On English Grammar

1. Comparison of Degree

2. Understanding the Comparison of Degrees
1. Positive Degree: Describes a quality without comparison.
o Example: "She is kind.
2. Comparative Degree: Compares two entities, indicating a higher or lower degree of a quality.
o Example: "She is kinder than her sister.
3. Superlative Degree: Indicates the highest or lowest degree of a quality among three or more
entities.
o Example: "She is the kindest person in the group

3. Conversion:
· Tall → Taller → Tallest
· Fast → Faster → Fastest
· Beautiful → More beautiful → Most beautiful
· Important → More important → Most important

4. Irregular Adjectives:
Positive Comparative Superlative
Good Better Best
Bad Worse Worst
Far Farther/Further Farthest/Furthest
Little Less Least
Many/Much More Most
Some adjectives have irregular comparative and superlative forms:

5. Adjectives can be transformed across degrees while maintaining the core
meaning of a sentence.
Example Context Positive Degree Comparative Degree
Superlative
Degree
1 Absolute Superiority
No other [noun] is as
[adjective] as [subject].
[Subject] is more
[adjective] than any other
[noun].
[Subject] is the most
[adjective] [noun].
2 Majority Comparison
Very few [nouns] are as
[adjective] as [subject].
[Subject] is more
[adjective] than most
other [nouns].
[Subject] is one of the
most [adjective]
[nouns].
3 Equality Comparison
[Subject A] is as [adjective]
as [Subject B].
[Subject B] is not more
[adjective] than [Subject
A].
Among [Subject A] and
[Subject B], neither is
the [adjective].
Sentence Structure Patterns for Degrees of Comparison

6. Practice examples
:
1. Absolute Superiority
Structure:
 Positive Degree: No other [noun] is as [adjective] as
[subject].
 Comparative Degree: [Subject] is more [adjective] than any
other [noun].
 Superlative Degree: [Subject] is the most [adjective] [noun].

7. Example :
 Positive: "No other flower is as beautiful as the rose."
 Comparative: "The rose is more beautiful than any other flower."
 Superlative: "The rose is the most beautiful flower.
 Positive: No other mountain is as tall as Mount Everest.
 Comparative: Mount Everest is taller than any other mountain.
 Superlative: Mount Everest is the tallest mountain.
 Positive: No other planet is as hot as Venus.
 Comparative: Venus is hotter than any other planet.
 Superlative: Venus is the hottest planet.
 Positive: No other city is as vibrant as New York.
 Comparative: New York is more vibrant than any other city.
 Superlative: New York is the most vibrant city.

8. Majority Comparison
:
Structure:
 Positive Degree: Very few [nouns] are as [adjective] as [subject].
 Comparative Degree: [Subject] is more [adjective] than most other [nouns].
 Superlative Degree: [Subject] is one of the most [adjective] [nouns].

9. Example :
 Positive: Very few flowers are as beautiful as the rose.
 Comparative: The rose is more beautiful than most other
flowers.
 Superlative: The rose is one of the most beautiful flowers.
 Positive Degree: Very few cities are as clean as
Singapore.
 Comparative Degree: Singapore is cleaner than most
other cities.
 Superlative Degree: Singapore is one of the cleanest
cities.
 Positive: Very few athletes are as fast as Usain Bolt.
 Comparative: Usain Bolt is faster than most other
athletes.
 Superlative: Usain Bolt is one of the fastest athletes.
 Positive Degree: Very few cities are as clean as
Singapore.
 Comparative Degree: Singapore is cleaner than most
other cities.
 Superlative Degree: Singapore is one of the cleanest
cities.
 Positive: Very few books are as captivating as this novel.
 Comparative: This novel is more captivating than most
other books.
 Superlative: This novel is one of the most captivating
books.
 Positive: Very few students are as diligent as Maria.
 Comparative: Maria is more diligent than most other
students.
 Superlative: Maria is one of the most diligent students.

10. Equality Comparison
Structure:
 Positive Degree: [Subject A] is as [adjective] as [Subject B].
 Comparative Degree: [Subject B] is not more [adjective] than [Subject A].
 Superlative Degree: Among [Subject A] and [Subject B], neither is the [adjective]; they
are equally [adjective].

11. Example :
 Positive: Sarah is as intelligent as
Emma.
 Comparative: Emma is not more
intelligent than Sarah.
 Superlative: Among Sarah and Emma,
neither is the most intelligent; they are
equally intelligent.
 Positive: This painting is as beautiful as
that one.
 Comparative: That painting is not more
beautiful than this one.
 Superlative: Among these two
paintings, neither is the most beautiful;
they are equally beautiful.
 Positive Degree: John is as tall as Mike.
 Comparative Degree: Mike is not taller
than John.
 Superlative Degree: Among John and
Mike, neither is the tallest; they are
equally tall.
 Positive: Alice is as intelligent as Bob.
 Comparative: Bob is not more
intelligent than Alice.
 Superlative: Among Alice and Bob,
neither is the most intelligent; they are
equally intelligent.

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