Adjectivecomparative (comparative more comparative, superlative most comparative) Positive comparative Comparative more comparative Superlative most comparative
NounWikipedia has an article on: ComparativeSingular comparative Plural comparatives comparative (plural comparatives)
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. In grammar, the comparative is the form of an adjective or adverb which denotes the degree or grade by which a person, thing, or other entity has a property or quality greater or less in extent than that of another, and is used in this context with a subordinating conjunction, such as than, as...as, etc. If three or more items are being compared, the corresponding superlative needs to be used instead. StructureThe structure of a comparative in English consists normally of the positive form of the adjective or adverb, plus the suffix -er, or (in the case of polysyllabic words borrowed from foreign languages) the modifier more (or less/fewer) before the adjective or adverb. The form is usually completed by than and the noun which is being compared, e.g. "He is taller than his father", or "The village is less picturesque than the town nearby". Than is used as a subordinating conjunction to introduce the second element of a comparative sentence while the first element expresses the difference, as in "Our new house is larger than the old one", "There is less water in Saudi Arabia than in the United States", "There are fewer people in Canada than in California." From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What are some good comparative essay topics? Q. I have to write a comparative essay on any topics. What are some good topics I could write about? Asked by ilmk_12 - Sat Dec 29 16:58:54 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. If you live in the US, you could always write one about gaming on Indian reservations. Most states have this debate on some level--Is it good for the state? Good for the reservation only? What abour moral depravity? I did a paper on this a while ago. My teachers loved it and there is a ton of info on it, so it was easy to write. Answered by lucky - Sun Dec 30 18:43:26 2007 What would be a good comparative essay topic? Q. I have the assignment of writting a comparative essay. I must compare life to something else. For example, this guy is comparing his life to his ipod and how there are different songs for different times in his life. I need a good comparison but have been stuck! Asked by fine_royalty - Tue May 5 03:09:28 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. The following are all of the titles available under the category of Literature. To find essays and articles on other topics, use the list of topics above. +++ The Best Free Resource for Outstanding Essay and Paper Topics, Thesis Statements and Important Quotes from Novels, Short Stories and Plays. Answered by Electric Blue - Tue May 5 05:29:56 2009 What type return should be expected from a managed mutual fund portfolio relative to a comparative index?
Q. Not even sure the question makes sense and have a limited knowledge of how investments work. My quarterly statement from an account with an investment advisor shows my rate of return in a diversified mutual fund portfolio for a 5 year period and it's always lower than a comparative index. 5 points lower for the current year and less than one for the 5 year period. Net of 12.94 for the 5 years is good but should I be getting better from the advisor? Question may be too vague to answer but wanted thoughts from those more knowledgable on investing. Thank you. Asked by David L - Tue Aug 7 10:40:50 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. OK, the general principle is that you will underperform the index by the amount of fees you are paying. But because fund returns go up and down and some funds are lucky and some unlucky, that is only a general principle. This is why index funds are great. They are low-cost and tax efficient and underperform the market by their expense ratio (internal management fees). Over time, 80% of managed funds underperform the companion index fund. If you didn't pay loads or a higher expense ratio or 12b-1 fees, that number would be much different. Here's a shocking example. I was comparing returns for a VUL - which is a high expense insurance police and also an investment (has mutual funds in it). I compared the return on the S & P 500 fund in… [cont.] Answered by Annie - Tue Aug 7 10:56:47 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "comparative"  cnn.com Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:06:06 GMT+00:00 cnn editor's note: John D. Skrentny is director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at UC San Diego and is ...  marketwatch.com Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:12:17 GMT+00:00 MarketWatch (press release) Historical GAAP and current non-GAAP will be presented as part of a financial summary table in the press release for comparative purposes. ... Omnicell Announces Second Quarter 2010 Results MarketWatch (press release)  pr-usa.net Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:33:49 GMT+00:00 PR-USA.net (press release) The comparative figures for the previous year are affected by a change in the accounting for royalties, which had a negative effect of SEK 7 million over ... From Google News Search: "comparative"  web.inter.nl.net 637px x 1024px | 66.10kB [source page] >Marc ignores the location and the significance of the foramen magnum Yep here s the comparative anatomy http web inter nl net users G Hanenburg Comparative anatomy jpg Find the differences  stacken.kth.se 1560px x 800px | 353.30kB [source page] Picture of the Week 18 May 2006 Anatomy comparative  ribloc.com.au 467px x 700px | 101.90kB [source page] spills The neighbourhood will love Ribline too With a small working area quick and quiet installation and no odour they ll hardly know you are there View Comparative Mass From Yahoo Image Search: "comparative"  lsolum.typepad.com Lawrence Solum Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:57:43 GM The XVIIIth International Congress of . Comparative. Law July 25 - August 1, 2010 Washington, DC The details follow after the break. Please note that changes and updates may be made due to further planning and speaker confirmations, ...  gisandscience.com Matt Artz ue, 20 Jul 2010 17:11:07 GM The . comparative. study of land cover and soil status are provided using space images with middle resolution. The Landsat TM+ and SPOT 5 images are included in analysis. The unsupervised and supervised classifications are applied for ...  saudijgastro.com Muhammad A Randhawa Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:37:20 GM Comparative. study of Nigella Sativa and triple therapy in eradication of Helicobacter Pylori in patients with non-ulcer dyspepsia. Saudi J Gastroenterol [serial online] 2010 [cited 2010 Jul 26];16:207-14. ... From Google Blog Search: "comparative" |
