Question

fill in the blanks with the right degree of comparison.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation: 1. Smoothlier

2. Faster

3. Higher

4. Faster

5. Politely

Answer 2

●Fill in the blanks with the right degree of comparison.

1) Try this pen. It writes smoother than yours.

2) Does the Rajdhani Express travel faster than the Shatabdi.

3) Tenzing stood higher than than Norgay on the mountain.

4) Dolly ran faster than I thought she would.

5) The officer advised his team members to talk politely to the customers.

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❥Degree of comparison.

When we use adjectives in this way for the purpose of comparison, it is said that we are using degrees of comparison.

• The first step is called the positive degree, when we simply talk of one person or thing having a quality: clever.

• The second step is called the comparative degree, when we compare only two persons or things with regard to a particular quality: cleverer.

• The third and final step is called the superlative degree, when we compare one person or thing with more than two persons or things with regard to a particular quality: cleverest.

As you have seen the comparative degree is usually formed by adding -er and the superlative by adding -est to the positive:

Examples

• short-shorter-shortest

• dark-darker-darkest

• lovely-lovelier--loveliest

• bold-bolder-boldest

• young-younger-youngest

• quiet -quieter-quietest

• fair-fairer-fairest

• early-earlier-earliest

• small-smaller-smallest

• great-greater-greatest

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In the case of many adjectives, the comparative and the superlative degrees are formed by using the adverbs more and most before the positive:

• Rita is a beautiful girl. Her sister, Geeta, is more beautiful than her.

• This chair is quite comfortable. That sofa is more comfortable, The bed is the most comfortableof all.

☆Note that:

• 1. We use as ... as with the positive: John is as tall as Jeff.

• 2. We use than after the comparative: taller than ..., older than ..., more sincere than ..., more difficult than ...

• 3. We use the before a superlative: the tallest..., the oldest ..., the most sincere...

• 4. If we use most to form a superlative, we usually use of after most: the most sincere of them all, the most comfortable of all, ...

• 5. We also use in after a superlative: This is the tallest building in the city.

• 6. In modern English, double comparatives or superlatives are not used:

We never say : more better, most best, more greater or most greatest.

We can, however, use two different degrees together: much greater, much more, etc.

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