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usage of adjectives

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galatasaraylikiz22
 
Reply Thu 16 May, 2013 08:50 am
What is the difference between the usage of the adjectives in the two examples ??
a) She is more beautiful than ever!
b) The wind was stronger than ever!

Help please. Smile
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InfraBlue
 
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Reply Thu 16 May, 2013 10:26 am
@galatasaraylikiz22,
What do you think is the difference?
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Setanta
 
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Reply Thu 16 May, 2013 10:28 am
Stronger is the comparative form of strong. There is no comparative form of beautiful, so "more beautiful" is used.
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gungasnake
 
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Reply Thu 16 May, 2013 10:40 am
@galatasaraylikiz22,
If you think about it, the simple 'er' comparative suffix works for one and two-syllable words but not for words of three or more syllables.
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