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The previous chart includes adjectives and adverbs of
           comparison that have irregular forms. Irregular adjectives of
           comparison include bad, worse, worst and good, better, best.
           A common irregular adverb of comparison is well, better, best.

           There are many other forms of adjectives and adverbs not
           mentioned in this summary. Make sure you continue to expand
           this list in order to use comparatives correctly.



           5.9  Overview of Adjectives and Adverbs
           as Modifiers


                 Who or What?                        Does What?


            friends  NOUN                              VERB      walk




              dear  ADJECTIVE                         ADVERB     very
                               very makes dear stronger

                    very

               my   ADJECTIVE        MODIFIERS        ADVERB slowly
                             Adjectives never modify verbs;
                                they only modify nouns.
                              Adverbs never modify nouns,
                             but they can modify adjectives,
                           as well as verbs and other adverbs.





















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