Learning English Degree of Comparison.pptx

The material is about degree of comparison

1. Degree of Comparison

2. Comparison: as ….. as (Positive Degree) 1. Positive Form Positive form is used to compare two things which are similar or different. A n A ff i r m a t i ve ph r a se wi th a s A D J E C TI VE / A D VE R B as NOUN/PRONOUN compares two equal things. A negative phrase compares two unequal things. Diana is as tall as Juwita . This apple has the same flavor as that apple . If we want to say that people, things etc are unequal in a particular way, we can use not so … as … or not as … as … Danu is not so tall as Romi . Or Danu is not as tall as Romi .

3. Comparatives of adjectives are formed with -er or with more . Superlatives are formed with -est or with most .  Comparatives and superlatives of adverbs are normally formed with more and most , though there are some exceptions .

4. Adjectives of one syllable : add -er and -est : Strong strong er the strong est Wis e wise r the wise st Dr y dr ier the dr iest Ho t ho tt er the ho tt est

5.  People grow older and wiser every day.

6. Some are irregular: Bad worse the worst Good better the best Far further the furthest Far farther the farthest Little less the least Much more the most Many more the most

7.  Sunny weather is better than rainy weather.  Stormy weather is definitely the worst .

8. Adjectives of two or more syllables take more and most except two- syllable adjectives which end in -y : Famous more famous the most famous Beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful Funn y funn ier the funn iest

9.  Elvis Presley was one of the most famous rock musicians in the world.  Tirta is a famous musician in his village.

10. The following two-syllable adjectives can take either -er/-est or more/most:  Common, cruel, gentle, handsome, likely, mature, narrow, pleasant, polite, shallow, simple, stupid. Stupid stupid er the stupid est Stupid more stupid the most stupid

11. Most adverbs take more and most : Easily more easily most easily Loudly more loudly most loudly

12.  I wake up easily , because my alarm clock rings loudly .  My brother wakes up more easily , because his alarm clock rings more loudly .

13. Some are irregular: Well better best Badly worse worst

14. Adverbs with the same form as adjectives form comparatives and superlatives in the same way as adjectives: Fast E ar l y Hard faster fast est e ar l i e r e ar l i e st hard er hard est

15.  The horse is running fast .  The sheep is running faster than the horse.  The dog is running fastest .

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