Adverbs, like adjectives, can have comparative forms to show how differently things happen.
Comparative adverbs come after the verb they modify in a sentence.
There are three ways in which the comparative adverbs are formed, depending on the spelling of the base adverb.
To make comparative forms of most adverbs, use [more or less + adverb (…than)]:
Some short adverbs, like ‘early’, ‘fast’, ‘slow’, ‘hard’, ‘high’, ‘long’, have comparative forms of adjectives with ‘-er’ at the end:
Some common adverbs have irregular comparatives that we just have to learn:
We use these words and phrases as intensifiers with these patterns:
much – far – a lot – quite a lot – a great deal – a good deal – a good bit – a fair bit
We use these words and phrases as mitigators:
a bit – just a bit – a little – a little bit – just a little bit – slightly
In this video from MadKat English, you can learn about the basics of comparative adverbs and even test your knowledge:
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