Change the following sentences into other forms of comparison as indicated in
brackets.
1. Rahul Dravid is one of the greatest batsmen in the world. (Comparative
degree)
2. Alexander was the greatest soldier in the world. (Positive degree)
3. India is one of the fastest developing countries in the world. (comparative
degree)
4. No other river in the world is so long as the Nile. (Superlative degree)
5. Hindi is one of the most popular languages in India. (Positive degree)
Answers
Answer:
1.Rahul Dravid is greater than many other batsman in the world(comp)
2.No other soldier in the world was so great as Alexander(positive)
3.India is faster than many other developing countries.(comp)
4.The Nile is the longest river in the world(positive)
5.Very few languages in India are as popular as Hindi.(positive)
Answer:
- Rahul Dravid is greater than any of the batsman in the world.
- No other soldier was as great as Alexander in the world.
- India is faster than many other developing countries in the world.
- Nile is the longest river in the world.
- Very few languages in India are as popular as Hindi.
More:
Adjectives change in forms to show comparison, they are called the three degrees of comparison.
Eg:
➳ Mary is clever girl.
➳ Pinky is cleverer than Mary.
➳ Shila is the cleverest of he three.
Positive degree:
The adjective clever which dominates the simple quality is said to be positive degree.
⇰It is used when no comparison is made.
Comparative degree:
The adjective cleverer which tells us the Pinky when compared with Mary, has more cleverness is said to be in the comparative degree.
⇰It is used when two persons or things of the same class are compared together.
Superlative degree:
The adjective cleverest which tells us that of the three girls Shila has the highest degree of cleverness, as it is said to be in the superlative degree.
⇰ It is used when more than two persons of things of the same class as compared.
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