AM ESOL Online 6-03-25

Objectives

Adverbs: 
Other types of Adverbs - continued

-Equative, Comparative, Superlative Adverbs - begin

Writing, reading, speaking, and listening sentences using other types of adverbs.

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      Equative         Comparative          Superlative

      as ADVERB as     more ADVERB than     the most ADVERB 
                       base-ADVERB-er than  the ADVERB-est
      Non-Equative
      not as ADVERB as

Exceptions
Irregular Adverb Forms 

       Equative        Comparative    	    Superlative
well   as well as      better than    	    the best
badly  as badly as     worse than     	    the worst
early  as early as     earlier than   	    the earliest 
late   as late as      later than     	    the latest
hard   as hard as      harder than    	    the hardest
fast   as fast as      faster than    	    the fastest 
far    as far  as      farther than   	    the farthest
far    as far  as      further than   	    the furthest 

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far = physical distance 
ways to use far, farther, farthest

as far as
I live as far away from the school as she does. 

farther than 
I live farther away from school than most students. 

the farthest
I live the farthest away from school than all the students.


far - other ways to use 
far, further than, furthest
meaning is more about time than distance 

as far as 
He is as far along in his studies as she.

further than 
He is further along in his studies than she. 

the furthest
He is the furthest along in his studies than all his classmates. 


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Equative

as ADVERB as

2 people or things doing the same action (equal)

Sample sentences
My dog barks "as loudly as" your dog.
She petted the cat "as gently as" I do.
I can play the guitar "as well as" my brother. 

She dances as well as her sister. 
     v     as  Adv as 

He cooks as well as his mother. 
    v     as Adv as

You try ....

Vian
My dog barks as loudly as your dog. 
         v   as  Adv   as

Rose      non   comp adv
         action
          verb
The house is bigger as the white house.

The house is as big as the white house. 
             as Adj as

The house is as lovely as the white house. 
             as  Adv   as 

My garden grows as fast as your garden. 
          action    adv
           verb

adverbs of manner 
describe a verb 

action verb 
   action   adv 
He runs as fast as his brother.
I study as hard as she does. 


Rose

2 actions are the same 
   action    adv 
I swim    as fast as   she. 




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Non-Equative 

not as ADVERB as

2 people or things doing an action differently (not equal)

Sample sentences
My dog does "not" bark "as loudly as" your dog.
I "can't" play the guitar "as well as" he can. 
He did "not" study "as hard as" I did for the test. 
He "didn't" study "as hard as" I did. 

She speaks slowly. Her mother speaks quickly. 

slowly
Her mother doesn't speak as slowly as she.

quickly 
She does not speak as quickly as her mother. 


You try .... 
Rose 
She looks as if she doesn't get any sleep. 
Good sentence
But you are not comparing 2 things

She sleeps well. Her sister doesn't sleep well. 

Her sister doesn't sleep as well as she. 

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Vian 
I washed my clothes quickly today. 
Good.  


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Comparative

more ADVERB than 
-er than

2 people or things doing an action differently

Sample sentences 
She walks "more quickly than" her brother.
We discussed the topic "more seriously than" the other group.

She walks "faster than" her brother.
My brother is "better than" me at math. 

My brother drives worse than me. 

You try.... 

Comparative 
2 actions that are different 
verb   comp adv 
I swim faster   than


Fanny 
My English skills are better than the last month. 

Good. 

Alfred
Today I am later than my friend.

colleague


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