RAYAT SHIKSHAN SANSTHA NEW ENGLISH SCHOOL PADWALPADA STD

RAYAT SHIKSHAN SANSTHA NEW ENGLISH SCHOOL PADWALPADA STD- 9 TH SUB - ENGLISH DEGREE OF COMPARISON MR KATHOLE PRASAD DEU

DEGREE OF COMPARISON Look these sentences 1)Mohan is a tall boy 2)Aman is taller than Mohan 3)Karan is the tallest of all in the class. In sentence (1) you are told that Mohan is tall but no comparison is made im respect of height of anyone else. An adjective without any comparison is said to be in positive degree.

In sentence (2) comparison is made between the heights of Aman and Mohan and the word taller is used to indicate this. An adjective like taller used to compare only two persons, things or qualities, is said to be in the comparative degree. It is usually followed by than.

In sentence (3) more than two boys are compared and the word tallest is used to indicate that of all the boys in the class, Karan has the greatest height. An adjective form like tallest used to compare more than two persons or things or qualities is said to be in the superlative degree. It is usually preceded by the definite article ‘the’

POSITIVE DEGREE COMPARATIVE DEGREE SUPERLATIVE DEGREE RICHER RICHEST HAPPY HAPPIER HAPPIEST THINNER THINNEST BEAUTIFUL MORE BEAUTIFUL MOST BEAUTIFUL DIFFICULT MORE DIFFICULT MOST DIFFICULT GOOD BETTER BEST

EXAMPLES Choose the correct positive degree from the following alternatives for following. 1) Pune is not more polluted than mumbai. a)Pune is as polluted as Mumbai. b)Mumbai was as polluted as Pune. c)Mumbai is as polluted as pune. ANS: Mumbai is as polluted as Pune.

2) Eating dal- chawal is healthier than eating junk food. a) Eating dal – chawal is not as healthy as junk food. b) Eating junk food is not as healthy as eating dal chawal. c) It is healthy to eat dal chawal as it is not eating junk food. ANS. Eating junk food is not as healthy as eating dal chawal.

3) Sachin is not greater than Rahul. a)Sachin is greater than Rahul. b)Rahul is not greater than Sachin. c)Rahul is as great as Sachin. ANS. Rahul is as great as Sachin

4)United states is the greatest buyer. a)No other buyer is as great as United states. b) Very few buyers are as great as United states. c)United states is a great buyer. ANS. No other buyer is as great as United states.

5) Virdhawal khade is the youngest Indian swimmer to qualify for olympics. a) No other Indian swimmer to qualify for olympics is as young as Virdhawal khade. b) Very few Indian swimmer to qualify for olympics is as young as Virdhawal khade. c) Virdhawal khade is as young as Indian Swimmer to qualify for olympics. ANS. No other Indian swimmer to qualify for olympics is as young as Virdhawal khade.

6)Virdhawal is one of the fastest swimmers in the world. a)No other swimmers in the world are as fast as virdhawal. b)Very few swimmers in the world were as fast as virdhawal. c) Very few swimmers in the world are as fast as virdhawal. Ans: Very few swimmers in the world are as fast as virdhawal.