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DEGREES OF COMPARISONDEGREES OF COMPARISON

The Degrees of Comparison in The Degrees of Comparison in English grammar are English grammar are made with made with the Adjective and Adverb words the Adjective and Adverb words to showto show how how big or small, high big or small, high or low, more or less, many or or low, more or less, many or few, few, etc., of the qualities, etc., of the qualities, numbers and positions of the numbers and positions of the nouns (persons, things and nouns (persons, things and places) in comparison to places) in comparison to the the others mentioned in the other others mentioned in the other part of a part of a sentence/expression. sentence/expression.

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Kinds of Degrees of comparison

Kinds of degrees of comparison

POSITIVE DEGREE COMAPRATIVE DEGREESUPERLATIVE DEGREE

Degree of equality

Degree of inequality

Progressive degree Parallel degree

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Positive Degree

Positive Degree

Degree of equality

Degree of inequality

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POSITIVE DEGREEPOSITIVE DEGREE

One noun – person, thing or place – and one quality… above average One noun – person, thing or place – and one quality… above average

tall tall – – adjectiveadjective John is a John is a

man.man.


Positive degree Positive degree (continued)(continued)

Eifel tower is aEifel tower is a

talltall man-made structure.man-made structure.

One noun with one quality – ‘tall’ adjective in positive formOne noun with one quality – ‘tall’ adjective in positive form

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Degree of equality

The adjective or adverb is in positive form showing that two persons or things are the same – two nouns having the same quality.

The common conjunction used is “as…as”.


Degree of equality: example 1Degree of equality: example 1

John isJohn is

as as strongstrong as as James.James.‘‘strong’ – adjective in positive form showing equalitystrong’ – adjective in positive form showing equality


Degree of Degree of ininequalityequality

The adjective or adverb is in positive The adjective or adverb is in positive form showing that two persons or things form showing that two persons or things are are notnot the same – two nouns not having the same – two nouns not having the same quality.the same quality.


Degree of Degree of ininequalityequality

Peter is Peter is notnotas (so)as (so)fastfastas as Paul.Paul.

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COMPARATIVE DEGREE

Two persons, things or places are being compared with one adjective or adverb to show that one has more quality or quantity of the adjective or adverb than the other.The adjective or adverb takes ‘r’ or ‘er’ to its positive form, and is said to be in comparative form.The conjunction ‘than’ is used to connect the two clauses.

WAYS OF MAKING COMPARISON

One-syllable adjectives + (-e)r

If the one-syllable adjective ends in V+C+V, double the final consonant and add –er for the comparative form

Two-syllable adjectives + more

If the two-syllable adjectives ends with –y, change the y to i and add –er for the comparative form

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Two-syllable adjectives ending in –er, -le, or –ow take –er.

adjectives with three syllables or more+ more

Two-syllable adjectives that follow two rules. These adjectives can be used with -er and -est and with more and most

Example: clever, gentle, friendly, quiet, simple

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SUPERLATIVE DEGREESUPERLATIVE DEGREE

► Comparing one noun – person, thing or place Comparing one noun – person, thing or place – with several others of its kind to show that – with several others of its kind to show that this particular noun has the highest degree this particular noun has the highest degree of the quality or quantity of the adjective or of the quality or quantity of the adjective or adverb being used to compare.adverb being used to compare.

► The adjective or adverb takes the The adjective or adverb takes the ‘superlative form’, ending with ‘st’ or ‘est’, ‘superlative form’, ending with ‘st’ or ‘est’, with the definite article ‘the’ before it. with the definite article ‘the’ before it.

► The preposition ‘of’ is used when the The preposition ‘of’ is used when the comparison is among items, and ‘in’ is used comparison is among items, and ‘in’ is used to specify the place, position or area.to specify the place, position or area.


Superlative Degree:Superlative Degree: example 1example 1

The elephant is The elephant is thethe largelargestst of all land animals. of all land animals.

The giraffe is The giraffe is thethe talltallestest of all animals.of all animals.

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Superlative Degree: example 2

Susan is the most intelligent girl in the class.Susan

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Degrees of Comparison: Degrees of Comparison: worksheet 1worksheet 1

• Gerald is Gerald is footballer in our team.footballer in our team.

fastfast

thethe fastest fastest

the fasterthe faster


Degrees of Comparison: worksheet 2Degrees of Comparison: worksheet 2

Tom is a Tom is a boy. boy.

strongerstronger

the strongestthe strongest

strongstrong

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Degrees of Comparison: worksheet 3

This man is , but that man is .sadhappyangry



Kate is Kate is than Sue. than Sue.more activemore activeactiveractiveractiveactive

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• The white flower is as as the red flower.

the most beautiful

more beautiful

beautiful

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The sea is getting .

rough and rough

rougher and rougher

the rougher and the rougher



Mt. Everest is Mt. Everest is mountain in the world. mountain in the world.

higher thanhigher than

highhigh

the highestthe highest

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