Question

Ashoka was the greatest king Change into other degrees of comparison

Answer 1

The,sentence given above is in in superlative degree.

Comparative degree— Ashoka was greater than all other kings.
Positive degree — Ashoka was a great king.

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Answer 2

The sentence can be written in the following way using different comparison degrees:

• There are three forms of degree that use the same adjectives in different forms. These are superlative or a degree showing superiority, the comparative form of degree, and the positive form of degree.
• The main adjective in this sentence is "great" which is used in its superlative form as "greatest" in the given sentence.

1. Sentence using an adjective in a positive form of degree:

• "No other king was as great as Ashoka."

2. Sentence using an adjective in comparative form of degree:

• "Ashoka was greater than any other king."

• In such types of sentences, the meaning of sentences is not changed but they are written in different ways.