Read the following dialogues. Then compare your pencil, lunchbox, etc. with your friend’s things. Mr. x : I am as old as

1. Read the following dialogues. Then compare your pencil, lunchbox, etc. with your friend’s things. Mr. x : I am as old as you. Mr. Y : Let’s check our birth dates- Mine is 2 March 1992. What’s yours ? Dipak V Parikh

2. Mr. X : Mine is also 2-3-1992 Mr. Y : Yes, You are right. You are as old as I. Mr. X : Are you taller than I? Mr. Y : No! We are equally tall. Mr. X : Your bag is not so big as my bag. Mr. Y : Let me see. Oh! Your bag- Dipak V Parikh

3. -is bigger than my bag. (Mine) but the prices are equal. Mr. X : Your hand-writing is as good as mine. Mr. Y : No, your hand writing is also as good as mine. Mr. X : We have many similarities friend. Dipak V Parikh

4. Degrees of Comparison The degrees of comparison in English grammar are made with the adjective and adverb words to show how big or small, high or low, more or less, many or few, etc. of the qualities, numbers and position of the nouns (persons, things, and places)- Dipak V Parikh

5. -in comparison to others mentioned in the other part of sentence/expression. Is it bigger than a mouse? Dipak V Parikh

6. Kinds of Degrees of Comparison(A) Positive Degree: (a) Degree--of equality (b) Degree of – -inequality (B) Comparative Degree (a) Progressive Degree (b) Parallel- -Degree (C) Superlative Degree Dipak V Parikh

7. (A) Positive Degree: One noun, person, thing or place and one quality……above average. Dipak V Parikh

8. (1) Eifel tower is a tall man made structure. (One noun with one quality ‘tall’ adjective in positive form.(2) Ram is a tall man. Dipak V Parikh

9. Degrees of Comparison: The adjective or adverb is in positive form showing that two persons or things are the same two nouns having the same quality. The common conjunction used is “as ..adjective.. as” Dipak V Parikh

10. (a) Degree of Equality: Ram is as strong as Rohan. ‘strong’ adjective in positive form showing equality. (2) Baroda is as big as Rajkot. Dipak V Parikh

11. (3) Rani is as tall as shyamli. (4) She sings as well as I. (5) Your house is as big as my house. (6) This box is as heavy as that box. (7) Ketan was as hard working as Saad. Dipak V Parikh

12. (b) Degrees of Inequality: The adjective or adverb is in positive form showing that two persons or things are not the same two nouns not having the same quality. Dipak V Parikh

13. (2) Bombay is not so hot as Delhi. (3) Wealth is not so precious as health. Peter is not as (so) fast as Paul. Dipak V Parikh

14. (4) Abu is not so pleasant as Simla. (5) To act is not so easy as to advise. Dipak V Parikh

15. Comparative Degree: Two persons, things or places are being compared with one adjective or adverb to show that one has more quality or quantity of the adjective or adverb than the other. The adjective or adverb takes- Dipak V Parikh

16. ‘r’ or ‘er’ to its positive form and is said to be in the comparative form. Dipak V Parikh

17. Degree of Comparison Adjectives of one syllable Adjectives of one syllable add -er and -est. Adjectives ending on 'e' just add -r and -st. Some adjectives double the final consonant. Dipak V Parikh

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19. Degree of Comparison • Adjectives of two syllables • Some adjectives of two syllables add -er and -est. • For adjectives ending in 'y‘ – cut y then add -ier and -iest. • Adjectives ending in -ful, -less, -ing, -ed use more and most. Dipak V Parikh

20. Some other adjectives of two syllables use more and most (modern, famous, normal, correct, ...). Dipak V Parikh

21. Degree of Comparison 3. Adjectives of three or more syllables • Adjectives of three or more syllables use more and most. Dipak V Parikh

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23. Degree of Comparison 4. Irregular adjectives • You will have to memorize these. Dipak V Parikh

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25. The conjunction ‘than’ is used to connect the two clauses. A horse can run Faster than a dog. Dipak V Parikh

26. Comparative degree is of two types: (a) Progressive Degree (b) Parallel Degree. Progressive Degree: * Two adjectives or adverbs are being compared to show that one continues to increase (or decrease) when the other increases. (or decreases) Dipak V Parikh

27. The adjective or adverb is in its comparative form with the definite article ‘the’ before it. Example: The steeper the hill the more difficult it is to push the rock. Dipak V Parikh

28. (b) Parallel Degree: The quality or quantity of the adjective or adverb continues to increase (or decrease) as the time passes. The adjective or adverb in its comparative form is repeated using the conjunction. Dipak V Parikh

29. Example: The days are getting hotter and hotter. It is getting hotter and hotter day by day. Dipak V Parikh

30. A raccoon is smaller than an elephant but bigger than a mouse. (3) A raccoon is smaller than an elephant but bigger than a mouse. Dipak V Parikh

31. (4) Ray swam faster than James did. (5)The dog on the left is bigger than the other dog. Dipak V Parikh

32. (6) Ray swam faster than any other team member. (7) Ray swam faster than any one else on the team. Dipak V Parikh

33. Be sure to include other or else when comparing one member with all the others in a group. We use it in this example because Ray can’t swim faster than himself. Dipak V Parikh

34. We use the Superlative degree when we compare more than two persons or things with one another. It is the highest degree of the quality. Superlative Degree Dipak V Parikh

35. Example: Peter is the smartest boy in class. Alice is the sweetest girl in the neighborhood. The blue whale is the largest of all animals. Dipak V Parikh

36. 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. SUPERLATIVE DEGREE Dipak V Parikh

37. The adjective or adverb takes the ‘superlative form’, ending with ‘st’ or ‘est’, with the definite article ‘the’ before it. The preposition ‘of’ is used when the comparison is. among items, and ‘in’ is used to specify the place, position or area Dipak V Parikh

38. The elephant is thelargest of all land animals. • The giraffe is thetallestof all animals. Superlative Degree: example 1 Dipak V Parikh

39. Susan is themost intelligent girl in the class. Susan Superlative Degree: example 2 Dipak V Parikh

40. Gopal is footballer in our team. • fast • the fastest • the faster Degrees of Comparison: worksheet 1 Dipak V Parikh

41. Tom is a boy. • stronger • the strongest • strong Degrees of Comparison: worksheet 2 Dipak V Parikh

42. This man is , but that man is . • sad • happy • angry Degrees of Comparison: worksheet 3 Dipak V Parikh

43. Karan is than Sue. • more active • activer • active Degrees of Comparison: worksheet 4 Dipak V Parikh

44. The white flower is as as the red flower. • the most beautiful • more beautiful • beautiful Degrees of Comparison: worksheet 5 Dipak V Parikh

45. the weights, • it is to lift them. • The heavy • the difficult • The heavier • the more difficult Degrees of Comparison: worksheet 6 Dipak V Parikh

46. The sea is getting . • rough and rough • rougher and rougher • the rougher and the rougher Degrees of Comparison: worksheet 7 Dipak V Parikh

47. Mt. Everest is mountain in the world. • higher than • high • the highest Degrees of Comparison: worksheet 8 Dipak V Parikh

48. Practice: Change the form of degree in the following sentences according to instructions. Baroda is as big as Kanpur. (Turn in to comparative degree) The earthquake of Pakistan was worse than that of Dipak V Parikh

49. Gujarat. (use ‘not so bad as’) (3) Our principal is older than any other teacher. (Start with ‘No other teacher’) 4. English is easier than Sanskrit to learn. (Begin with –Sanskrit is not ) 5. No other singer sings so well- Dipak V Parikh

50. -as Lata. (Begin with: Lata sings better…..) 6. The Himalayas is…………in all the mountains of India. (use the proper form of ‘high’) Dipak V Parikh