POSITIVE
strong
healthy
fine
fit
The
adjective in its simplest form is said to be in the positive degree. It
describes only the quality than an object has. It is used when no comparison is
made.
E.g., Hari is strong.
COMPARITIVE
stronger
healthier
finer
fitter
It denotes a higher degree of the quality than the positive, and is used when two
people or things are compared.
SUPERLATIVE
strongest
healthiest
finest
fittest
It denotes the highest degree of quality, and is used when more than two people or things are compared.
E.g., Hari is the strongest in the team.
definition
What are the
degrees of comparison?
comparing nouns - rule 1
- Add -er to the adjective when you compare two nouns and use 'than'.
* Sam is kinder "than" Jack"
- Add -est to the adjective to compare one noun to everyone or everything.
* Sam is "the" kindest of all in the class.
Use 'the' when you compare one noun against everyone or everything.
comparing nouns - rule 2
When the positive ends in 'e', then add 'r' for comparative and 'st' for superlative.
comparing nouns - rule 3
When the positive ends in 'y', change the y to 'i' and then add 'er' for comparitive and 'est' for superlative.
comparing nouns - rule 4
Positive is one syllable - ends in a consonant preceded by a short vowel, - this consonant is doubled befor adding 'er' for comparitive and 'est' for superlative.
comparing nouns - rule 5
When the adjective is more than 2 syllable - just add 'more' for comparative and 'most' for superlative.
comparing nouns - rule 6
The list of adjectives that take either 'er' or 'more' or 'most'.
comparing nouns - rule 7
Two syllable adjectives that end in "ful, less, ing, ed", take 'more' for comparative and 'most' for superlative.
comparing nouns - rule 8
Irregular comparisons.
comparing nouns - rule 9
Universal, unique, round, square, eternal, perfect are adjectives that cannot be compared.
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