Degree

There are three types of Degree:-

1) Positive Degree

2) Comparative Degree

3) Superlative Degree

1) Positive Degree :-

When there is comparison between two objects or one to more objects by using construction  'as + adjective 1(main adjective) + as'  is called Positive Degree.

Exa. a)  Shital is as tall as Swara.

b) No other boy is as great as Shiva.

c) Very few girls are as clever as Pari.

2) Comparative Degree :-

When there is comparison between two objects or one to more objects by using construction  'adjective2 (adj-er)+ than'  or 'more adjective 1 + than'  is called Comparative Degree.

Exa. a)  Swara is not taller than Shital.

b) Shiva is greater than any other boys.

c) Pari is cleverer than most other girls.

3) Superlative Degree :-

When there is comparison between one to more objects by using construction ' the + adjective3(adj-est)'  or  ' the most + adjective 1' is called Superlative Degree.

Exa. :-

a) Shiva is the greatest boy.

b) Pari is one of the cleverest girls.

** Comparison **

A) When there is comparison between two objects we can convert PD into CD and vice-versa.

Exa. a) He is as strong as she/ her.(PD)

Ans. She is not stronger than him.(CD)

b) Anushri is taller than Shamli.(CD)

Ans. Shamli is not as tall as Anushri.(PD)

B) When there is comparison between one to many objects we can convert PD into CD  & SD , CD into PD & SD  and SD into PD & CD.

While doing this we have to follow two methods :-

Method 1 :- Regular Method

    PD.                    CD.                    SD 

No other.         than any       the +(adj3) or

                            other .          (most +adj1)

Exa. PD -  No other country is as good as India in the world.

 

CD - India is better than any other country in the world.

SD -  India is the best country in the world.

Method 2 :- Form of 'one of the '

    PD.                 CD.                       SD

Very few     than most   one of the+(adj3)                            other          or (most+adj1)         

Exam. 

PD. Very few countries are as prosperous as India in the world.

CD. India is more prosperous than most other countries in the world.

SD. India is one of the most prosperous countries in the world.

  Adjective1.     Adjective 2.      Adjective 3

      Good.              Better .              Best

      Strong .          Stronger.          Strongest

   Beautiful.             More                 Most

                              beautiful          beautiful                

  Prosperous.         More.                  Most

                            prosperous.    prosperous

   Etc.

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Exercise 1 :- Do as directed.

1) We are more faithful than them.

                                (Change into PD)

2) She is not weaker than her brother.                                          (Change into PD)

3) English is as tough as Science.

                                     (Change into PD)

4) I am the best English Tutor.

                                 (Change into PD & CD)

5) Very few States are as well developed as Maharashtra in India.

                                  (Change into CD & SD)

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Exercise : 2 

Comparison of Adjectives - Exercise

Complete the sentences, using the positive, comparative and superlative of the adjectives in brackets. 1. Dad's car is much than mine. (fast) 2. I think scuba diving is  than climbing. (fascinating)  3. His thirst grew  and . (big / big) 4. He thinks this test was  than the last one. (difficult) 5. They live in a really house. (beautiful) 6. She is the  tennis player of the world. (good) 7. Susan is a  girl. She's much  than her sister. (nice / nice) 8. This suitcase is than the others. (heavy) 9. Hotels in London are  than in Vienna. (expensive) 10. Bob is  than Keith, but Phil is the . (tall / tall) 11. Doris reads  books than Peter, but Frank reads the . (many / many) 12. France is as  as Spain. (beautiful) 13. They live in a house, but Fred lives in a  one. (big / big)) 14. My sister is three years  than me. (young) 15. This was the  film I have ever seen. (bad) 16. I think tennis is than cycling. (interesting) 17. I talked to Claire and she is a very  girl. (smart) 18. His company earned  money than the years before. (little) 19. She was the  girl at college. (popular) 20. They didn't stay out as  as last Saturday. (late) -------------------------------------------------------------------

Exercise : 3 (Choose the correct option )

 1. Martin is not so honest as  his brother.  ( into  comparative degree)

 His brother is the honest man

 No other man is more honest than his brother

 His brother is more honest than Martin

2. No other boy in his class is so tall as he.    (into superlative)

 He is taller than any other boy in his class

 He is one of the tallest boys in his class

 He is the tallest boy in his class

3. Very few students in the school are so talented as Mary.   (into comparative)

 Mary is more talented than any other student in the school.

 Mary is more talented than other students in the school

 Mary is more talented than many other students in the school.

4. Jacob is richer than most other business icons  in  the group.  ( into superlative)

 Jacob is the richest business icon in the group

 Jacob is one of the richest business icons in the group

 Jacob is the richest business icon.

5. No other cricketer is so talented as  Sachin Tendulkar.   ( into comparative)

 Sachin Tendulkar is more talented than other cricketers

 Sachin Tendulkar is more talented than any other cricketer.

 Sachin Tendulkar is more talented than many other cricketer.

6. King Lear  is one of the most popular  tragedies of Shakespeare.  ( into positive degree)

 No other tragedy of shakespeare is so popular as King Lear.

 King Lear is popular of Shakespeare’s tragedies

 Very few tragedies of Shakespeare is so popular as King Lear

7. Mathew is cleverer than any other  boy in his class.  ( into positive degree)

 

 No other boy in his class is so clever as Mathew

 Very few boys in his class is so clever as Mathew

 Mathew is clever of all boys in his class

8. Martin is not so smart as  Mathew.   ( into comparative )

 Mathew is smarter than Martin

 No other one is smarter than Mathew.

 Martin is not smarter than Mathew.

9. P.B. Shelley is more famous than any other revolutionary poet in English.  ( into positive)

 Very few revolutionary poets in English is as famous as P.B. Shelley

 No other revolutionary poet in English is as famous as P.B. Shelley

10. My college days is  one of the most beautiful periods in my life.  ( into comparative degree)

 My college days is more beautiful than any other period in my life.

 My college days is more beautiful periods of my life

 My college days is more beautiful than most other periods in my life

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