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Lesson Objectives
- Understand the three degrees of comparison (Positive, Comparative, and Superlative) and their usage in sentences.
- Recognize and differentiate between the degrees in various contexts.
- Learn the rules for transforming adjectives and adverbs from one degree to another.
- Develop proficiency in sentence transformation, particularly in converting between Positive, Comparative, and Superlative degrees.
- Enhance grammar skills through exercises designed to reinforce the concepts of degree comparison.
The Degree of Comparison
The degree of comparison deals with whether an adjective or adverb is offering any type of comparison. There are three degrees: positive, comparative, and superlative.
Positive Degree
A positive degree does not have any comparison. It only tells us the presence of quality.
A. She is a good girl.
B. He is an intelligent boy.
C. He drives slowly.
D. He walks slowly.
E. He did the job beautifully.
Comparative Degree
A Comparative degree is used to compare two things to show which one has a lesser or greater degree of quality.
A. Ishan is taller than Zaheer.
B. Fariya is more intelligent than Nasima.
C. He walks more slowly.
D. He did the job more beautifully.
Superlative Degree
Comparing more than two things, a superlative degree deals with the least or the highest quality.
A. Ishan is the tallest player on the Indian Cricket team.
B. Shakib-Al-Hasan is one of the best all-rounders in world cricket.
C. He has done the work most beautifully.
D. I want to play the next match most seriously.
Transformation Rules
Superlative to Positive
Rule one: If you see "one of the," use "Very few + rest of the sentence + as + positive degree + as + subject."
Superlative: Virat Kohli is one of the best batsmen in the world.
Positive: Very few batsmen in the world are as good as Virat Kohli.
Rule two: If "one of the" is absent, use "No other + rest of the sentence + as + positive degree + as + subject."
Superlative: He is the best boy in the class.
Positive: No other boy in the class is as good as he is.
Rule three: If you see "of all," use "No other + total part from the all + as + positive degree + as + subject."
Superlative: He is the tallest of all boys.
Positive: No other boy is as tall as he.
Comparative to Superlative
Rule one: If a comparative follows "than any other," use "the + superlative + of any."
Comparative: Dhaka is bigger than any other city in Bangladesh.
Superlative: Dhaka is the biggest city in Bangladesh.
Rule two: If it follows "than all other," use "the + superlative + of all."
Comparative: John is wiser than all other students in the class.
Superlative: John is the wisest student in the class.
Rule three: If "than most other" appears, use "one of the + superlative."
Comparative: Rohit is better than most other players.
Superlative: Rohit is one of the best players.
Positive to Comparative
Convert object to subject, use "not" with comparative, replace "as...as" with "than."
Positive: He is as good as I.
Comparative: I am not better than him.
Positive: No other student is as good as I.
Comparative: I am better than any other student.
Exercises
Exercise 1: Identify the Degree
1. She is the most talented singer in the group. (Positive, Comparative, or Superlative?)
2. This book is more interesting than the one I read before. (Positive, Comparative, or Superlative?)
3. He runs fast. (Positive, Comparative, or Superlative?)
Exercise 2: Convert the Degree
1. He is the best dancer in the school. (Convert to Positive)
2. This car is faster than any other car. (Convert to Superlative)
3. She is as kind as her mother. (Convert to Comparative)
Answers
Answers to Exercise 1: Identify the Degree
1. Superlative
2. Comparative
3. Positive
Answers to Exercise 2: Convert the Degree
1. No other dancer in the school is as good as he is.
2. This is the fastest car.
3. Her mother is not kinder than she is.
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- 📌 Lesson Objectives:
- Understand the three degrees of comparison (Positive, Comparative, and Superlative) and their usage in sentences.
- Recognize and differentiate between the degrees in various contexts.
- Learn the rules for transforming adjectives and adverbs from one degree to another.
- Develop proficiency in sentence transformation, particularly in converting between Positive, Comparative, and Superlative degrees.
- Enhance grammar skills through exercises designed to reinforce the concepts of degree comparison.
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