1. Modifiers Pg

2. Modifier
A modifier is a word that modifies or describes a word in the sentence
Best examples are adjectives and adverbs

3. Using Modifiers To Compare
There are two forms when using adjectives and adverbs to compare:
Comparative-compares two people, places, or things
Tim is smarter than Bob
Superlative-compares more than two people, places, or things
Tim is the smartest in the whole class.
Compares just Tim and Bob
Compares Tim to the whole class

4. Regular Comparisons
Most modifiers are changed to one of these forms to make comparisons
Add “er” or “est”
Use one a one syllable word and most two syllable words
Tough---Tougher---Toughest
Add more or most
Some two syllable words and any more than two and adverbs ending in ly
Important-More Important-Most Important
Quickly-More Quickly-Most Quickly

5. Exceptions
Some modifiers have irregular comparative and superlative forms
Good-Better-Best
Bad-Worse-Worst
Much-More-Most
Many-More-Most
Little-Less-Least
Well-Better-Best

6. Practice
Tim and his friend found the____________ rock in the woods. (remarkable)
Jim is the ________ kid in class. (dumb)
Mr. Simmons is a ________ teacher than Mr. Ray. (good)
Most remarkable
dumbest
better