Day 185: Use relative words to compare 2 things, and superlative words to compare 3 or more.
Relative words include bigger, faster, older, more, and brighter.
Superlative words include biggest, fastest, oldest, most, and brightest.
When you are comparing only two things, and you want to state that one of the things has a GREATER level of some quality, use relative words.
“I run faster than he does.”
“This car is older than that one.”
“He is a better boxer than his opponent.”
When you are comparing three or more things, and you want to state that one thing has the GREATEST level of some quality, use superlative words.
“I run the fastest of all the boys.”
“This is the oldest car.”
“He is the best boxer [of all the boxers].”
