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Degrees of Comparison
There are three degrees of comparison in English: positive, comparative, and superlative. The positive degree is used to describe one person or thing. The comparative degree is used to compare two people or things. The superlative degree is used to compare more than two people or things and expresses the highest level. Adjectives are made comparative and superlative through different methods depending on their syllable length, ending, and whether they are regular or irregular.
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- 2. There are threeDegrees of Comparison in English. 1. Positive degree 2. Comparative degree 3. Superlative degree
- 3. Positive Degree • Weuse the Positive degree when we speak about only one person or thing. Example: • Lebron James is tall. • The house is big. • This flower is beautiful.
- 4. Comparative Degree • Weuse the Comparative degree when we compare two persons or two things with each other. Example: • Yao Ming is taller than Lebron James. • This house is bigger than that one. • She is nicer than him.
- 5. Superlative Degree • Weuse the Superlative degree when we compare more than two persons or things with one another. • It is the highest degree of the quality. Example: • Peter is the smartest boy in class. • Alice is the sweetest girl in the neighborhood. • The blue whale is the largest of all animals.
- 6. Degree of Comparison 1.Adjectives of one syllable • Adjectives of one syllable add -er and -est. • Adjectives ending on 'e' just add -r and -st. • Some adjectives double the final consonant. Adjective Comparative Superlative small warm old nice big smaller warmer older nicer bigger smallest warmest oldest nicest biggest
- 7. Degree of Comparison 2.Adjectives of two syllables • Some adjectives of two syllables add -er and -est. • For adjectives ending in 'y‘ – cut y then add -ier and -iest. • Adjectives ending in -ful, -less, -ing, -ed use more and most. • Some other adjectives of two syllables use more and most (modern, famous, normal, correct, ...). Adjective Comparative Superlative narrow happy useful boring modern narrower happier more useful more boring more modern narrowest happiest most useful most boring most modern
- 8. Degree of Comparison 3.Adjectives of three or more syllables • Adjectives of three or more syllables use more and most. Adjective Comparative Superlative beautiful dangerous exciting more beautiful more dangerous more exciting most beautiful most dangerous most exciting
- 9. Degree of Comparison 4.Irregular adjectives • You will have to memorize these. Adjective Comparative Superlative good (well) bad little much, many far late old better worse less more farther, further later older, elder best worst least most farthest last, latest older, oldest
- 10. Degree of Comparison 4.Irregular adjectives • You will have to memorize these. Adjective Comparative Superlative good (well) bad little much, many far late old better worse less more farther, further later older, elder best worst least most farthest last, latest older, oldest