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!!!...Degrees of comparison...!!!
1. MADE BY- Nishkarsh Bansal
CLASS- VIII-D
ROLL NO.- 13
SUBJECT- English
TOPIC- Degrees Of Comparison
SUBMITTED TO- Ms.Nimisha Tyagi
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Ms.Nimisha Tyagi for giving me this
opportunity to present myself In front of
everyone in my class. I am greatly thankful
to her to give me this chance and I’m also
thankful to all my friends to co-operate
with me in this presentation.
Thank You!....
3.
4. The degrees of comparison in English are made
with the Adjective and Adverb words to show
how big or small, high or low, more or less, many
or less, many or few, etc., of the qualities,
numbers and positions of the nouns(persons,
things and places) in comparison to the others
mentioned in the other part of a
sentence/expression.
6. The positive degree is the most basic form of the
adjective, positive because it does not relate to any
superior or inferior qualities of other things in
speech.
It is of two types :-
Degree of equality :- The adjective or adverb is
in positive form showing that two persons or things are
the same – two nouns having the same quality.
Degree of inequality:-The adjective or adverb is
in positive form showing that two persons or things are
different– two nouns having different qualities.
7. Comparative degree
The comparative degree denotes a greater amount of a
quality relative to something else. The phrase “Anna is taller
than her father” means that Anna's degree of tallness is
greater than her father's degree of tallness.
It is of two types :-
Progressive degree :-Two adjectives or adverbs are being
compared to show that one continues to increase (or decrease)
when the other increases (or decreases).
Parallel Degree :-The quality or quantity of the adjective
or adverb continues to increase (or decrease) as the time
passes.
8. Superlative degree
The superlative degree denotes the most, the
largest, etc., by which it differs from other
things.
Comparing one noun – person, thing or place –
with several others of its kind to show that this
particular noun has the highest degree of the
quality or quantity of the adjective or adverb
being used to compare.
9. Part of Speech Positive Comparative Superlative
Adjective low lower lowest
Adjective big bigger biggest
Adjective fat fatter fattest
Adverb highly more highly most highly
Adverb widely more widely most widely
Adverb easily more easily most easily
10. •As you can see from this table, the comparative and superlative
degrees of adjectives and adverbs are formed differently.
Here's how:
Strictly Speaking
•Less and least can also be used to form the comparative and
superlative degrees of most adjectives and adverbs, as in less
attractive and least attractive.
•Less and fewer cannot be interchanged. Less refers to amounts
that form a whole or can't be counted (less money, less filling),
while fewer refers to items that can be counted (fewer coins,
fewer calories).
•All adverbs that end in -ly form their comparative and
superlative degree with more and most.
quickly, more quickly, most quickly
slowly, more slowly, most slowly
•Avoid using more or most when they sound awkward, as in “more
soon than I expected.” In general, use -er/-est with one- and
two-syllable modifiers.
fast, faster, fastest
high, higher, highest
•When a word has three or more syllables, use more and most to
form the comparative and superlative degree.
beloved, more beloved, most beloved
detested, more detested, most detested
11. In some contexts, such as advertising or political
speeches, absolute and relative comparatives are
intentionally employed in a way that invites a
comparison, and yet the basis of comparison is not
established. This is a common rhetorical device used to
create an implication of significance where one may not
actually be present. Although such usage is common, it
is sometimes considered ungrammatical.
For example:
Always!
Why pay more?
We work harder.
We sell for less!
