Degrees of Comparison

Degrees of Comparison

1. Positive Degree

• Defines a single quality without any comparison.
• Typically used in simple statements.
• Example: "She is tall."

2. Comparative Degree

• Compares two nouns or pronouns, indicating a higher or lower degree of a quality.
• Formed by adding "-er" to adjectives or using "more" before adjectives with two or more syllables.
• Example: "He is taller than his brother."
• Example for multi-syllable adjectives: "She is more intelligent than her peers."

3. Superlative Degree

• Indicates the highest degree of a quality among three or more nouns or pronouns.
• Formed by adding "-est" to adjectives or using "most" before adjectives with two or more syllables.
• Example: "She is the tallest in the class."
• Example for multi-syllable adjectives: "He is the most intelligent student."

4. Use in Sentences

• Positive: "The book is interesting."
• Comparative: "This book is more interesting than that one."
• Superlative: "This is the most interesting book in the library."

5. Irregular Comparison

• Certain adjectives have unique comparative and superlative forms.
• Examples:
  • Good: better (comparative), best (superlative)
  • Bad: worse (comparative), worst (superlative)
  • Much/Many: more (comparative), most (superlative)
  • Little: less (comparative), least (superlative)

Degrees of Comparison

• Describes the level of a quality
• Three main degrees: positive, comparative, and superlative
• Positive Degree
  • Simple statement without comparison
  • Example: "The book is interesting."
• Comparative Degree
  • Compares two items
  • Formed by adding "er" or "more"
  • Example: "This book is more interesting than that one."
• Superlative Degree
  • Indicates the highest degree of a quality among three or more items
  • Formed by adding "est" or "most"
  • Example: "This is the most interesting book in the library."
• Irregular Comparison
  • Some adjectives do not follow the standard rules for forming comparatives and superlatives
  • Examples:
    • good - better - best
    • bad - worse - worst
    • much/many - more - most
    • little - less - least