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COMPARISON
A. Introduction
A.1 When we compare we estimate, measure or note the similarity or dissimilarity

between two or more people, places, things or ideas. And we often compare
them in terms of size, shape, weight, colour, quality, manner, number,
quantity, grade, actions, intensity, age, looks, feelings etc.
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• Comparatives are gradable expressions we use to compare.

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• Comparatives often say how things are different in quality or quantity or how
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Your house may be bigger but mine is more environment-friendly.

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The climate is getting hotter and hotter every year.

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• Comparatives show how two things are or are not of the same quality and
quantity:
She is as beautiful as her mother.
She is not as beautiful as her mother.
'There are as many stars in the sky as there are grains of sands on this beach.'
• Comparatives single out one thing as having a unique quality or define a

specific member in a set or group:
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Kolkatta is the largest city in India.

(Kolkatta is the city that is larger than any other city in India.)
India has produced many great cricketers but Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest.
India has produced many great cricketers but Sachin Tendulkar is greater
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I will have tea rather than coffee. (I find coffee too strong.)
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Ali has as many as ten Limousines.
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• Comparatives can also express an assumption.

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Hyderabadi biryani is always the most delicious.

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• Some comparatives occur before the noun they describe and some after.
India has produced many great cricket ers but Sachin Tendulkar is the
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• Comparatives can be very elaborate i.e. they can consist of several words and
may appear to be sentences.
The palace was not as huge as I had imagined it would be.
• Comparatives affect both adjectives and adverbs.
She is more beautiful than her sister. (adjective)
She sings more beautifully than her sister. (adverb)
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A.2 Study the table below and notice how the words of comparison are used.
Example Notes
These mangoes are sweeter than those. -er for adjectives and adverbs of one
syllable.
Ramesh Krishnan can run faster than
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The Hero Honda is a more expensive more….. than for adjectives and adverbs
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motorcycle than the Kawasaki Bajaj. of two or more syllables
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Govind is happier than he used to be. Comparison with as… as Expresses

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Kiran is not as heavy as Amber. We use not as + adjective or adverb and

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less + adjective or adverb.

Swapna is not as friendly as her brother.
Travelling by bus is less expensive than

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Geetesh works less enthusiastically than

his brother.
Ice-cream tastes better than Lassi. Irregular comparative form
Life in a village is worse than in a city.
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Have you noticed that the above examples have expressions like as…as,
mor e…t han, -er…than, the…-est or the most….? Why? Discuss with a partner.
The examples in the followinExample
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old elder/older eldest/older
far farther/further farthest/furthest
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Adjective Comparative form Superlative form
Single syllable adjectives
Adjectives of two syllables
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Adjectives of more than two syllables
Adjectives that do not have regular forms
Now write six comparative sentences. Use the information in Table A.1 that you
worked out with your partner.
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Characteristics You (Write your name Your part ner (Writ e

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• Height
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• Distance of home from school
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A.4 Read this feature article in which the writer compares the treatment of
boys and girls. Complete the article by filling in the spaces with ONE
appropriate word from the box given below. You may have to change the
form of the word you need to use and some words may have to be used
more than once.
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than much few less as many
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For many parents, especially those who are poor and illiterate, a girl is a 'lesser
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to be born? Though female infanticide was banned by law over a century ago,
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thousands of girls are killed before they are born or when they are babies.
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Even the girls who are allowed to survive live with less of everything.
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___________medical care, so _______ girls die. Boys get__________ nutritious
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food and also ______ time to play. ________ jobs are open to girls, and even if
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And yet a girl usually does twice as ________ work _______ a boy, not only in the
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This discrimination and bias must end, and end now! Can we count on your
support?
A.5. Work with your partner and list the names of magazines that you know.
Name of Magazine
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Now make as may sentences as you can from the table below to express your own
opinions about the magazines you have listed. Write your sentences in your
note book.
I think (name of a less more information than (name of
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A.6 Compare the two rockets shown below and complete the paragraph
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Diameter 1 metre 1 metre
Date of first launch 1993 1991
Payload capacity 1 tonne 1.1 tonne
Range 3000 kms 2300 kms
The Selene, first launched in 1991, is five metres _________ (height) and three tonnes.
_____________ (weight) ______________ the Helios. The diameter of the Helios is
___________ the Selene. However, the payload capacity of the Helios is 1 tonne, which
is 0.1 tonne __________ the Selene. Interestingly, the Heliios has a range of 3000 km,
which is 700 km ____________ the Selene.
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A.7 The chart below shows information on the economics of the Annual
Sports Meet. Study the chart carefully.
The Economics of the Annual Sports Meet
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The total cost estimated of the Meet will be 11, 00, 000/-
No of athletes: 1250 (750 Girls + 500 Boys; Category wise: sub-junior:

350, junior: 500 and senior: 400)
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Staff on Duty: Teachers: 95 (35 men + 60 women), Support Staff 40
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More girls will participate than boys.
Twice as much money will be spent on procuring sports equipment and apparatus
as on tents, chairs and decoration.
As much as a quarter of all money has been ear-marked for organising a cultural
extravaganza in the opening and closing ceremonies.
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A.8. Compare the items in each picture using -er, more, less or an irregular
form. Use the words under the pictures. You may write your answer in
more than one way.
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expensive cheap good costly low

Goods this year are_______________ last year, and next year things may be
________ they are now.
Here are some suggestions for saving money! Compare the prices of similar
products. Some brands are___________ others, but the quality may not be much
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Before you go shopping make a list of the items that you need and buy only
those things! Don't buy things that you don't need just because they are
___________ the usual price, and don't buy anything just to 'keep up' with your
neighbours.
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B Avoiding Repetition
B.1 The comparisons below involve some unnecessary repetition. Cross out
any unnecessary words, to avoid repetition.
I can run faster than Asha can run.
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4. Children were reading more in 1990 than they are reading now.
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5. Children now spend far more time watching TV than they spend reading books.
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Apes are in many ways similar to humans. The skeleton of an ape resembles the
skeleton of a human and it has the same number of teeth as a human has. An
ape's brain is smaller than the brain of a human, but its structure is the same
as the structure of a human brain. It is not surprising then, that apes behave
rather like humans behave.
Of all apes, the chimpanzee is most similar to man. It is the most intelligent of
all the apes and can be trained more easily than other apes. Some chimpanzees
have been taught to communicate with humans through gestures like the
gestures used in deaf and dumb language.
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B.3 What does this proverb mean?
The higher you climb, the harder you fall.
Match the clauses from column A with those in column B to form

meaningful sentences.
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C Comparison of Trends
C.1 Look at the graph and the paragraph below which provides an
interpretation of the data given in the graph.
Graph to show number of whales caught in Antarctic (1985-2010)
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As whalers reduced catches of the larger whales, they switched to smaller

species. This is evident when we compare figures for the Antarctic catch of the
larger sei whale with those for small minke whale. In 1985, fifteen times as
many sei whales as minke whales were caught. By 1995, catches of both the
species were virtually the same (9000). By the 2000, the situation had reversed
and the number of minke whales killed more than doubled as compared to sei
whales (6000). The graph shows that while the sei catch was reduced by 95%
between 1985 and 2010, over the same period the minke whale catch was eight
times greater. If these trends continue, the situation for the smaller species will
be as bad as it used to be for the larger ones.
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Discuss with a partner:
1. What expressions have been used for comparing the data? Underline them.
2. Does the analysis identify the main trends? Has any projection or guess
been made based on the available data?
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C.2 The graph below describes the average number of hours spent by students
aged 11-15 years on two activities (per student per week) in India between
1985 and 2010 and gives projections for 2015. Study the information
carefully and then write a paragraph interpreting the data. Include the
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Graph to show time spent on reading and watching TV by students

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D Proportion
D.1 A survey was conducted among the teachers of New Hope High School to
find out whether Class X students should be allowed to use mobile phones
in the campus. The results of the survey are shown in the pie-chart below.
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almost none…
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just… over half much less than
well under a quarter more
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Look at the pie chart and the useful expressions above. Fill in the gaps in
the following summary of results.
As can be seen from the above pie-chart, nearly a________________________ of
the teachers felt that Class X students must not be allowed to use mobile
phones in the school campus. However, nearly one__________________ believed
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Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa.
The Pacific is the deepest of all the oceans in the world.
The Nile is the longest river in the world.
Now make similar sentences about the following. Use your general knowledge
and imagination.
1. Diamonds _________________________________________________
2. The Himalayas _____________________________________________
3. The Ganga ________________________________________________
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4. Leh __________________________________________________
5. The Taj Mahal _____________________________________________
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*The population of China is greater than India.
The population of China is greater than that of India.
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1. *Saeed runs quicker than Johnson.
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2. *The faster land animal in the world is the cheetah.
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3. *Our house is bigger than your.
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4. *On an average, people in cities earn more money than that living in villages.
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1. Given below are Reena's notes from her trip to Fatehpur Sikri. Use this
information to complete the paragraph by choosing the correct
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hunting of flamingoes that (c) _________ to Kutch from various parts of the
world every year to breed. For centuries the region (d) _________ a haven for
this migratory bird. Flamingo City, an island in the middle of the Rann of
Kutch, (e) _________ the world over as one of the biggest breeding grounds of the
Greater Flamingo, (f) _________ with bodies of hundreds of flamingo chicks. The
parents of these chicks (g) _________ the island due to lack of food.
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5. Given below is a set of rules from the Rule Book of APM School, Jodhpur.
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comes after it in you answer sheet against the correct blank number.
Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined.
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A.1 When we compare we estimate, measure or note the similarity or dissimilarity

• Comparatives are gradable expressions we use to compare.

something changes and becomes different over time:

Your house may be bigger but mine is more environment-friendly.

This poem is not as good as the one you wrote yesterday.

There are more girls than boys in this class.

The climate is getting hotter and hotter every year.

• Comparatives single out one thing as having a unique quality or define a

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Kolkatta is the largest city in India.

• Comparatives can also express an assumption.

Hyderabadi biryani is always the most delicious.

(Assumption: Biryani is delicious)

Walking is the least expensive kind of exercise.

(Assumption: There are many inexpensive types of exercise.)

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became heavier. -y take -ier form

Govind is happier than he used to be. Comparison with as… as Expresses

equality (or near equality with words

The red dress is nearly as good as the

The President is the same age as the

Kiran is not as heavy as Amber. We use not as + adjective or adverb and

less + adjective or adverb.

Travelling by bus is less expensive than

Geetesh works less enthusiastically than

Ice-cream tastes better than Lassi. Irregular comparative form

Life in a village is worse than in a city.

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Adjective Comparative Superlative

busy busi(er) busi(est)

beautiful more beautiful most beautiful

dangerous more dangerous most dangerous

good better best

well better best

bad worse worst

ill worse worst

old elder/older eldest/older

far farther/further farthest/furthest

Write your conclusions here:

Adjective Comparative form Superlative form

Single syllable adjectives

Adjectives of two syllables

Adjectives ending in 'y'

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Adjectives of more than two syllables

Adjectives that do not have regular forms

finished, compare the results.

Characteristics You (Write your name Your part ner (Writ e

here:_____________) his/her name

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__________girls are sent to school ___________ boys. They get

_________ respect. They are not given as _________ opportunities as boys to

speak out on matters that concern them.

house but also in the fields.

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When do we use (a) less than/ as much as and

When do we use (b) fewer than/ as many as?

Create some sentences, and try to work out the "rule".

girls are sent to school _ boys. They get

_ respect. They are not given as _ opportunities as boys to