What is the comparative and superlative form confusing?

Answer 1

Comparative and superlative form are use with adjectives (words that describe nouns) and adverbs (words that describe verbs). Comparatives describes words as 'more' than something else, for example, 'more powerful', 'greater', 'bigger', 'more confusing'. Superlative describes words as 'more' than many things or all things, for example, 'bravest, most behaved, coolest, coldest, most annoying'.

Here is a list showing the forms:

Adjective/Adverb - Comparative - Superlative

Great Greater Greatest

Fine Finer Finest

Careful More careful Most careful

Beautiful More beautiful Most beautiful

Small Smaller Smallest

Often More often Most often

Good Better Best

Bad Worse Worst

??? Less Least

Many/Much More Most

Smart Smarter Smartest

THE ANSWER IS:

more confusing and most confusing.

This phone is more confusing than my last phone. This is the most confusing phone I have had.

The general rule is: for words of 2 or more syllables use more and most.

Previous answer:

Apologies, I interpreted the question incorrectly :S I blame it on the wording.