TET Exam 2019
English - Degrees of Comparison
🍀 Degrees of Comparison are used when we compare one person or one thing with another.
🍀 There are three Degrees of Comparison in English.
They are:
1. Positive degree
2. Comparative degree
3. Superlative degree
Let us see all of them one by one.
1. Positive degree
🍀 When we speak about only one person or thing, We use the Positive degree.
Examples:
🍀 This house is big.
🍀 In this sentence only one noun "This house" is talked about.
2. Comparative degree
🍀 When we compare two persons or two things with each other, We use both the Positive degree and Comparative degree.
Examples:
🍀 This house is bigger than that one. (Comparative degree)
🍀 This house is not as big as that one. (Positive degree)
🍀 The term "bigger" is comparative version of the term "big".
🍀 Both these sentences convey the same meaning.
3. Superlative degree
🍀 When we compare more than two persons or things with one another, We use all the three Positive, Comparative and Superlative degrees.
Examples:
🍀 This is the biggest house in this street. (Superlative)
🍀 This house is bigger than any other house in this street. (Comparative)
🍀 No other house in this street is as big as this one. (Positive)
🍀 The term "biggest" is the superlative version of the term "big".
🍀 All the three sentences mean the same meaning.
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