Why Do We Use Comparatives?

We use comparatives and superlatives to say how people or things are different. We use a comparative adjective to express how two people or things are different, and we use a superlative adjective to show how one person or thing is different to all the others of its kind.

Why are comparatives used?

Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher).

Why do we use superlatives?

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.