adjectives

Adjective is a word that qualifies a

noun/pronoun.

1. A girl 2. She is beautiful.

A beautiful girl
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❑ In the garden (a)/ were the more beautiful
flowers (b)/ and silver bells. (c)/ No error (d)

❑ Given that (a)/ there was so less time, (b)/ I

think the students have (c)/ done a good job.
(d)/ No error (e)
DEGREES OF COMPARISON
 POSITIVE DEGREE
❑ It denotes simple quality of a person or thing.

Ex- This mango is sweet.

Note- Positive degree is used when no

comparison is made.
 COMPARATIVE DEGREE
▪ It denotes higher quality than the positive
degree.
Structure- Sub+ verb + comp. degree+ than
Ex- This mango is sweeter than that mango.

Note- It is used to compare only two persons or

things.
 SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
❑ It denotes the highest degree of quality.

Ex- This mango is the sweetest of all.

Note- It is used to compare more than two persons or

things.
FORMATION OF COMPARATIVE
AND SUPERLATIVE DEGREES
1. Adjectives of one syllable:
Positive Comparative Superlative
Tall Taller Tallest
Cool Cooler Coolest
Hot Hotter Hottest
2. Adjectives of more than one syllable:
Positive Comparative Superlative
Beautiful More Most
beautiful beautiful
Honest More honest Most honest
Faithful More faithful Most faithful
When two adjectives are connected with a
conjunction ( Generally and), Degree of both the
adjectives will be same

She is taller and beautiful than you.

He is old and wiser than you.
She is the best and wisest girl in the class.
Double comparatives (more+ comparative) or
double superlative is not used in a sentence.

She is more senior to you.

You are more older than this boy
Elon Musk is the most richest man on the globe.
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❑ He is the kindest and generous of all my
friends.
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❑ He does not know that Mount Everest is the

most highest mountain peak.
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❑ In the garden (a)/ were the more beautiful

flowers (b)/ and silver bells. (c)/ No error (d)
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❑ Rohan is (a)/ good and stronger (b)/ than

Mohan (c)/ No error (d)
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❑ The most sweetest songs (a)/ are those that

attenuate our (b)/ restlessness when they are
listened (c)/ No error (d)
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❑ The car flew off the road (a)/ and fell into the
valley (b)/ because Amit (c)/ was driving
faster. (d)/ No error (e)
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❑ Given that (a)/ there was so less time, (b)/ I

think the students have (c)/ done a good job.
(d)/ No error (e)
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❑ These people are a)/ good and wiser in terms

of (b)/ their social intercourse (c)/ No error (4)
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❑ Coffee is more preferable than tea.

 Latin Adjectives
❑ Junior
❑ Senior
❑ Inferior
❑ Superior
❑ Prior
❑ Prefer
❑ Preferable
 Note-
❑ All these words are in comparative degree.

❑ “To” is used after them instead of “Than”

❑ We cannot make their comparative and

superlative forms.
❑ Maya is two years more senior than me in
college.

❑ Coffee is more preferable than tea.

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❑ Mr. Advani reached (a)/ the Parliament(b)/

prior than the speaker (c)/ No error (d)
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❑ I am talking to the most senior employee in

this organization.
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❑ Happiness is the chiefest aim of mankind.

 Absolute Adjectives
❑ Absolute Ideal Wrong
❑ Eternal Universal Perfect
❑ Chief Supreme Complete
❑ Circular Extreme Unique
❑ Round Total
❑ Triangular Whole
❑ Impossible Right
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❑ All these words are in superlative degree.

❑ We cannot make their comparative and
superlative forms.
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❑ This is the most unique animal that I have

ever seen.
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❑ How can divided India become the most

supreme power?
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1. Meenakshi’s performance in the (a)/ film was better
than (b)/ Sangeeta’s but not (c)/ so better as Madhuri’s.
(d)/ No error (e)

2. These days, job opportunities are not as better (a)/

as they used to be (b)/ in the early 70’s (c)/ No error (d)
 Affirmative – As + Positive degree + as
Negative – So + Positive Degree + as

❑ Tina is as tall as Tanu. ✔

❑ Tina is not as taller as Tanu. X
❑ Tina is not so tall as Tanu. ✔
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❑ The cost of the new (a)/ machines is likely to

(b)/ be so high as ten (c)/ times the existing
ones. (d)/ No error (e)
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❑ He walked as faster (a)/ as he could so that

(b)/ he would not (c)/ miss the train to work.
(d)/ No error (e)
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❑ I answered(a)/ the questions (b)/ as best as

(c)/ I could (d)/ No error (e)
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❑ These days, job opportunities are not as

better (a)/ as they used to be (b)/ in the early
70’s (c)/ No error (d)
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❑ The more I meditate, the more calm I get.

❑ The more I study, the less I learn.

 Parallel Increase/ Decrease

Structure-
The + comparative degree + sub + verb + THE
SAME STRUCTURE
❑ The higher we go, cooler we feel. X
❑ The higher we go, the cooler we feel. ✔

❑ The older I get, the happier am I. X

❑ The older I get, the happier I am. ✔
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❑ The more I study, the less I learn.

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❑ The more I meditate, the more calm I get.

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❑ The more dangerous is it, more I like it.

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❑ Tanu is as tall as any girl in the class.

❑ Tanu is taller than any girl in the class.

❑ Tanu is as tall as any boy in the class.

 Other & Positive and comparative Degree

❑ When one thing is compared with another of the

same kind in this case, “other” is used in the
sentences of positive and comparative degree.
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❑ Nile is longer than any river in world.

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❑ Nile is longer than any other river in India.

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❑ No writer in this world is as famous as

Shakespeare.
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❑ No other writer in India is as famous as

Shakespeare.
 Note- “Other” is not used in the sentences of
Superlative Degree

❑ Rahul is the tallest of all his other brothers. X

❑ Rahul is the tallest of all his brothers. ✔
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❑ The population of Tokyo is greater than

that of any other town in the world.
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❑ No trader in this town is as honest and

sincere as Shri Rajesh Arora.
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❑ All of you will agree with me (a)/ that no

problem faced by our society (b)/ is as
grave and intractable (c)/ as this problem
is. (d)/ No error (d)
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❑ There is no argument against (a)/ the fact

that (b)/ humans are the most intelligent
(c)/ of all other species. (d)/ No error (e)
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❑ It is a (a)/ well known fact that (b)/ the

leopard is faster (c)/ than all animals. (d)/
No error (e)
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❑ Of other all (a)/ my neighbours he is the

kindest (2)/ and most considerate (3)/ No
error (4)
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❑ The price of this book is as much as that book.

❑ The books of this shop are as beautifully arranged as

that shop.
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❑ The climate of Chennai is hotter than Delhi.

❑ The people of Bihar are more laborious than

Delhi.
 Faculty Comparison
❖ Singular noun repeats- “that of”
❖ Plural noun repeats – “those of”

• The Climate of Chennai is hotter than Delhi. x

• The Climate of Chennai is hotter than the climate of
Delhi.
• The Climate of Chennai is hotter than that of Delhi. ✔
 Faulty Comparison
❖ Singular noun repeats- “that”
❖ Plural noun repeats – “those”

• The people of Bihar are more laborious than Delhi. x

• The people of Bihar are more laborious than the
people of Delhi.
• The people of Bihar are more laborious than those
of Delhi. ✔
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❑ The quality of Nike is better than Puma.

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❑ The roads of Chandigarh are cleaner than

Jaipur.
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❑ Our soldiers (a)/ were better trained (b)/ than

that (c)/ of enemies. (d)/ No error (e)
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❑ She wished that her career could be as

glamorous as the other women but not
willing to work as they had.
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❑ India’s GDP is (a)/ most likely to grow (b)/ at

six percent higher than (c)/ those of the US.
(D)/ No error (e)
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❑ The price of this book is as much as that book.

❑ The books of this shop are as beautifully

arranged as that shop.
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Correct usage of some adjectives
 1. Much, Many
Much- uncountable Nouns
Many- Countable Noun

I don’t have much money

Do you buy much food?
Don’t have many friends.
You have many books.
 2. Some, any
Some- Affirmative sentences
Any- Question or Negative Sentences

I have got some friends

I have not got any friends
Have you got any milk?
 3. Few- Hardly any
A Few- Some but not many
The Few- Not many but all Available
Little- Hardly any
A Little- Some but not much
The little- Not much but all that is available
Few, A few, The Few- countable Noun
Little, A Little, The Little- Uncountable noun
 4. Farther, Further
Farther- Greater Distance
Further- Additional, In addition to

Let us not walk any Farther.

Don’t make any Further Delay.
Do you have any Further Questions?
 5. Later/ Latter
Later- Time
Latter- order, place

He came later than I.

The latter part of the book is interesting.
 6. Last, Latest
Latest- Time
Last- order

Have you heard the latest news?

This is the latest model of swift.
Mr. Chaudhary is the last speaker.
This is the last Topic.
6. GOOD:WELL
Good- (adj.)-Tells the quality of a person or thing

She is a player. She is a good player.

She speaks English. She speaks good English.

 WELL
Adjective Adverb
(Condition) (In a good manner)

How are you? She speaks English.

I am good. She speaks English good.

I am well.
❑ The quality of Apples is good/ well.

❑ I am not feeling good/well today.

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❑ Indira Gandhi was the first prime
minister of India.

❑ Gandhi ji was the first leader of his time.

7. First: Foremost
 First: Foremost
First- (Denotes order)
Foremost- (Prominent, Notable)
❑ Indira Gandhi was the first prime
minister of India.

❑ Gandhi Ji was the first leader of his time.

SOME MORE RULES…
Generally ‘of’ is used with superlative degree but when
he talk about place, city, state, country, we use ‘in’
instead ‘of’
December is the coldest month of the year.
She is the youngest of all the sisters.
Anita is the oldest girl in the class.
Mark Henry is the strongest person in the world.
Positive degree + enough
Positive degree is used before enough
Comparative degree- x
Superlative degree- x

They are kind enough to help us.

He is lucky enough to get selected.
He is wisest enough to get these tricks.
Comparatively/ Relatively + Positive Degree
Positive degree is used after comparatively/ relatively
comparative degree- x

The weather is comparatively better today.

The patient is relatively better today.
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