Degree of Comparision

 

Adjectives are frequently used or reused to characterize, measure, change, or identify nouns and pronouns. Degrees of adjectives, also known as degrees of comparison, are adjectives' own degrees that compare one item or person to another.

Degrees of comparison

1. Positive degree of adjectives
2. Comparative degree of adjectives
3. Superlative degree of adjectives

Rules & Regulation

Rule: 1

When two things or individuals are being compared, the comparative degree is utilised by adding the preposition "er" to the adjective word and the preposition "than." 'More' is occasionally used.

Comparative degree example:

Shila is smarter than her sister.

Khushi is more cheerful than Mahek.

Similar to this, when comparing more than two items or people, the superlative degree is applied by adding the prefix "est" to the adjective word, or in some situations, "most."

Superlative degree of comparison examples:

Kushal is the strongest wrestler.

Ranbir is the most handsome actor.

Rule: 2

When comparing the attributes of one thing or person to another, the word "more" is employed. Regardless of the fact that the initial adjective only has one syllable.

Degree of comparison examples:

Incorrect	Krina is smarter than wiser.
Correct	Krina is more smart than wise.

Rule: 3

Avoid using superlative or double comparative adjectives.

Degree of comparison examples:

Incorrect	These oranges are more tastier than those.
Correct	These oranges are tastier than those.

Rule: 4

 Avoid using ‘more or most’ with adjectives that give complete sense.

Degree of comparison example:

Incorrect	This way is more parallel to that one.
Correct	This way is parallel and the other is not.

Rule: 5

There are a few adjectives that are used with the preposition "to," including senior, junior, superior, inferior, preferable, and elder. With these adjectives, 'than' should not be used.

Degree of adjective examples:

Incorrect	I am elder than her.
Correct	I am elder to her.
Incorrect	This accessory brand is superior than that.
Correct	This accessory brand is superior to that.

Rule: 6

Similar things should be compared when comparing two things, or there should be some degree of resemblance.

Examples of degree of comparison:

Incorrect	This wall colour is more beautiful than the old one.
Correct	This wall colour is more beautiful than that of the old one.

Rule: 7

When the comparative degree is referred with the meaning of the superlative degree.

Use ‘any other’ when object/individual of the same group is compared. 

Degree of comparison example:

Incorrect	Kruti is taller than any student of her class.
Correct	Kruti is taller than any other student of her class.

 

Use ‘any’ if comparison of things/person is outside the group.

Incorrect	Ahmadabad is hotter than any other city in Gujarat.
Correct	Ahmadabad is hotter than any city in Gujarat.

Rule: 8

When two adjectives with varying degrees of comparison are employed in the same sentence, each one must stand alone as a full unit.

Degree of comparison example:

Incorrect	Neha is as good if not worse than her sister.
Correct	Neha is as good as if not worse than her sister.

Rule: 9

When comparing something or someone, we employ quantifiers for the comparative degree of an adjective to indicate whether the difference is little or large. A bit, a little, a lot, far, much, a great deal, significantly, etc.

Degree of comparison example:

My school is only marginally bigger than yours.

Mona is a little more popular than her sister in their school.

Australia is slightly smaller than Africa.

 

We don’t use quantifiers with superlative degrees of adjectives but there are certain phrases commonly used with the superlative degrees of comparison.

Degree of Comparison Example: 

In metropolitan cities, metros are by far the cheapest mode of transportation.

Prakrit is one of the oldest languages in the world.

Shirdi is the second richest temple in India.

Rule: 10

The word totally alters instead of adding "er" or "est" when modifying the degree of comparison for irregular adjectives.

Degree of Comparison Example: 

Rekha has little milk in the bottle.

Rekha has less milk than Mayur has.

Rekha has the least amount of milk.

 

What is a Syllable?

A syllable is one unit of unbroken sound of a word. Syllables unite consonants and vowels to form words.

Syllables can have more than one letter; however, a syllable cannot have more than one sound.

Example:

•          Man word has one syllable (word of one syllable are monosyllabic)
•          Water has two syllables (wa / ter)
•          Computer has three syllables ( Com/ pu/ ter)
•          Category has four syllables (cat/ e/ gor/ y)