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., , INTERCHANGE OF DEGRESS OF, COMPARISON, • This lesson is about comparing one person or, thing with other person or thing or with all the, persons or things., • We can express the same idea using different, degrees of comparison – positive, comparative, or superlative degree. For example:
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., , • No other language is as beautiful as English., English is more beautiful than any other, language., English is the most beautiful language., • No other boy in the class is as tall as Robin., Robin is taller than any other boy in the class., Robin is the tallest boy in the class.
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., , • We use either the positive or comparative, degree when we compare the quality of two, persons or things., • We use the superlative degree when we, compare the quality of one person or thing with, the qualities of all the persons or things.
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., , Positive, , Comparative, , Superlative, , strong, large, , stronger, larger, , strongest, largest, , good, bad, , better, worse, , best, worst, , beautiful, attractive, , more beautiful, more attractive, , most beautiful, most attractive
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., , Type 1: Positive ↔ Comparative Degree, , Structures:, (i) as + pd + as, → not + cd + than, (ii) not as + pd + as → cd + than, a) Imphal is as big as Dimapur., Dimapur is not bigger than Imphal., , b) Imphal is not as beautiful as Shillong., Shillong is more beautiful than Imphal.
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., , Three Points to Remember, , 1. When a comparison is made between two, persons or things, we can use an adjective, either in the positive or comparative degree., For example:, • I am not as tall as my father., My father is taller than me., • Bobby is as intelligent as Jimmy., Jimmy is not more intelligent than Bobby.
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., , 2. The compared persons or things may be of, the similar quality or different one., a) Girls are smarter than boys., (Different quality), Boys are not as smart as girls., b) Physics is as difficult as Chemistry., (Similar quality), Chemistry is not more difficult than, Physics.
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., , 3. If one sentence is in the affirmative, the other, one is in the negative and vice versa., a) Blood is thicker than water. (Affirmative), Water is not as thick as blood., b) Bangalore is not as polluted as Delhi. (Neg), Delhi is more polluted than Bangalore.
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., , More example:, a) I am as tall as you. (same height.), → You are not taller than me., b) I am not as tall as you. (not of the same height.), → You are taller than me., c) Air is as important as water., → Water is not more important than air., , d) Urdu is more difficult than Hindi., → Hindi is not as difficult as Urdu.
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., , e) Guwahati is not hotter than Dimapur in, summer., → Dimapur is as hot as Guwahati in summer., f) Your handwriting is worse than mine., → My handwriting is not as bad as yours., g) He walks faster than me., → I don’t walk as fast as him., h) I didn’t sleep as long as him., → He slept longer than me.
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., , Type 2: All Degrees, , When a comparison is made involving more, than two persons or things, we can use an, adjective in any degree. For example:, • Ambani is the richest Indian. (SD), • Ambani is richer than any other Indian. (CD), • No other Indian is as rich as Ambani. (PD)
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., , (A) When we mean “the one and the only person, or thing” enjoying the highest quality among, all the persons or things., Structures:, 1. sd, (tallest), 2. cd + than + any other, (taller), 3. No other + as + pd + as (tall)
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., , Structures:, 1. sd, 2. cd + than + any other, 3. No other + as + pd + as, • Anu is the best student in the class., , • Anu is better than any other student in the, class., • No other student in the class is as good as, Anu.
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., , More example:, a) The elephant is the biggest land animal., → The elephant is bigger than any other land, animal., → No other land animal is as big as the, elephant., b) Iron is the most useful of all metals., → Iron is more useful than any other metal., → No other metal is as useful as iron.
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., , c) Mary is the most intelligent student in the, class., d) Benares is the oldest city in India., e) India is the largest democracy in the world., , f) Samu is the laziest boy in the class., g) Delhi is the most polluted city in India., h) Loktak is the most attractive tourist spot in, Manipur.
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., , Exercise: Change the degree of comparison as, directed within brackets:, a) I am as wise as you. (into cd), b) Ranil is the most foolish boy in our class., (into pd), c) The fox is more cunning than any other, animal. (into cd), d) He is not as clever as me. (into cd), e) The Mount Everest is the highest peak in the, world. (into pd)
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., , (B) When we mean “one of out of the few”., Structures:, 1. one of + sd, 2. cd + than + most other, 3. Very few + as + pd + as, a) Renu is one of the smartest girls in the class., → Renu is smarter than most other girls in the, class., → Very few girls in the class are as smart as, Renu.
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., , b) Vivekananda was one of the most popular Indian, philosophers., → Vivekananda was more popular than most other, Indian philosophers., → Very few Indian philosophers were as popular as, Vivekananda., , c) Shillong is one of the most beautiful places in the, Northeast., → Shillong is more beautiful than most other places in, the Northeast., → Very few places in the Northeast is as beautiful as, Shillong.
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., , d) Ambani is one of the richest men in the, world., e) Ratan is one of the weakest students in our, class., f) Asoka the Great was one of the greatest kings, in India., g) Hindi is one of the most spoken languages in, the world.
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., , Exercise: Change the degree of comparison as, directed in brackets:, a) America is richer than any other country in, the world. (use pd), , b) Charles Chaplin was a better actor than most, other actors in his time. (use sd), c) Pakistan is one of the most dangerous, countries in the world. (use cd)
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., , d) Physics is as difficult as Chemistry. (use cd), e) Life in the country is more peaceful than life, in the city. (Use pd), f) No other player in the team is as tall as Roger., (Use sd), g) Very few cities in India are as old Kolkata., (Use sd)
