This document summarizes the different forms of comparison in English: positive, comparative, and superlative degrees. It identifies the key words and structures that indicate each degree of comparison, such as "as...as" for positive, "than" for comparative, and "the" for superlative degree. Examples are provided for each structure.

1. Table of Degree
Positive Comparative Superlative
1. No other/ none
(singular form of noun)
+ as…..as.
Than +any other (singular
noun) / all other (plural noun)
The………..ofany/
of all
2. as……….as Not+
more……than/……er……..
than
3. not+ so……….as more……than/……er……..
than
3. Very few + as…….as
( plural form for noun &
auxiliary verb)
Than+ many other/ most other (
plural form for noun )
One of the ( plural
form for noun)
1. PositiveDegree: No comparison.
How to identify: as/so……..as, no other/ none, Very few. → *[as …………as]*
2. Comparative Degree: Comparison between twoor more people/things.
How to identify:more…….than/ ……er…….than, any other/all other , many other/
most other. → *[Than]*
3. Superlative Degree: Comparison amongst many peoples/things.
How to identify:the most / the……..est, of any/ all other , one of the. → *[ The]*
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