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Complete the sentence with the correct comparative or superlative adverb.

Tessa could tell you the story, but her mom tells it iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiwell

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Complete the sentence with the correct comparative or superlative adverb.

Javier argued his point iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiwell than Danny and won the debate.

key idea

You can use adverbs to compare actions.

Comparative adverbs compare the actions of a person, thing, or group to the actions of some other person, thing, or group.

Superlative adverbs compare the actions of a person, thing, or group to the actions of a larger group that it is part of.

The adverbs well and badly are irregular.

Base	Comparative	Superlative
well	better	best
badly	worse	worst

solution

This sentence compares the actions of Javier and Danny. The actions of two people are compared, so you should use a comparative adverb. The adverb well has an irregular comparative form, better.

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