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Degree of Comparison
Degree of comparison speaks about the three forms of adjectives. It relates to adjectives and adverbs. Every adjective and adverb can be written in three degrees - positive , comparative and superlative.
Positive is used to describe one person, place, thing etc.
Example :- He is very kind.
Akbar was a great king.
Comparative is used to compare two persons, place, things etc.
Example :-She is wiser than his brother.
My mother teaches me better than my father.
Superlative is used to describe three or more than three persons, places, things etc.
Example :- She is the best teacher of our school.
This is the most precious ring of all.
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EXAMPLES OF ADJECTIVES
Positive Degree:- It just tells about the quality of a noun. There is no comparison.
Adjective:- Beautiful ; Slow
Adverb:- Beautifully ; Slowly
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Comparative Degree:- It shows the comparison between two persons, things, places etc. It compares two things to show the lesser or greater degree of quality. This is always followed by the word than.
Adjective:- More Beautiful ; Slower
Adverb:- More Beautifully ; More Slowly
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Superlative Degree :- It compares three or more than three persons, places, things etc to show the least/greatest degree of quality.
Adjective:- Most Beautiful ; Slowest
Adverb:- Most Beautifully ; Most Slowly
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DEGREE OF COMPARISON
Positive Degree Comparative Degree Superlative Degree
Happy Happier Happiest
Easy Easier Easiest
Pretty Prettier Prettiest
Wealthy Wealthier Wealthiest
Big Bigger Biggest
Thin Thinner Thinnest
Hot Hotter Hottest
Sad Sadder Saddest
Brave Braver Bravest
Wise Wiser Wisest
Fine Finer Finest
White Whiter Whitest
Bold Bolder Boldest
Tall Taller Tallest
Young Younger Youngest
Bright Brighter Brightest
Long Longer Longest
Beautiful More Beautiful Most Beautiful
Intelligent More Intelligent Most Intelligent
Difficult More Difficult Most Difficult
Exciting More Exciting Most Exciting
Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of comparison.
1)- My sister is an ....... (intelligent) girl.
2)- Raj is ...... (tall) than his brother.
3)-She is the ........ (beautiful) girl among all her friends.
4)-This route was ...... (long) than we expected.
5)-Fruits are ...... (healthy) than burgers.
6)-I am (strong) than my brother.
7)-Our class teacher is the ....... (good) teacher of the school.
8)-His dog is ...... (wise) than his master.
9)-This cloth is ......(thin) among all the clothes.
10)-I like English ...... (much) than Math.
11)-He was .......(happy) as he got first prize in sports.
12)- Yuvraaj is the .......(fast) runner in his class.
13)- Today weather is ....... (pleasant) than yesterday.
14)- He is the ...... (handsome) boy of the school.
15)- This book is very .......(interesting) , in fact this is the ........ (interesting) book among all books.