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Hyperbole and Superlative
Includes questions related to the use of exaggeration for emphasis or to express a superlative degree.
2,646 Questions
Statements with superlatives are often false because?
Statements with superlatives are often false because strong statements are easy to disprove.
What are the comparative and superlative forms of colorful?
The answer is More Colorful and Most Colorful.
When is hyperbole appropriate?
when you want to exaggerate on something, such as:
"I have 500 tons of homework to do today! Ugh!"
What is the comparative and superlative of straight?
comparative straighter and the superlative the straightest
What is comparative form of shady?
The comparative from of shady is shadier. The superlative form of shady is shadiest.
Comparative and superlative form of the word gently?
More gently and most gently.
Don't try to use "gentlier" and "gentliest."
What are the comparative and superlative of the word often?
Comparative: More often
Superlative: Most often
more often, most often
more often, most often
What is the comparative form of fast?
Faster.
Mono syllabic words usually tend to add -er ending for the comparative and -est for the superlative.
What is the effect of superlatives?
Positive superlatives are used to put things on a pedestal, showing that it is the best.
What are the comparative and superlative of the word near?
The comparative of near is nearer, and the superlative is nearest.
Is the wind was scything up a nice wyoming howler a metaphor?
Yes, this metaphor uses scything up, something that does not literally happen, in order to suggest a similarity to the way the wind is increasing.
What is another form of the word beautiful?
The comparative form is more beautiful, the superlative form is most beautiful.
What is the comparative and superlative to the word airless?
comparative: more airless
superlative: most airless
How can you use the word superlative in a sentence?
"The critics lavished superlatives on it."
when do we use a superlative ?
What is the comparative and the superlative form of attentive?
it's more attentive in comparative and most attentive in superlative
