Change The Degree

Type of degree :--

• Superlative degree
• Comparative degree
• Positive degree

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How to identify degree .

1)Superlative degree :-

This degree contains the words like, ' the most', or '--st,' or '---est' ,

eg:the biggest,  the tallest,the most important,

(the +most + adjective) or

(the+ adjective+st/est )

2) Comparative degree:-

  It contains words like, --er, 'more' and 'than'

eg: bigger, taller,more important

( Adjective +er +than ) or ( more + adjective+ than)

3) Positive degree:-

It  contains words like, 'as.....as' or 'so....as'

eg: as big as, as tall as,

(as + adjective +as )

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How to change  from Superlative degree to positive----------

Follow the  Chart given below ---

( No other + 4 + 2 +as + adjective

 +as  + 1 )

How to use the above chart ----

Divide the sentence into 4 parts

• Take subject as part  1
• Take verb as part.      2
• Take 'the + adjective +'---est' as                              Part 3
• Take remaining sentence as                              Part 4                  
• Now-----------
• Begin the sentence with  no other
• Take part no. 4
• Then take part no. 2
• Then take part no.3
• And finally take part no. 1

Now let's see the example ,

1) Mumbai is the biggest city in maharashtra.

(See how to make 4 parts -

1) mumbai,2) is,3)the biggest 4)in maharashtra.)

Formula - (No other + 4 + 2 +as  --as 

+ 1 )

Ans:- No other city in maharashtra is as big as Mumbai.

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              Now let's see how to turn Superlative degree in to Comparative degree.

Rules:----

• Remove article 'the' & ' st ',or '---est' suffix of the adjective.(eg:bigg  'est)
• After removing, ....................
• Add 'er' suffix to adjective.(bigg +er)
• Then write the words 'than any other ' after the adjective.

Example:

1) Superlative--Mumbai is the biggest city in maharashtra.

Comparative-- Mumbai is bigger than any other city in maharashtra

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 When the comparison is between two person,things,or groups,  

Such comparison can be done by using only comparative and positive degree .

Comparative to positive:

Example:

1)Mumbai is bigger than Poona.

Positive--Poona is not as big as Mumbai.

Positive to comparative ,:

1)Raj is not as clever as Mahesh.

Comparative- Mahesh is cleverer than Raj.

(* If the given sentence is affirmative, while changing degree make the new sentence Negative.

And if the given sentence is Negative make the new sentence affirmative.)

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Exercise:

1)A mother is more than earth.

2) Bangalore is cooler than Poona.

3)He is the tallest boy in the class.

4)Rani is taller than Mona 

5) English is easier than any other subject .

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