comparatives and superlatives of adverbs

Adverbs of one syllable:

comparative: + er superlative: the ...+ est
I can run faster than you. I can run the fastest in my class.
She works harder than me. She works the hardest of all students.


Longer adverbs: use more / the most

She ran more quickly than me. / Of all the students she ran the most quickly.

Informal forms of adverbs
In informal English we often hear the adjectival comparative/superlative.

For example with quickly:

Informal formal
She ran quicker than me. She ran more quickly.
She ran more quickly. She ran the most quickly.


Formal forms of of the pronouns with comparisons

Many educated English speakers add prefer to use the subject form (onderwerp) rather than the object form (meewerkend voorwerp) ,especially in formal situations.


They say, for example:

She ran more quickly than I did. (Not: She ran quicker than me).