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    Comparison Degree (BC 3.10)

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    The document discusses the three degrees of comparison: positive, comparative, and superlative. [1] The positive degree shows a common characteristic, comparative degree shows differences between objects, and superlative degree shows the highest level among objects. [2] It provides examples for forming comparisons for adjectives of one or more syllables in the positive, comparative, and superlative degrees. [3] It also includes lists of common adjectives and their forms in each degree of comparison.

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    Comparison Degree (BC 3.10)

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    The document discusses the three degrees of comparison: positive, comparative, and superlative. [1] The positive degree shows a common characteristic, comparative degree shows differences between objects, and superlative degree shows the highest level among objects. [2] It provides examples for forming comparisons for adjectives of one or more syllables in the positive, comparative, and superlative degrees. [3] It also includes lists of common adjectives and their forms in each degree of comparison.

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    The document discusses the three degrees of comparison: positive, comparative, and superlative. [1] The positive degree shows a common characteristic, comparative degree shows differences between objects, and superlative degree shows the highest level among objects. [2] It provides examples for forming comparisons for adjectives of one or more syllables in the positive, comparative, and superlative degrees. [3] It also includes lists of common adjectives and their forms in each degree of comparison.

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    Comparison Degree (BC 3.10)

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    The document discusses the three degrees of comparison: positive, comparative, and superlative. [1] The positive degree shows a common characteristic, comparative degree shows differences between objects, and superlative degree shows the highest level among objects. [2] It provides examples for forming comparisons for adjectives of one or more syllables in the positive, comparative, and superlative degrees. [3] It also includes lists of common adjectives and their forms in each degree of comparison.

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    DEGREES OF COMPARISON (BC 3.

    10)

    Degree of Comparison consists of:

    Positive Degree
    Comparative Degree
    Superlative Degree

    1. POSITIVE DEGREE

    Positive Degree shows common characteristic of objects.


    (as tall as, as expensive as, as old as, etc.)

    Pattern :
    Subject + to be + as + adjective + as .....

    Example :
    1. This dictionary is as expensive as mine.
    2. His brother is as clever as my sister.
    3. This book is as thick as that one.

    2. COMPARATIVE DEGREE

    Comparative Degree is used to show different characteristic of objects.

    a) 1 syllable

    (big →bigger, tall → taller, old → older, etc.)

    Pattern :
    Subject + to be + adjective + er + than .....

    Example :
    1. This dictionary is cheaper than mine.
    2. Your father is older than John's father.
    3. Linda is prettier than her elder sister.

    b) 2 syllables or more

    (expensive → more expensive, difficult → more difficult, etc.)

    Pattern :

    Subject + to be + more + adjective + than .....

    Example :
    1. Your book is more expensive than mine.
    2. This lesson is more difficult than that one.
    3. English is more important than Spanish.
    3. SUPERLATIVE DEGREE

    Superlative Degree is used to show levels "most" of objects.

    a) 1 syllable

    ( young → the youngest, old → the oldest , etc.)

    Pattern :
    Subject + to be + the + adjective + est .....

    Example :
    1. He is the cleverest among them all.
    2. Jones is the oldest student in our class.
    3. You are the laziest member in our club.

    b) 2 syllables or more

    (intelligent → the most intelligent, beautiful → the most beautiful , etc.)

    Pattern :

    Subject + to be + the + most + adjective .....


    Example :
    1. Jones is the most intelligent student.
    2. This is the most beautiful flower.
    3. That is the most expensive shirt.

    LIST OF COMPARISON DEGREE ADJECTIVES

    POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE


    Bright brighter brightest
    Black blacker blackest
    Bold bolder boldest
    Clever cleverer cleverest
    Cold colder coldest
    Fast faster fastest
    Great greater greatest
    High higher highest
    Kind kinder kindest
    Long longer longest
    Rich richer richest
    Small smaller smallest
    Strong stronger strongest
    Sweet sweeter sweetest
    Tall taller tallest
    thick thicker thickest
    Young younger Youngest
    Brave braver bravest
    Fine finer finest
    Large larger largest
    Nice nicer nicest
    Noble nobler noblest
    Pale paler palest
    Simple simpler simplest
    Wise wiser wisest
    White whiter whitest
    Costly costlier costliest
    Dry drier driest
    Easy easier easiest
    Happy happier happiest
    Heavy heavier heaviest
    Lazy lasier lasiest
    Mercy mercier merciest
    Wealthy wealthier wealthiest
    Dim dimmer dimmest
    Fat fatter fattest
    Hot hotter hottest
    Thin thinner thinnest
    Active more active most active
    attractive more attractive most attractive
    Beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
    Brilliant more brilliant most brilliant
    Careful more careful most careful
    courageous more courageous most courageous
    Cunning more cunning most cunning
    Difficult more difficult most difficult
    Famous more famous most famous
    Faithful more faithful most faithful
    important more important most important
    Proper more proper most proper
    Popular more popular most popular
    Splendid more splendid most splendid
    Suitable more suitable most suitable
    THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF SUCH ADJECTIVES

    POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE


    Bad worse worst
    evil worse worst
    good better Best / well
    ill worse worst
    far Farther/further Farthest/furthest
    well better best
    late later latest (time)
    late later last (position)
    little less least
    much more most
    many more most
    near nearer nearest
    old older oldest
    old elder eldest

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