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Common Errors in Adjective

Errors In Use of Adjective

 An Adjective is a word used to qualify a noun or pronoun.

(1) The adjective ending in ---ior ( prior, junior, senior, superior, inferior, posterior) take 'to' and 'than' after them.
   Examples :- He is senior to me.
                     This book is superior to that book.

(2) Some adjectives like unique, ideal, perfect, extreme, complete, universal, infinite, perpetual, chief, round, impossible are not compared.
    
     Examples :- It is the most unique book. ( it is False)    
                        It is the unique book. ( it is True)
(3) Comparative degree is used in comparing two things or persons.
   
     Examples :-  It is the better of the two books.
      Superlative degree is used in comparing more than two things or persons.
 
      Examples :- He is the best of the three boys.
(4) Double superlatives and double comparatives must not be used.

     Examples :- He is more wiser than his brother. ( it is False)   
                       He is wiser than his brother.( it is True)
(5) When we compare two qualities in the same person or thing, the comparative ending
     -er is not used.
   
     Examples :-  You are wiser than old.
                        You are more wise than old.  
    

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