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Comparatives | Comparatively | Comparative

Comparatives meaning

plural of comparative

Using Comparatives

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of comparative
  • In the example corpus, comparatives often appears in combinations such as: comparatives and, irregular comparatives, form comparatives.

Context around Comparatives

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

irregular 2× form 2× accordingly 1× uses 1×

Often after:

include 1× test 1×

Sentence patterns with Comparatives

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

adverbs form comparatives and superlatives 2× comparatives and superlatives 2× accordingly comparatives for the 1× and av comparatives and it 1× descriptives et comparatives 1× fy 22 comparatives include the 1× have irregular comparatives and superlatives 1× he uses comparatives only judging 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

comparatives and superlatives 2× accordingly comparatives for 1× consonants are scheduled 1× irregular comparatives and 1× it scores well 1× most adverbs form 1×

Common sentence endings:

and from impressions 1× are not restated 1× been retrospectively adjusted 1× comparatives and superlatives 1× descriptives et comparatives 1× have different forms 1×

Words around Comparatives

Just before it in the word index:

comparatively 625 comparative 423 comparably 48 comparables 6 comparable 1.067 comparability 15

Just after it in the word index:

comparator 38 comparators 18 compare 1.607 compared 12.033 compareni 2 compares 856

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Comparatives

  • In this selection, "comparatives" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, irregular, form, accordingly, include and test stand out and add context to how "comparatives" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include adverbs form comparatives and superlatives and comparatives and superlatives. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "comparatives" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with comparatives

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Accordingly, comparatives for the year ended March 31 have not been retrospectively adjusted. (13 words)

Even there he uses comparatives only, judging from outward appearances and from impressions. (13 words)

Irregular comparatives and superlatives As in most languages, Latin has adjectives that have irregular comparatives and superlatives. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Consonants are scheduled by their features in a number of IPA charts: Examples The recently extinct Ubykh language had only 2 or 3 vowels but 84 consonants; Georges Dumézil and Tevfik Esenç, 1975, Le verbe oubykh: études descriptives et comparatives. (40 words)

It scores well in virus detection tests run by reputable sites like AV-test and AV-Comparatives, and it lacks many bloatware and unnecessary features common in modern antivirus software. (30 words)

Most adverbs form comparatives and superlatives by modification with more and most: often, more often, most often; smoothly, more smoothly, most smoothly (see also comparison of adjectives, above). (28 words)

Example sentences (11)

Irregular comparatives and superlatives As in most languages, Latin has adjectives that have irregular comparatives and superlatives.

Turning to the balance sheet on Slide 25 and noting that the FY '22 comparatives include the full group numbers that are not restated.

It scores well in virus detection tests run by reputable sites like AV-test and AV-Comparatives, and it lacks many bloatware and unnecessary features common in modern antivirus software.

That puts McAfee behind most of the pack, with every suite in AV-Comparatives’ test performing better with the exception of Total Defense.

Accordingly, comparatives for the year ended March 31 have not been retrospectively adjusted.

Comparatives and superlatives of –er adjectives Adjectives (in the third and first and second declensions) that have masculine nominative singular forms ending in –er have different forms.

Comparatives and superlatives of –lis adjectives Some third declension adjectives with two endings in –lis in the sexed nominative singular have irregular superlative forms.

Consonants are scheduled by their features in a number of IPA charts: Examples The recently extinct Ubykh language had only 2 or 3 vowels but 84 consonants; Georges Dumézil and Tevfik Esenç, 1975, Le verbe oubykh: études descriptives et comparatives.

Even there he uses comparatives only, judging from outward appearances and from impressions.

Most adverbs form comparatives and superlatives by modification with more and most: often, more often, most often; smoothly, more smoothly, most smoothly (see also comparison of adjectives, above).

Most short adjectives and their derived adverbs form comparatives and superlatives by inflection (the superlative is formed by prefixing naj- to the comparative).

Common combinations with comparatives

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "comparatives" in a sentence?
An example: "Irregular comparatives and superlatives As in most languages, Latin has adjectives that have irregular comparatives and superlatives." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "comparatives" from authentic English texts.
What does "comparatives" mean?
Comparatives means: plural of comparative
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