Positive comparative superlative | interchange of the degree of comparison
Interchange of degrees of comparison
Adverb and objective are three degrees
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1. Positive degree – good, large, big, small
2. Comparative degree – better, larger, bigger, smaller
3. Superlative degree – best, largest, biggest, smallest
as Positive adj as (affirmative)
1. Positive < so positive adj as (Negative)
2. Comparative – comparative than
3. superlative – the superlative
One of the Superlative
Subject + H. V + so / as positive as + N/P
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S + H. V + the + superlative Degree + Noun one of the
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Sub + H. V + comparative Degree + than + N/P
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Positive degree ( as/so___________as)
Positive— He is not so wise as you.
Comparative — you are wiser than he.
positive — My brother does not weep so bitterly as this little girl.
comparative — this little girl weeps more bitterly than my brother.
Positive — a lion is not so dangerous as a tiger.
Comparative — a tiger is more dangerous than a lion.
Positive — her brother is not as intelligent as she.
Comparative — she is more intelligent than her brother.
Positive — I am as tall as you.
Comparative — you are not taller than I.
Positive — Riya is as smart as Meena.
Comparative — Meena is not smaller than Riya.
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Positive — no other state of India is as populous as U.P.
Comparative — U. P is more populous than any other state of India.
Superlative — U. P is the most populous state of India.
Positive — no other building is as grand as the Taj.
Comparative — the Taj is grander than any other building.
Superlative — the Taj is the grandest building.
Positive — very few cities in India are as big as Mumbai.
Comparative — Mumbai is bigger than most other cities in India.
Superlative — Mumbai is one of the biggest cities in India.
Comparative degree { er + than }
{more than}
Comparative — he is richer than I.
Positive — I am not so rich as he.
Comparative — he runs faster than I.
Positive — I do not run as fast as he.
Comparative — he is not stronger than you.
Positive — you are as strong as he.
Competitive — iron is more useful than any other metal.
Positive — no other metal is so useful as iron.
Superlative — iron is the most useful metal.
Comparative — Mumbai is bigger than most other cities in India.
Positive — very few cities in India are as big as Mumbai.
Superlative — Mumbai is one of the best cities in India.
Superlative degree { the + superlative degree }
{One of the + superlative degree}
Superlative — Tagore is the greatest Bengali poet.
Comparative — Tagore is greater than any other Bengali poet.
Positive — no other Bengali poet is as great as Tagore.
Superlative — Kanpur is the biggest city in U.P.
Comparative — Kanpur is bigger than any other City in U.P.
Positive — no other city in India is as big as Kanpur.
Superlative — India was one of the poorest countries in the world.
Comparative — India was poorer than most other countries in the world.
Positive — very few countries in the world war were as poor as India.
Superlative — Ashok was one of the greatest kings in the history of the world.
Comparative — Ashok was greater than most other kings in the history of the world.
Positive — very few kings in the history of the world were as great as Ashok.