Comparison (grammar)

Comparison, in grammar, is a property of adjectives and adverbs.

Adjectives and adverbs take three degrees, such as kind, kinder, kindest.The first degree is positive:
 Bill is kind.
The second degree is comparative:
 Bill is kinder than Joe.
The third degree is superlative:
 Bill is the kindest man I have ever known.

Likewise, the use of more as in more quickly is comparative,
and the use of most as in most quickly is superlative.

Category:Grammar