Adjectives change in form to show comparison,they are called Degree Of Comparison.
Type of Degree Of Comparison
POSITIVE DEGREE
COMPARATIVE DEGREE
SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
John is a
tall boy.
John is
taller than Ancy.
John is
tallest of them all.
In the first sentence it explains only that, John is a tall boy. Here
John is not compared with any others. In such cases, when adjective is used with out any
comparison to other nouns we call it as POSITIVE DEGREE.
In the second sentence the adjective is used for comparison between two people, such cases when
adjective is used for comaprison of two person,thing
we call it as COMPARATIVE DEGREE.
In Comparative Degree use 'than' after the adjectives.
taller than
greater than
In third sentence the comparison is between more than two people,such case we say it as SUPERLATIVE DEGREE.
NOTE :
If ' er ' is added to Adjectives(positive) then Comaparative degree is formed and when ' est
' is added to Adjectives(positive) then Superlative degree is formed.
| POSITIVE |
COMPARATIVE |
SUPERLATIVE |
clever
long
high
great
sweet
young
tall |
cleverer
longer
higher
greater
sweeter
younger
taller |
cleverest
longest
highest
greatest
sweetest
youngest
tallest
|
If positive ends in 'e' add 'r' and 'st' to form comparative and superlative.
| POSITIVE |
COMPARATIVE |
SUPERLATIVE |
large
wise
white
brave
pure
fine
able |
larger
wiser
whiter
braver
purer
finer
abler |
largest
wisest
whitest
bravest
purest
finest
ablest |
We can add more and most before adjective to form comparative and superlative.
| POSITIVE |
COMPARATIVE |
SUPERLATIVE |
beautiful
useful
famous
difficult
important
honest
powerful
|
more beautiful
more useful
more famous
more difficult
more
important
more honest
more powerful
|
most beautiful
most useful
most famous
most difficult
most
important
most honest
most powerful
|
If positive ends in 'y' add 'er' and 'est' to form comparative and superlative after
changing 'y' to 'i'.
| POSITIVE |
COMPARATIVE |
SUPERLATIVE |
lovely
wealthy
holy
easy
happy
heavy
healthy |
lovelier
wealthier
holier
easier
happier
heavier
healthier
|
loveliest
wealthiest
holiest
easiest
happiest
heaviest
healthiest
|
For some adjectives that ends mainly with 'd, g, t, m, n' to form comparative and
superlative, add the last letter twice and then add 'er' and 'est'.
| POSITIVE |
COMPARATIVE |
SUPERLATIVE |
red
sad
big
hot
fat
dim
thin |
redder
sadder
bigger
hotter
fatter
dimmer
thinner |
reddest
saddest
biggest
hottest
fattest
dimmest
thinnest
|
For some adjectives(positive) form comparative and superlative that are entirely different
from the positive form '.
| POSITIVE |
COMPARATIVE |
SUPERLATIVE |
late
good
bad
much
near
little
many |
later, latter
better
worse
more
nearer
less, lesser
more
|
latest, last
best
worst
most
nearest, next
least
most |
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