Question

Change the degree of the adjectives in these sentences without changing
their meanings.

1. Mr Sahni is the most experienced editor in our department.
No other editor in our department is as experienced as Mr Sahni.
2. Our school won the most medals in the inter-school sports competition.
3. Uttar Pradesh is the most populated state in India.
4. Kanika is the fastest athlete in the school.
5. Greenland is the largest island in the world.
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Answer 1

Explanation:

The given sentence is in superlative degree. 'one of the greatest'. 'The' is always used in superlative degree and the adjective 'greatest' is also in the same degree.

Positive degree: Few honours in the world are as great as the Nobel Prize.

Comparative degree: The Nobel Prize is greater than most other honours in the world.