COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify (_larger, smaller, faster, higher_). They are used in sentences where two nouns are compared, in this pattern: EXAMPLES * My house is LARGER than hers. * This box is SMALLER than the one I lost. * Your dog runs FASTER than Jim's dog. * The rock flew HIGHER than the roof. * Jim and Jack are both my friends, but I like Jack BETTER. ("than Jim" is understood) SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality (_the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest_). They are used in sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects. EXAMPLES * My house is the LARGEST one in our neighborhood. * This is the SMALLEST box I've ever seen. * Your dog ran the FASTEST of any dog in the race. * We all threw our rocks at the same time. My rock flew the HIGHEST. ("of all the rocks" is understood)