A degree is the measurement of quality.
Quality can be measured into three Degrees.
1. Positive Degree
2. Comparative Degree
3. Superlative Degree
Positive Degree – If quality is shown in a simple way is called in Positive Degree. Ex.:- Ram is a smart boy.
Comparative Degree – If a quality makes comparison is called in Comparative Degree. Ex.:- Ram is smarter than Shyam.
Superlative Degree – If a quality shows its highest or lowest quantity is called in Superlative Degree. Ex.:- Ram is the smartest boy of my class.
Rules & Uses
Comparative or Superlative
1. Generally, a Positive form becomes Comparative, adding ‘er’ and Superlative adding ‘est’ after itself.
Positive- Comparative- Superlativ
Smart - Smarter than - the smartest
Young - Younger than - the youngest
Long - Longer than - the longest
2. A Positive form ending with ‘e’ becomes Comparative adding ‘r’ and Superlative adding ‘st’
Large - Larger than - the largest
Fine - Finer than - the finest
3. A Positive form ending with ‘y’ and a vowel comes before the ‘y’ becomes Comparative adding ‘er’ and Superlative adding ‘est’ after itself.
Grey - Greyer than-- the greyest
Gay - Gayer than- the gayest
4. A Positive form ending with ‘y’ and a consonant comes before the ‘y’ becomes Comparative replacing ‘y’ by ‘ier’ and Superlative by ‘iest’
Dirty- Dirtier than- the dirtiest
Heavy- Heavier than - the heaviest
Busy- Busier than- the busiest
5. A Positive form that is very small in shape and gets ending with a consonant letter, that is stressed in pronunciation makes double of its last letter before changing Comparative and Superlative form.
Big - Bigger than - the biggest
Thin- Thinner than - the thinnest
Fat- Fatter than- the fattest
6. A Positive form having more than two syllables changes its Degree with the help of more and most.
Beautiful- more beautiful than- the most beautiful
Handsome -more handsome than -the most handsome
Intelligent- more intelligent than- the most intelligent
Stupid- more student than- the most stupid
7. Some Adjective changes their Degree in different ways.
Good- better than- the best
Bad- worse than- the worst
Well -better than- the best
Much- more than- the most
Many -more than- the most
Little- less than -the least
Far- Farther than- the farthest
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