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The rules for the comparative and the superlative.
one syllable (lettergreep) three or more syllables
- I am tall - I am intelligent
- I am as tall as Jane - I am as intelligent as Jane
- You are taller than I am. - You are more intelligent than I am
- Tom is the tallest - Tom is the most intelligent .
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