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Monday, August 27, 2012

Degrees of Comparisons of Adjectives

Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives

POSITIVE DEGREE is an adjective in its simplest form. It is used to describe a single noun. 

James is tall.

The positive degree of an adjective can also be used to compare a noun to another noun of the same amount, degree or level.

James is as tall as Peter.

COMPARATIVE DEGREE is used to compare 2 people, animals, things, places, etc. of different amount, degree or level.

John is taller than James.
She is more beautiful than Sharon.

SUPERLATIVE DEGREE is used to compare more than 2 people, animals, things, places, etc. of different amount, degree or level.

Andrew is the tallest in the whole campus.
My sister is the most intelligent in her school.


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