN MY INTERMEDIATE FAMILY."
RESPONSES: * I THINK THAT RICHARD CHATMAN SHOWED THAT HE UNDERSTOOD THE GRAMMER GIRL BY USING GOOD EXAMPLES.
*I ALSO THINK THAT JUHYUN ALSO SHOWED THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD THE GRAMMER GIRL BY THE WAY THAT THEY SUMMARIZED IT.
In this podcast grammar girl talks about comparatives and superlatives. With comparatives you are comparing to things and usually use more or -er to compare them. Whereas Superlatives compare more than two things and use most or -est to compare them.
Examples:
Incorrect- Between the six of us she was fatter.
Correct- Between the six of us she was the fattest.
Incorrect- Karen was always happiest than Candy.
Correct- Karen was always happier than Candy.
Response- I believe Juhyun Kim understood the podcast. She gave great examples and expressed her confusion on another student's comment. I don't think there is anything wrong with his example because it's simply an analogy in which any words can be compared to other ones.
Podcast #125 is about Comparatives vs. Superlatives.Superlatives are used to compare three or more items. Comparatives are used to compare Two things.People often make empty comparisons. Empty comparisons are comparisons that do not fully demonstrate the item that is compared. Superlatives usually use most or -est.
example: Kristina is youngest than Jasmine but Jasmine is the younger of her sibblings.
Kristina is younger than Jasmine but Jasmine is the youngest of her sibblings.
Seesh is always the happier out of her friends.
Seesh is always the happiest out of her friends.
Response: I believe Juhyun Kim's blog was good. Her summary showed that she understood the podcast and so did her examples. Her examples also helped me understand better.
This episode discussed which adjective to use when making comparisons. When comparing two things, use the suffix -er; when comparing more than two things, use the suffix -est. This sounds very straightforward, but in fact we are accustomed to using "best" when comparing two things. Once again, sometimes it is acceptable to be ungrammatical.
1. I am the younger twin because my sister is one minute older than me!
2. Although common, it is ungrammatical to ask "Which of you is the oldest?" The grammatically correct question is "Which of you is older?"
The episode also pointed out that when using -er, it is important to identify the two things being compared.
3. An advertisement that says "cleaner technology" is meaningless because it doesn't tell you cleaner than what.
I think everyone who posted so far understood the difference between comparatives and superlatives
I learned that when you compare two items than it is called comparitive and the suffix is always "-er".And when you compare three or more things than that it a superlative and most of the suffix is "-est". Also that Errors Versus Broken Rules is when you can say use a superlative when you meant to use a comparitive.
Examples: 1. She was the tallest out of the two girls.
2. Dwayne is taller than Rickie who is not taller than Kiandrea.
Response: I think that Richard Chatman has a good understanding of how comparatives and superlatives work and are used.
This episode was about comparatives and superlatives. Comparatives are used when you are comparing two things. Superlatives are used when you are comparing more than two things.
Grammar girl tells us that a common error is using superlatives form to compare two things. Another common erros is an empty comparative. An empaty comparative is a comparision that doesn't state the two things that are being compared.
Comparative: (example) Dogs are better than cats.
Superlative:(example) That is the fattest cat i've ever seen.
This episode was about comparatives and superlatives.I learned that when compare two items, you’re using what’s called a comparative, so you use “more” before the adjective or the suffix “-er” on the end of it.A superlative is the adjective or suffix used when comparing more than two things. Superlatives include "most" and "-est."
Example Superlative Rebecca was the tallest child in her 1st grade class, while her brother was the shortest in his 3rd grade class.
Comparatives The more I practice swimming, the better u get.
Response I think Richard Chatman did a great job on his grammar girl.It was obvious that her understood from start to finish.
WELL THE PODCAST THAT WE HAD TO READ THIS TIME IT WAS ABOUT COMPARATIVES VERSUS SUPERLATIVES.
THE EPISODE WAS ABOUT HOW WE COMPARE THINGS...WE HAVE COMPARE TWO THINGS OR MORE AND HOW WE USE THE WORDS AND HOW WE PUT THEM. WHEN YOU COMPARE TWO ITEMS,ITS CALLED A COMPARATIVE SO WE USE THE WORD "MORE" BEFORE THE ADJECTIVE OR THE SUFFIX "-ER" ON THE END OF THE WORD. COMPARING THREE THINGS OR MORE WE USE THE WORD "MOST" CALLED SUPERLATIVES AND WE END WITH THE SUFFIX "-EST".
EXAMPLES:
1. THE TALLEST GUY IN THE NBA IN FROM THE TEAM THE ROCKETS.
2. THE TALLER YOU ARE THE BETTER YOU WILL GET TO REACH THINGS THAT ARE HIGH.
I knew a little about this but i still make mistakes when it comes to writing sentenes like that.I learned that superlatives are used to compare two or more items.I also learned that comparatives are used to compare two items.
ex:incorrect out of all the cars his was the fastest
Within this Grammar Girl, she explained the usage and difference between a Comparative and Superlative. A comparative usually compares 2 things. A superlative happens to compare more than 2 things.
Comparative: Fred is better than George in playing basketball.
Fred is shorter than George.
Superlative: Fred is he best out of Harry and George in basketball.
George was the quickest in running out of Harry and Fred.
A better way to remember when to use:
Comparative - "er" is used when comparing two things and it also has two letters.
Superlative - "est" is used when comparing more than two things and is has three letters.
Navpreet Singh, great job on breaking down the elements within this Grammar Girl. I do agree that Richard's first example is confusing and can be revised to meet the Grammar Girl episode.
In this grammer girl I have learned when you compare two items you are using a comparative and superlative. You use a comparative (more, less or er) when comparing two diffrent things and when we are using superlative we use (most, or est)when comparing two diffrent things.
Examples: 1. She is smarter then her older sister.
2. She could write a much better essay then her brother.
response: I really liked reading Jyhuans post she made the podcast much easier and her examples where much esaier to understand. I think she really understood this grammer girl.
People often don't notice when they use a comparative or superlatives. Comparative are used when you compare two items using "more" before using "er." the best way to remember comparative, is that you can hear the word "pair" in the word comparative.
ex: A pens is are more handy than pencils.
A superlative is when you compare three or more items. Using "most" or the suffix "est"
ex. People say I am the shortest people out of all my cousins.
Richard shows that he understands the difference between comparatives and superlatives but I don't think using analogies are the best examples to use.
Nathalie's example on comparative is use properly. And shows understanding
Podcast number 125 was basically about two topics,both Superlative and comparative. Superlative is in most part when you compare more than two objects. In that situation you use "most" and "est" ex. John is the most fattest, Dan is the skinniest.
Comparative on the other hand would be comparing two objects and using "more" and the suffix "er" at the end.
Grammar Girl # 5. 125 This grammar girl episode explained comparatives and superlatives. It was said that comparatives are used when you are comparing two things. While Superlatives are used when you are comparing more than two things. This Grammar girl tells us that one common error is using superlatives form to compare two things. One other common error is an empty comparative. An empty comparative is a comparision that doesn't state the two things that are being compared.
Examples: 1.) Comparative Kanye West is a better rapper than 50 Cent. 2.) Superlative Kanye West is the greatest musician I ever seen.
I enjoyed how Richard Chatman used Ms. Allen in his example. I found that very clever. Jackies was short and sweet yet very informative.
Grammar girl #5 was about comparatives and suoerlatives. I learned in the episode when u use comparatives u can possibly use the word "more" before an adjective or use the word beforew a suffix such as "er". A superlative is when u compare three 0r more things.
Ex. I argue with my mother more dan my best friend and his gf.
Ex. Im better than him but he is better dan my brother.
In Grammar Girl 152, I learned that when you are comparing two things it's called an comparatives, when more than three things it's called a superlative.You use a superlative (most, or -est) when comparing more than two things.
Ex.#1- Peter is to Moises as handsome is to ugly.
Ex.#2- Megan is the cutest, Kim is the ugliest, but Buffy is cuter than she is.
Responses: 1. I like Richard's examples, it helped me out with mines. In his response he gave good examples of what he learned.
2. Kristina also gave a good summary of what she learned, she also gave good examples.
Grammar Girl Podcast # 125 something very important. It talks about comparatives and superlatives. When you compare two things you use “more” before the adjective or you can use the suffix “-er” on the end. Superlative is used when you compare three or more things, so you would use “most” or the suffix “est.”
Ex. Correct- In our group he was stronger.
Incorrect- In our group he was the strongest.
Correct- Peter was often saddest than Paul.
Incorrect- Peter was often sadder than Paul.
Responses: I believe Richard understood this grammar girl very well. He gave really good examples. Ashika gave a really great summary and it helped me understand the grammar girl a bit better. Andy has very good examples, I would recommend some of his work to people.
In this podcast I learned that when you compare two items or things.So using more before an adjective or the suffix “-er” on the end of it. Then Comparatives are comparing two things because “comparative” has the sound “pair” in it.
ex. Eric is shorter then Mario. Ex. Tommy is the tallest, mike is normal, and armanda is shorter then them. '
Richard knew what he was talking about and understand the podcast. He also used good examples.
Grammar girl was basically about comparatives and superlatives and how there used to compare two items or more.You can use a comparative(more,less or -er)or you can also use a superlative (most, or -est) when comparing more than two things.I though it was very useful for me and for my writting skills.
Ex.1 She is taller than Monica but Lauren is taller than her.
Ex.2 Lila reached higher than Marco and Lisa scored lower than Paul.
Response 1 I think Richard Chatman had a great response to the grammar girl and understands it well.
Response 2 In my opinion Dwest wasn't sure what the grammar girl was about or how to use it. Maybe he didnt read it compleatly or listened to it.
Well this grammar girl is about comparatives and superlatives, I learned that when you compare two items, you are using a comparative, therefore you use “more” before the adjective or the suffix “-er” on the end of it. A superlative is the adjective or suffix used when comparing more than two things. Superlatives include "most" and "-est."
Example -Comparative: Tom is bigger than Billy even though he is two years smaller.
-Superlative: Tom is the biggest of his siblings Billy, Emily.
I liked JackelynG's examples, they helped me understand the podcast better.
I also liked NUTMEG91's examples they helped me while I was typing my examples.
This Grammar Girl, explained the ussage and difference between a Comparative and Superlative. A comparative compares 2 things. A superlative compares more than 2 things. Comparative - "er" is used when comparing two things and it also has two letters. Superlative - "est" is used when comparing more than two things and is has three letters.
Comparative: Bob is better looking then Tom.
Bob is taller then Tom.
Superlative: Richy is better looking then Bob and Tom.
Richy was voted the most popular, best dresses and best looking on the year book.
Grammar Girl 125 was about Comparatives Versus Superlative. Grammar Girl explains when you compare two things its called a comparative and when you compare three or more items its called superlative. I learned that people often make common mistakes when using superlatives like talking about just two items. Another mistake that people often use are called Empty comparisons which are comparisons that do not fully demonstrate the item that is compared.
Example #1: Comparative-New York is more exciting than Seattle.
Example #2: Superlatives-New York is the most exciting city in the USA.
Response #1: I think richard examples were pretty good he explained everything very thoroughly.
Response #2: I think Ashika really understood the Grammar Girl but she can work on her examples and explanations a little to get a better understanding.
In todays grammar girl I learned the difference between comparatives and superlatives. Comparatives are when you are comparing two things, superlatives are when comparing three or more items.
ex.1 Comparatives: Crystal is more stronger than Christina.
ex.2 Superlatives: My dad is the most Funiest person in the world.
Response: I think Ana has a good understanding and good examples of how to use comparatives and superlatives. Her examples make me understand the episode more.
We often use the wrong words when we are making comparisons and superlatives. A comparison is the comparison of two things and a superlative is when comparing several things. Grammar Girl gave us two tips that we can use and will be of great help, the word comparison sounds like pairs and the word super can help us remember that it is several. Several times, we use the wrong word because we go with what sounds right and not what is grammatically correct. Example: 1.My first test was harder than the second one.
2.Among us, the laziest was Rosie.
Response: Ana’s examples helped me understand how to use comparisons and superlatives better, they helped to come up with my own examples. Noheli Jimenez Per. 3
Lakiarra Lofton per5 i learned the difference between Comparatives Superlatives Comparatives are used when you are talking about two thing ex: my brother is taller than me the Comparatives is taller because im talking about to people. Superlatives is used when your talking about three or more ex:my brother is the tallest out of all of us
taller=2 i.e.: r e tallest=3 i.e.:e s t
i like your ex Richard because you wort a three part sentest
This week Grammer Girl Podcast#5 episode 125 "Comparatives v.s. Superlatives". Generally, comparatives are formed using -er and superlatives are formed using -est . When using comparatives and superlatives, comparatives are used to compare two things, superlatives are used to compare more than two things. Compratives and superlatives are forms of adjectives or adverbs which are used for comparing people or things.
Examples:
Comparatives: 1.This book is as bad as that one. 2.My boat is as expensive as your boat.
Superlatives:
1.Peter is the most intelligent student in the school. 2.This arcade is the least interesting place in town.
Response: Noheli had a soild paragraph with the enough examples to understand the meaning of comparatives and superlatives.
Grammar girl #5 is about comparatives and like she says you have to know if your comparing only two things or more than two. She also says a comparative is two thing because it has the word (pare) like in pair.. ex Julio is getting better at math than i am.. A superlative is when more than two items are being used.And the easy way to remember it is by the word (super).. The lion is the strongest of hiss family... I think Richard gots a really good understanding of this episode i enjoy reading his comments there informative.. Jose Valles per 3.
This podcast was about comparatives and superlatives. When you compare two items your using comparatives. When using a comparative you use "more" before the adjective or "-er" as the suffix. When you compare three or more items, you’re using a superlative. When using a superlative you use "most" before the adjective or "-est" as the suffix.
Example #1 I am more exciting than Courtnei J.
Example #2 I am the most exciting than anyone.
Response I think everyone did a good job. Especially Navpreet because she furthered her explanation and talked about empty comparisons and superlatives.
In Garmmar girl 125 we learn about comparatives and superlatives. comparatives are comparing two things that are more than one using most, or, and er. While in superlative you compare more than two things using speech.
Ex: It was the shortest day to what was the night.
Ex2: Itwas the shortest day between the sevsen nights.
In grammer girl i lerd hgow to use comparatives and superlatives.I learned when you compare two things its a comparatives and when there is more than three it's called a superlatives.
example- My sister plays basketball so she runs the fastest between me and her but my dad is the fastest between both of us.
example-Carlos was more smaller then Oscar but im taller then both.
I learned that when you are comparing two things it's called a comparatives, when more than three things it's called a superlative. This grammar girl is a little confusing but looking at Richard Chatman I quite get it more I think he gave the best examples. Ex. My drama Teacher said the more I studying theater ill get better at it
Ex. Superlative Out of the whole 09 class, I dress the best
It makes since to say when comparing two things the name for that is comparatives. Its relevant to know that sometimes when comparing two things most likely a simile is involved.
When making similarities to three or more things the word is superlative. Because your "super" for comparing more things. LoL
Well what I learned in this post was how to and when to use superlatives and comparatives. I learned how and when you want to use or compare two things you can use words like more before the adjective.
And I also learned that if you want to compare more than two things then you will be using what is called a superlative.
Her are a few of my examples as I know best.
Ex1.My brother is the fastest in the family.
Ex2.The black car was the best car on the lot. The orange kite was the highest among the rest.
I agreed with Richard because his interpretation was close to mines. He explained it in high detail waaayyyyy better than me.pit
I learned that comparatives and superlatives are used when compare items. But the difference between them is comparatives uses more or the suffix -er to compare two items. Superlatives uses most or the suffix -est to compare two or more items. the way you can identify the difference is when the suffix is -er, they are two letters which compare two items. When the suffix is -est, They are three letters which compare two or more items.
Original Examples: Comparative-"My favoite color is better than your favorite color"
Superlative-"You make the best batch of cookies I have ever had"
Response: Richard Chatman understands the similarities and differences between comparatives and superaltives. The Example he gave for comparatives is very unique. I had to read it a few times to get the point.
I learned that when you are comparing two things it's called a comparatives, when more than three things it's called a superlative. This grammar girl was kind of easy, yet ad a little diffcult traits.
ex. Kristina is to courtnei as cute is to BOMB!
ex. of my family of , i am the only one that plays a sport.
I think peters helped me with this, i liked his comparison with him and mosises even if it is the other way around lol
i also think that delilahs also helped me understand it more, just wished she was more descriptive.
This episode was about comparatives and superlatives. You use a comparative(more,less or -er) when comparing two things. You use a superlative (most, or -est) when comparing more than two things. In speech, it's sometimes okay to use a superlative when comparing two things.
*examples 1. He could jump higher than his infant brother.
2. She is the most talkative among the three sisters.
*reponse I think Richard Chatman has a good understanding on comparatives and superlatives.
I think ashika showed that she really understood the superlative theory
1. Comparatives vs. Superlatives talks about how when you compare 2things (items) is comparative and you have to use "more" before the adjective or the suffix “-er" and when you compare three or more items, you’re using a superlative, so you use “most” or the suffix “-est.” And sometimes because of the sonund of a sentence you may use superlatives inted of comparatives.
2. Mike is taller than Mary, but Mary is the tallest than the other girls.
In this episode of grammer girl i learned that when you compare two items, you’re using what’s called a comparative. Also when you compare three or more items, you’re using a superlative.In speech, it's sometimes okay to use a superlative when comparing two things.
~Comparative:I have been playing Baseball for a while, so I am getting better at it.
~Superlative: Out of my whole team , I am the best at hitting Homeruns.
I like richard's examples they all relate back to the episode.
In grammer girl #5 Grammar girl talked about comparatives, and superlatives. You use a comparative, when you are comparing two things,and you use a superlative when you are comparing more than two things. It is sometimes okay to use a superlative in a speech when you are comparing to things. it is sometimes easy to confuse them
example#1
Iam the oldest in the family.
example #2
Iam always happier when iam with the family.
I thought lakiarra examples where really good and she made it easier for me to understand it.
58 comments:
Richard Chatman
Period 5
I learned that when compare two items, you’re using what’s called a comparative, so you use “more” before the adjective or the suffix “-er” on the end of it.Comparatives are for two thing because “comparative” has the sound “pair” in it and a pair is always two things.
Ex.Ms.Allen is to Richard as shorter is to taller.
When you compare three or more items, you’re using a superlative, so you use “most” or the suffix “-est.”
Ex. Eric is the most tallest, Meagan is the shortest,but Alex is taller than she is.
An error Versus Broken Rules is most commonly known when using the superlative form when you are comparing to things.
Ex. It was the tallest of the twelve houses.
Also an empty comparison is a comparison that that doesn't state explicitly whats being compared.
Richard Chatman
Period 5
in grammar girl 152 I learned that when you are comparing two things it's called an comparatives, when more than three things it's called a superlative.
Ex. Iv'e been practicing on my shot and it goes in more than it used to.
Ex. Since Iv'e been practicing my shot i'm the best on the team.
Juhyun Kim, per3
This episode was about comparatives and superlatives. You use a comparative(more,less or -er) when comparing two things. You use a superlative (most, or -est) when comparing more than two things. In speech, it's sometimes okay to use a superlative when comparing two things.
*examples
1. He could jump higher than his infant brother.
2. She is the most talkative among the three sisters.
*reponse
I think Richard Chatman has a good understanding on comparatives and superlatives. However, his first example was confusing. It was correct that he used comparative to compare two people.
"Ms. Allen is to Richard as shorter is to taller." I could not understand what it meant.
I learned that comparatives are used to compare two items. However, superlatives are used to compare three or more items. I also learned that mistakes are commonly made, such as using superlatives when talking about just two items. Something that I found interesting was that people often make empty comparisons. Empty comparisons are comparisons that do not fully demonstrate the item that is compared.
Examples:
1. Comparative:
I have been playing Basketball for a while, so I am getting better at it.
2. Superlative:
Out of my family, I am the best at playing Basketball.
Navpreet Singh
Period 6
Response:
I really enjoyed reading Juhyun Kim's post, because it makes the podcast even easier to understand. I personally think that Juhyun Kim has a clear understanding of this podcast, which is evident in her excellent examples.
Navpreet Singh
Period 6
This Grammar Girl Episode was about when and how to use comparatives and superlatives. A comparative is the adjective or suffix used when comparing two things. The common comparatives are "more" and "-er." An example of how these two are used is: John is more intelligent than Jim. With "-er," George is taller than Johnny. A superlative is the adjective or suffix used when comparing more than two things. Superlatives include "most" and "-est." An example using these superlatives is: 1. That was the worst storm in the history of this state. and 2. That woman is the friendliest one in the crowd. Often times in daily speech, superlative markers take the place of comparative ones which is a grammatical error. An example is: "He is the youngest of your two sons" instead of "He is the younger of your two sons."
Juhyun Kim's example was clear and concise. Her explanation was a short paragraph seperated from the examples.
-Gregory Holmes, Period 3
Today in Grammar Girl they were talking about comparative and superlative. What i learn about Grammar Girl #5 was that when you are comparing two things it's called an comparatives they are used to compare two items.
Example:
Comparative:
1) My Soccer coach said that everytime a play more and more Im getting better at it.
Superlative:
2) my teacher said that Im the best student in class.
Reponse:
I agree with Navpreet my reason why is because she have some good examples and she showed that she did understand Grammar Girl #5.
IN GRAMMER GIRL PODCAST #125 SHE TALKS ABOUT COMPARATIVES VERUS SUPERLATIVES. I LEARNED THAT WHEN YOUR ONLY COMPARING TWO THINGS YOU USE A COMPARATIVE. SO YOU USE "MORE" BEFORE THE ADJECTIVE OR YOU CAN USE THE SUFFIX "-ER" ON THE END OF IT. A SUPERLATIVE IS USED WHEN YOU COMPARE THREE THINGS OR MORE SO YOU COULD USE "MOST" OR THE SUFFIX "-EST." A WAY TO REMEMBER HOW TO USE A COMPARATIVE IS THAT IT HAS THE WORD "PAIR" IN IT. A WAY TO REMEMBER HOW TO USE SUPERLATIVE IS THAT IT HAS THE WORD "SUPER" IN IT.
EXAMPLES FOR COMPARATIVES:
-"EVER SINCE I WAS YOUNG I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TALLER THAN MY COUSIN."
-"MY BROTHER IS WAY BIGGER THAN I AM."
EXAMPLES FOR SUPERLATIVE:
-"MY DAD IS THE TALLEST ONE IN MY FAMILY."
-"I AM THE SKINNIEST IN MY INTERMEDIATE FAMILY."
RESPONSES:
* I THINK THAT RICHARD CHATMAN SHOWED THAT HE UNDERSTOOD THE GRAMMER GIRL BY USING GOOD EXAMPLES.
*I ALSO THINK THAT JUHYUN ALSO SHOWED THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD THE GRAMMER GIRL BY THE WAY THAT THEY SUMMARIZED IT.
In this podcast grammar girl talks about comparatives and superlatives. With comparatives you are comparing to things and usually use more or -er to compare them. Whereas Superlatives compare more than two things and use most or -est to compare them.
Examples:
Incorrect-
Between the six of us she was fatter.
Correct-
Between the six of us she was the fattest.
Incorrect-
Karen was always happiest than Candy.
Correct-
Karen was always happier than Candy.
Response-
I believe Juhyun Kim understood the podcast. She gave great examples and expressed her confusion on another student's comment. I don't think there is anything wrong with his example because it's simply an analogy in which any words can be compared to other ones.
Podcast #125 is about Comparatives vs. Superlatives.Superlatives are used to compare three or more items. Comparatives are used to compare Two things.People often make empty comparisons. Empty comparisons are comparisons that do not fully demonstrate the item that is compared. Superlatives usually use most or -est.
example: Kristina is youngest than Jasmine but Jasmine is the younger of her sibblings.
Kristina is younger than Jasmine but Jasmine is the youngest of her sibblings.
Seesh is always the happier out of her friends.
Seesh is always the happiest out of her friends.
Response: I believe Juhyun Kim's blog was good. Her summary showed that she understood the podcast and so did her examples. Her examples also helped me understand better.
This Grammar Girl podcast talked about comparing two items, which is called a comparative.
Ex. I am the tallest in the class.
Ex. She is the prettiest in school.
This episode discussed which adjective to use when making comparisons. When comparing two things, use the suffix -er; when comparing more than two things, use the suffix -est. This sounds very straightforward, but in fact we are accustomed to using "best" when comparing two things. Once again, sometimes it is acceptable to be ungrammatical.
1. I am the younger twin because my sister is one minute older than me!
2. Although common, it is ungrammatical to ask "Which of you is the oldest?" The grammatically correct question is "Which of you is older?"
The episode also pointed out that when using -er, it is important to identify the two things being compared.
3. An advertisement that says "cleaner technology" is meaningless because it doesn't tell you cleaner than what.
I think everyone who posted so far understood the difference between comparatives and superlatives
I learned that when you compare two items than it is called comparitive and the suffix is always "-er".And when you compare three or more things than that it a superlative and most of the suffix is "-est". Also that Errors Versus Broken Rules is when you can say use a superlative when you meant to use a comparitive.
Examples:
1. She was the tallest out of the two girls.
2. Dwayne is taller than Rickie who is not taller than Kiandrea.
Response:
I think that Richard Chatman has a good understanding of how comparatives and superlatives work and are used.
Megan Dozier
per. 5
This episode was about comparatives and superlatives. Comparatives are used when you are comparing two things. Superlatives are used when you are comparing more than two things.
Grammar girl tells us that a common error is using superlatives form to compare two things. Another common erros is an empty comparative. An empaty comparative is a comparision that doesn't state the two things that are being compared.
Comparative: (example)
Dogs are better than cats.
Superlative:(example)
That is the fattest cat i've ever seen.
Ana Santiago
Period:3
This episode was about comparatives and superlatives.I learned that when compare two items, you’re using what’s called a comparative, so you use “more” before the adjective or the suffix “-er” on the end of it.A superlative is the adjective or suffix used when comparing more than two things. Superlatives include "most" and "-est."
Example
Superlative
Rebecca was the tallest child in her 1st grade class, while her brother was the shortest in his 3rd grade class.
Comparatives
The more I practice swimming, the better u get.
Response
I think Richard Chatman did a great job on his grammar girl.It was obvious that her understood from start to finish.
Ashika Ranasinghe
period5
WELL THE PODCAST THAT WE HAD TO READ THIS TIME IT WAS ABOUT COMPARATIVES VERSUS SUPERLATIVES.
THE EPISODE WAS ABOUT HOW WE COMPARE THINGS...WE HAVE COMPARE TWO THINGS OR MORE AND HOW WE USE THE WORDS AND HOW WE PUT THEM. WHEN YOU COMPARE TWO ITEMS,ITS CALLED A COMPARATIVE SO WE USE THE WORD "MORE" BEFORE THE ADJECTIVE OR THE SUFFIX "-ER" ON THE END OF THE WORD. COMPARING THREE THINGS OR MORE WE USE THE WORD "MOST" CALLED SUPERLATIVES AND WE END WITH THE SUFFIX "-EST".
EXAMPLES:
1. THE TALLEST GUY IN THE NBA IN FROM THE TEAM THE ROCKETS.
2. THE TALLER YOU ARE THE BETTER YOU WILL GET TO REACH THINGS THAT ARE HIGH.
RESPONSE:
1. WELL ANA USED GOOD EXAMPLES THAT SHE PUT. SHE MADE IT REALLY UNDERSTABLE FOR ME TO GET THE EPISODE MORE.
2. JACKELYN G. KNOWS HOW TO PUT THE WORD WHERE IT BELONGS N HOW IT GOES. NICE EXAMPLES SHE DID.
EVA CRUZ
PERIOD 3
I knew a little about this but i still make mistakes when it comes to writing sentenes like that.I learned that superlatives are used to compare two or more items.I also learned that comparatives are used to compare two items.
ex:incorrect
out of all the cars his was the fastest
ex:correct
out of all the cars, his was fastest
ex:
incorrect
he is the crasier stunt man
correct
he is the crasiest stunt man
Richards first example is confusing at first
Within this Grammar Girl, she explained the usage and difference between a Comparative and Superlative. A comparative usually compares 2 things. A superlative happens to compare more than 2 things.
Comparative:
Fred is better than George in playing basketball.
Fred is shorter than George.
Superlative:
Fred is he best out of Harry and George in basketball.
George was the quickest in running out of Harry and Fred.
A better way to remember when to use:
Comparative - "er" is used when comparing two things and it also has two letters.
Superlative - "est" is used when comparing more than two things and is has three letters.
*Andy S.
Navpreet Singh, great job on breaking down the elements within this Grammar Girl. I do agree that Richard's first example is confusing and can be revised to meet the Grammar Girl episode.
In this grammer girl I have learned when you compare two items you are using a comparative and superlative. You use a comparative (more, less or er) when comparing two diffrent things and when we are using superlative we use (most, or est)when comparing two diffrent things.
Examples:
1. She is smarter then her older sister.
2. She could write a much better essay then her brother.
response:
I really liked reading Jyhuans post she made the podcast much easier and her examples where much esaier to understand. I think she really understood this grammer girl.
People often don't notice when they use a comparative or superlatives. Comparative are used when you compare two items using "more" before using "er." the best way to remember comparative, is that you can hear the word "pair" in the word comparative.
ex: A pens is are more handy than pencils.
A superlative is when you compare three or more items. Using "most" or the suffix "est"
ex. People say I am the shortest people out of all my cousins.
Richard shows that he understands the difference between comparatives and superlatives but I don't think using analogies are the best examples to use.
Nathalie's example on comparative is use properly. And shows understanding
Daniel Rodarte
Period 3 CHEA
Podcast number 125 was basically about two topics,both Superlative and comparative.
Superlative is in most part when you compare more than two objects. In that situation you use "most" and "est"
ex. John is the most fattest, Dan is the skinniest.
Comparative on the other hand would be comparing two objects and using "more" and the suffix "er" at the end.
Alyssa Pablo
Period 3 - H English
Ms. Allen
Grammar Girl # 5. 125
This grammar girl episode explained comparatives and superlatives. It was said that comparatives are used when you are comparing two things. While Superlatives are used when you are comparing more than two things.
This Grammar girl tells us that one common error is using superlatives form to compare two things. One other common error is an empty comparative. An empty comparative is a comparision that doesn't state the two things that are being compared.
Examples:
1.) Comparative
Kanye West is a better rapper than 50 Cent.
2.) Superlative
Kanye West is the greatest musician I ever seen.
I enjoyed how Richard Chatman used Ms. Allen in his example. I found that very clever. Jackies was short and sweet yet very informative.
Grammar girl #5 was about comparatives and suoerlatives. I learned in the episode when u use comparatives u can possibly use the word "more" before an adjective or use the word beforew a suffix such as "er". A superlative is when u compare three 0r more things.
Ex. I argue with my mother more dan my best friend and his gf.
Ex. Im better than him but he is better dan my brother.
Peter B. Per.3
In Grammar Girl 152, I learned that when you are comparing two things it's called an comparatives, when more than three things it's called a superlative.You use a superlative (most, or -est) when comparing more than two things.
Ex.#1- Peter is to Moises as handsome is to ugly.
Ex.#2- Megan is the cutest, Kim is the ugliest, but Buffy is cuter than she is.
Responses:
1. I like Richard's examples, it helped me out with mines. In his response he gave good examples of what he learned.
2. Kristina also gave a good summary of what she learned, she also gave good examples.
Moises De Leon
Period 3
Grammar Girl Podcast # 125 something very important. It talks about comparatives and superlatives. When you compare two things you use “more” before the adjective or you can use the suffix “-er” on the end. Superlative is used when you compare three or more things, so you would use “most” or the suffix “est.”
Ex.
Correct-
In our group he was stronger.
Incorrect-
In our group he was the strongest.
Correct-
Peter was often saddest than Paul.
Incorrect-
Peter was often sadder than Paul.
Responses:
I believe Richard understood this grammar girl very well. He gave really good examples. Ashika gave a really great summary and it helped me understand the grammar girl a bit better. Andy has very good examples, I would recommend some of his work to people.
Mario Mansour
Per:3
H.English
In this podcast I learned that when you compare two items or things.So using more before an adjective or the suffix “-er” on the end of it. Then Comparatives are comparing two things because “comparative” has the sound “pair” in it.
ex. Eric is shorter then Mario.
Ex. Tommy is the tallest, mike is normal, and armanda is shorter then them. '
Richard knew what he was talking about and understand the podcast. He also used good examples.
Grammar girl was basically about comparatives and superlatives and how there used to compare two items or more.You can use a comparative(more,less or -er)or you can also use a superlative (most, or -est) when comparing more than two things.I though it was very useful for me and for my writting skills.
Ex.1
She is taller than Monica but Lauren is taller than her.
Ex.2
Lila reached higher than Marco and Lisa scored lower than Paul.
Response 1
I think Richard Chatman had a great response to the grammar girl and understands it well.
Response 2
In my opinion Dwest wasn't sure what the grammar girl was about or how to use it. Maybe he didnt read it compleatly or listened to it.
-Zenaida Carrillo Per.3
Well this grammar girl is about comparatives and superlatives, I learned that when you compare two items, you are using a comparative, therefore you use “more” before the adjective or the suffix “-er” on the end of it. A superlative is the adjective or suffix used when comparing more than two things. Superlatives include "most" and "-est."
Example
-Comparative: Tom is bigger than Billy even though he is two years smaller.
-Superlative: Tom is the biggest of his siblings Billy, Emily.
I liked JackelynG's examples, they helped me understand the podcast better.
I also liked NUTMEG91's examples they helped me while I was typing my examples.
-Guillermo Galindo
Per 5
Bryan Lemus
This Grammar Girl, explained the ussage and difference between a Comparative and Superlative. A comparative compares 2 things. A superlative compares more than 2 things.
Comparative - "er" is used when comparing two things and it also has two letters.
Superlative - "est" is used when comparing more than two things and is has three letters.
Comparative:
Bob is better looking then Tom.
Bob is taller then Tom.
Superlative:
Richy is better looking then Bob and Tom.
Richy was voted the most popular, best dresses and best looking on the year book.
by Bryan Lemus
greg needs examples.. but he explains it well
Grammar Girl 125 was about Comparatives Versus Superlative. Grammar Girl explains when you compare two things its called a comparative and when you compare three or more items its called superlative. I learned that people often make common mistakes when using superlatives like talking about just two items. Another mistake that people often use are called Empty comparisons which are comparisons that do not fully demonstrate the item that is compared.
Example #1: Comparative-New York is more exciting than Seattle.
Example #2: Superlatives-New York is the most exciting city in the USA.
Response #1: I think richard examples were pretty good he explained everything very thoroughly.
Response #2: I think Ashika really understood the Grammar Girl but she can work on her examples and explanations a little to get a better understanding.
-Jazmine Preacely
Christina Ruiz
04.14.09
Period. 3
In todays grammar girl I learned the difference between comparatives and superlatives. Comparatives are when you are comparing two things, superlatives are when comparing three or more items.
ex.1
Comparatives: Crystal is more stronger than Christina.
ex.2
Superlatives: My dad is the most Funiest person in the world.
Response: I think Ana has a good understanding and good examples of how to use comparatives and superlatives. Her examples make me understand the episode more.
We often use the wrong words when we are making comparisons and superlatives. A comparison is the comparison of two things and a superlative is when comparing several things. Grammar Girl gave us two tips that we can use and will be of great help, the word comparison sounds like pairs and the word super can help us remember that it is several. Several times, we use the wrong word because we go with what sounds right and not what is grammatically correct.
Example:
1.My first test was harder than the second one.
2.Among us, the laziest was Rosie.
Response:
Ana’s examples helped me understand how to use comparisons and superlatives better, they helped to come up with my own examples.
Noheli Jimenez
Per. 3
Lakiarra Lofton
per5
i learned the difference between Comparatives Superlatives
Comparatives are used when you are talking about two thing
ex: my brother is taller than me the Comparatives is taller because im talking about to people.
Superlatives is used when your talking about three or more
ex:my brother is the tallest out of all of us
taller=2 i.e.: r e
tallest=3 i.e.:e s t
i like your ex Richard because you wort a three part sentest
Lakiarra Lofton
In this Podcast I learned about comparatives and superlatives.(more,er,)
Comparatives are when only two things are being compared.
ex:I am better than my twin brother at drawing.
Superlatives are when three or more things are being compared.(est)
ex: He is the best baseball player in the team.
Response:Moises knows his stuff. He explained it really easy for everyone to understand.
Joel Martinez per.5
This week Grammer Girl Podcast#5 episode 125 "Comparatives v.s. Superlatives". Generally, comparatives are formed using -er and superlatives are formed using
-est . When using comparatives and superlatives, comparatives are used to compare two things, superlatives are used to compare more than two things. Compratives and superlatives are forms of adjectives or adverbs which are used for comparing people or things.
Examples:
Comparatives:
1.This book is as bad as that one.
2.My boat is as expensive as your boat.
Superlatives:
1.Peter is the most intelligent student in the school.
2.This arcade is the least interesting place in town.
Response:
Noheli had a soild paragraph with the enough examples to understand the meaning of comparatives and superlatives.
Grammar girl #5 is about comparatives and like she says you have to know if your comparing only two things or more than two.
She also says a comparative is two thing because it has the word (pare) like in pair.. ex Julio is getting better at math than i am..
A superlative is when more than two items are being used.And the easy way to remember it is by the word (super).. The lion is the strongest of hiss family...
I think Richard gots a really good understanding of this episode i enjoy reading his comments there informative..
Jose Valles
per 3.
I learn that comparing two or more items are called comparative. I dont know when you compare three thing you have to use (MOST).
EX:I am better then you in basketball
EX:My father told me that I was the best short player that played basketball
Richard(Ms. Allen is to Richard as shorter is to taller) Im confused?????
Brenton Wright
Per.5
This podcast was about comparatives and superlatives. When you compare two items your using comparatives. When using a comparative you use "more" before the adjective or "-er" as the suffix. When you compare three or more items, you’re using a superlative. When using a superlative you use "most" before the adjective or "-est" as the suffix.
Example #1
I am more exciting than Courtnei J.
Example #2
I am the most exciting than anyone.
Response
I think everyone did a good job. Especially Navpreet because she furthered her explanation and talked about empty comparisons and superlatives.
In Garmmar girl 125 we learn about
comparatives and superlatives. comparatives are comparing two things that are more than one using most, or, and er. While in superlative you compare more than two things using speech.
Ex: It was the shortest day to what was the night.
Ex2: Itwas the shortest day between the sevsen nights.
Dijon Prude
Per.5
In grammer girl i lerd hgow to use comparatives and superlatives.I learned when you compare two things its a comparatives and when there is more than three it's called a superlatives.
example- My sister plays basketball so she runs the fastest between me and her but my dad is the fastest between both of us.
example-Carlos was more smaller then Oscar but im taller then both.
Jose F
per 5
I learned that when you are comparing two things it's called a comparatives, when more than three things it's called a superlative. This grammar girl is a little confusing but looking at Richard Chatman I quite get it more I think he gave the best examples.
Ex. My drama Teacher said the more I studying theater ill get better at it
Ex. Superlative
Out of the whole 09 class, I dress the best
It makes since to say when comparing two things the name for that is comparatives. Its relevant to know that sometimes when comparing two things most likely a simile is involved.
When making similarities to three or more things the word is superlative. Because your "super" for comparing more things. LoL
-Bree Pittman
period 3
Well what I learned in this post was how to and when to use superlatives and comparatives. I learned how and when you want to use or compare two things you can use words like more before the adjective.
And I also learned that if you want to compare more than two things then you will be using what is called a superlative.
Her are a few of my examples as I know best.
Ex1.My brother is the fastest in the family.
Ex2.The black car was the best car on the lot.
The orange kite was the highest among the rest.
I agreed with Richard because his interpretation was close to mines. He explained it in high detail waaayyyyy better than me.pit
Richard Chatman
reading his post makes a reader understand the blog more even with his examples.
Ex.Ms.Allen is to Richard as shorter is to taller.
Ex. Eric is the most tallest, Meagan is the shortest,but Alex is taller than she is.
I learned that comparatives and superlatives are used when compare items. But the difference between them is comparatives uses more or the suffix -er to compare two items. Superlatives uses most or the suffix -est to compare two or more items. the way you can identify the difference is when the suffix is -er, they are two letters which compare two items. When the suffix is -est, They are three letters which compare two or more items.
Original Examples:
Comparative-"My favoite color is better than your favorite color"
Superlative-"You make the best batch of cookies I have ever had"
Response: Richard Chatman understands the similarities and differences between comparatives and superaltives. The Example he gave for comparatives is very unique. I had to read it a few times to get the point.
Juan Cabral
Per.5
I learned that when you are comparing two things it's called a comparatives, when more than three things it's called a superlative. This grammar girl was kind of easy, yet ad a little diffcult traits.
ex. Kristina is to courtnei as cute is to BOMB!
ex. of my family of , i am the only one that plays a sport.
I think peters helped me with this, i liked his comparison with him and mosises even if it is the other way around lol
i also think that delilahs also helped me understand it more, just wished she was more descriptive.
Laundius Haywood
This episode was about comparatives and superlatives. You use a comparative(more,less or -er) when comparing two things. You use a superlative (most, or -est) when comparing more than two things. In speech, it's sometimes okay to use a superlative when comparing two things.
*examples
1. He could jump higher than his infant brother.
2. She is the most talkative among the three sisters.
*reponse
I think Richard Chatman has a good understanding on comparatives and superlatives.
I think ashika showed that she really understood the superlative theory
Alexis Santiago.
Pd 6
1. Comparatives vs. Superlatives talks about how when you compare 2things (items) is comparative and you have to use "more" before the adjective or the suffix “-er" and when you compare three or more items, you’re using a superlative, so you use “most” or the suffix “-est.” And sometimes because of the sonund of a sentence you may use superlatives inted of comparatives.
2. Mike is taller than Mary, but Mary is the tallest than the other girls.
i'm the best in my volleyball team.
Demon you comment is very poor.
This episode was about comparatives and superlatives. You use a comparative(more,less or -er) when comparing two things.
ex1 I am to my sister as my my dad is to me.
ex2 ball is to sport as water is to plants.
I think richard's examples were great and very funny.
Ashika's examples were nicely used also.
freshtkfresh is ryan harper
In this episode of grammer girl i learned that when you compare two items, you’re using what’s called a comparative. Also when you compare three or more items, you’re using a superlative.In speech, it's sometimes okay to use a superlative when comparing two things.
~Comparative:I have been playing Baseball for a while, so I am getting better at it.
~Superlative: Out of my whole team , I am the best at hitting Homeruns.
I like richard's examples they all relate back to the episode.
-chris gallardo
pd 5
Michelle Arellano
In grammer girl #5 Grammar girl talked about comparatives, and superlatives. You use a comparative, when you are comparing two things,and you use a superlative when you are comparing more than two things. It is sometimes okay to use a superlative in a speech when you are comparing to things. it is sometimes easy to confuse them
example#1
Iam the oldest in the family.
example #2
Iam always happier when iam with the family.
I thought lakiarra examples where really good and she made it easier for me to understand it.
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