Degrees of comparison (1)

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2. DEGREES OF COMPARISON
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3. Degrees of Comparison
Are used when we compare one person or one thing with
another.
There are three Degrees of Comparison in English.
They are:
1. Positive degree.
2. Comparative degree.
3. Superlative degree.
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4. Let us see all of them one by one.
1. Positive degree.
When we speak about only one person or thing, We use the Positive
degree.
Examples:
• This house is big.
In this sentence only one noun “The house” is talked about.
• He is a tall student.
• This flower is beautiful.
• He is an intelligent boy.
Each sentence mentioned above talks about only one noun.
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5. 2. Comparative degree.
When we compare two persons or two things with each other,
We use both the Positive degree and Comparative degree.
Examples:
A horse can run faster than a dog.
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6. 3. Superlative degree:
When we compare more than two persons or things with one
another,
We use all the three Positive, Comparative and Superlative
degrees.
Examples:
The elephant is the largest of all land animals.
The giraffe is the tallest of all animals.
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7. Few adjectives and adverbs get their Comparative forms by simply
getting “more” before them.
Beautiful..........more beautiful..........most beautiful
Effective……….more effective………most effective
Effectively………more effectively……….most effectively
Enjoyable………….more enjoyable……….most enjoyable
Useful……………….more useful………..most useful
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8. Few adjectives and adverbs get their Comparative forms by simply adding
“er” after them and their superlative terms, by adding “est” after them.
Hard……………..harder……………..hardest
Big……………….bigger…………….biggest
Tall……………..taller……………tallest
Long………………longer………………longest
Short……………..shorter……………….shortest
Costly…………………costlier……………costliest
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