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What is Grammar?
English Grammar Terms
The 8 English Parts of
Speech
These are the words that you use to make a sentence.
There are only
8 types of word - and the most
important is the Verb!
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Verbs |
be, have, do, work |
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Nouns |
man, town, music |
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Adjectives |
a, the, 69, big |
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Adverbs |
loudly, well, often |
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Pronouns |
you, ours, some |
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Prepositions |
at, in, on, from |
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Conjunctions |
and, but, though |
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Interjections |
ah, dear, er, um |
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Hot Links
Verbs
Passive voice
Modal verbs
Conditionals
Questions
Irregular
verbs
Going to
Gerunds
Phrasal Verbs
Tenses
Nouns
(Un) Countable nouns
Adjectives
Articles
Pronouns
Preposition List
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| Grammar Quizzes
Parts of Speech Quiz
Verb Classification Quiz
Main Verb Forms Quiz
Active or Passive Quiz
Subjunctive Quiz
Future Time Quiz
Continuous Tense Verb
Quiz
Used to do or Be used to
Quiz
Have to,
Must, Must not Quiz
Can, Could, Be able
to Quiz
Questions Quiz
Tag Questions
Quiz
Infinitive or
-ing Quiz
Gerunds Quiz
Phrasal Verbs
Quiz
Conditionals Quiz
For or Since Quiz
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Simple
Present Perfect
Continuous
Past Simple
Questions
Comparative
Adjectives
Superlative
Adjectives
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Use of Superlative Adjectives
We use a superlative adjective to describe 1 thing in a group of 3
or more things.
Look at these examples:
- John is 1m75. David is 1m80. Chris is 1m85. Chris is the
tallest.
- America, China and Russia are big countries. But Russia is
the biggest.
- Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
If we talk about the three planets Earth, Mars and Jupiter, we can
use superlatives like this:
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Earth |
Mars |
Jupiter |
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| Diameter (km) |
12,760 |
6,790 |
142,800 |
Jupiter is the biggest. |
| Distance from Sun (million km) |
150 |
228 |
778 |
Jupiter is the most distant from the Sun. |
| Length of day (hours) |
24 |
25 |
10 |
Jupiter has the shortest day. |
| Moons |
1 |
2 |
16 |
Jupiter has the most moons. |
| Surface temperature (°C) |
22 |
-23 |
-150 |
Jupiter is the coldest. |
When we compare one thing with itself, we do not use "the":
- England is coldest in winter. (not the
coldest)
- My boss is most generous when we get a big order. (not
the most generous)
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