ENGLISH 2A

  Comparative       Superlative   (After you read the article try our  exercises:   Comparative       Superlative  )  In this tutorial you will learn how to build the comparative and superlative form of adverbs. For adjectives, we suggest that you read the following tutorial first:  Comparative and superlative of adjectives   An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. Mostly it is similar to the adjective, but there are a few exceptions.  Most adverbs are formed by adding the  -ly  to the end of the adjective, for example "careful" turns into "carefully", "slow" turns into "slowly". However some adverbs are identical to the adjectives, for example "fast" stays "fast" (fastly is wrong).  On the other hand, there are some adjectives that do end with  -ly , so the word ending can not determine that the word i...

 Verbs of Obligation and Necessity Modal Verbs can be used to talk about obligation, freedom and necessity to do something. We use the following modal verbs: Must ,  Have to ,  Need to ,  Don’t have to ,  Needn’t, Don’t Need to  +  infinitive 2. Talking about Obligation and Necessity in the present 2.1 Obligation Have to  and  must  are both used to express obligation. There is a slight difference between the way they are used. Have to  shows us that the obligation comes from somebody else. It’s a law or a rule and the speaker can’t change it. In Britain you have to wear a seat belt when you drive Must  shows us that the obligation comes from the speaker. It isn’t a law or a rule. I must finish this before I go home Sometimes if the speaker agrees with an external rule they will use must In Britain you must wear a seat belt when you drive. Need to  have to and need to are often used in the ...

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