This document discusses the three degrees of comparison in adjectives: positive, comparative, and superlative. The positive degree is used without comparison, while the comparative degree compares two items or people using terms like "more" or "less." The superlative degree compares three or more items using the suffix "-est." The document also provides examples and rules for correctly using each degree of comparison in sentences.

1. DEGREES OF
COMPARISON
DONE BY:
M.SUMETHA
BBALLB(HONS)

2. What is degrees of
comparison?
By Changing their form, adjectives can
be used to show comparison between
two or more people, animals or
things. These different forms of the
adjective are called degrees of
comparison.

3. DEGREES OF
COMPARISON TYPES
1.POSITIVE OR ABSOLUTE DEGREE
modifies nouns without the need for
comparison.
Examples:1.Earth is large.
2.Sky is clear.
3. Mango is sweet.

4. 2. COMPARATIVE
DEGREE
USED TO COMPARE TWO THINGS
EXAMPLES : 1. Earth is larger than mars.
2.He is smarter than his sister.
3.She is taller than me.

5.  3. SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
Used to compare three or more things
Examples:1.Saturn is the largest among
the three planets.
2.This room is the cleanest I
have ever seen.
3. This is the worst experience I
have ever had.

6. DEGREES OF COMPARISON
RULES
Rule 1
When the comparison is of a single entity between two
people, more or most is to be used.
For eg:
Rita is smarter than Gita – Incorrect
Rita is more smarter than Gita – Correct
Rule 2
When the comparison is between two different qualities of
one person or entity, more is used.
For eg:
He is wiser than shrewd – Incorrect
He is more wiser than shrewd – Correct.

7.  Rule 3
 Double comparatives or superlatives are not used anymore for
comparison.
 Rule 4
 Comparison must be between two similar things.
 Rule 5
 In the case where ‘than’ or ‘as’ is followed by a first person/second
person pronoun, the verb can be omitted, but not in the case of third
person.
 Example:
She is not as smart as her sister – Incorrect
She is not as smart as her sister is – Correct

8.  Rule 6
 Superlative degree should be used for comparing three or more,
whereas comparative degree should be used for comparing two
 Rule 7
 Two adjectives in different degrees of comparison when being used in
the same sentence, must be complete in themselves.
 Rule 8
 A list of words mentioned below must be followed by ‘to’ and not by
‘than’.
 Senior
 Superior
 Elder
 Junior
 Inferior
 Preferable
 Prefer
 For eg: She is junior to me.

9.  Rule 9
 We can’t use ‘More’ or ‘Most’ for adjectives that
make absolute sense in themselves. For words like
unique, parallel or universe.