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Chapter 5 Nouns
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Chapter 8 Verbs and Verbals I
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Chapter 9 Subject-Verb Agre...
Chapter 10 Adjectives
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Media Writer's Handbook: A Guide to Common Editing and Writing Problems, 3/e
George Arnold, Marshall University

Chapter 12 Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs





1

What are the three degrees of comparison.
2

__________ is used to show that words of one or two syllables are being used to compare two persons, places or things.
A)er
B)est
3

__________ is used to show that words of one or two syllables are being used to compare three or more persons, places or things.
A)er
B)est
4

__________ is used to show that words of three or more syllables are being used to compare two persons, places or things.
A)Most/Least
B)More/Less
5

__________ is used to show that words of three or more syllables are being used to compare three or more persons, places or things.
A)Most/Least
B)More/Less
6

The editor said he likes The Acme Gazette better than __________ newspaper for which he has worked.
A)any
B)any other
7

Reagan writes better than __________ on the staff.
A)anyone
B)anyone else
8

Midkiff was rewriting the advertising copy because she hoped to make it __________.
A)clear
B)clearer








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