Lesson 28: Grammar Review Flashcards

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1
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In adjectives and adverbs, there are ___.

A

degrees of comparison

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2
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The degrees of comparison are:

A

positive, comparitive, superlative

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3
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The ___ is descriptive.

A

positive

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4
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The ___ implies a comparison a comparison among more than two persons or things.

A

comparitive

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5
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The ___ implies a comparison among more than two persons or things.

A

superlative

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6
Q

In English, many positive adjectives can be changed into comparisons by adding ___ and changed into superlatives by adding ___.

A

-er; -est

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7
Q

Give an exampole of degrees of comparison in English using the adjective great.

A

great, greater, greatest

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8
Q

In English, other adjectives and adverbs are compared by means of the words ___.

A

more and most

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9
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The Latin comparitive is formed by adding ___ and ___ to the stem.

A

-ior; -ius

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10
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The Latin comparitive is declined like a regular ___ noun.

A

3rd declension

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11
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The superlative adjective is formed by adding ___ to the stem.

A

-issimus, -rimus, or -limus

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12
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The superlative adjective is declined like ___.

A

bonus -a -um

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