Comparison Degree Degrees of Comparison are used when

Comparison Degree

Degrees of Comparison are used when we compare person or thing with another.

Degrees of Comparison are used when we compare one person or one thing with another. There are three Degrees of Comparison : 1. Positive degree. 2. Comparative degree. 3. Superlative degree.

Positive Degree When we speak about only one person or thing, we use the Positive degree.

Positive Degree When we speak about only one person or thing, we use the Positive degree. Examples: • This house is big. • He is a tall student. • This flower is beautiful. • He is an intelligent boy.

• • This house is as big as that house Orchids are as beautiful as Roses Dina is as tall as Nadya Noni’s hair is as long as Nadya’s.

Comparative Degree is used when we compare two persons or two things with each other with greater intensity of adjective.

Comparative Degree is used when we compare two persons or two things with each other with greater intensity of adjective. Examples: • This house is bigger than that one He is smarter than his brother • He is more intelligent than that boy • Rose is more beautiful than Jasmine •

Superlative Degree is used when we want to compare more than two persons or things and to show the greatest intensity of adjective.

Superlative Degree is used when we want to compare more than two persons or things and to show the greatest intensity of adjective. Examples: • This house is the biggest house in the block. • He is the most intelligent student in the class. • Rose is the most beautiful girl.

You need to know… • Adjectives with one syllable use endings –er/-est positive comparative superlative cleaner cleanest faster fastest bigger biggest harder hardest

You need to know… • Adjectives with more than two syllables use more- /mostpositive comparative superlative expensive more expensive most expensive beautiful more beautiful most beautiful difficult more difficult most difficult

You need to know… • There are some irregular adjectives: positive comparative superlative good better best bad worse worst much/many more most farther/further farthest/furthest little less least

You need to know… There are some adjectives that have two possible forms of comparison : Clever Common Likely Pleasant Polite Quiet Simple Stupid Subtle Sure

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