Question

Rewrite the sentences in other degree
1. Iron is more useful than any other metal. (into Positive)
2. Greenland is the largest island in the world. (into Comparative)
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Answer 1

1. Iron is more useful than any other metal. [to Positive degree]

• Iron is a useful metal.

2.  Greenland is the largest island in the world. [to Comparative degree]

• No other island in the world is larger than Greenland.

There are 3 main degrees of comparison.

1. Positive Degree

The adjectives in these sentences do not point out any form of comparison and remain in their simple form.

Examples:

• Kyle is smart.
• She is pretty.

2. Comparative Degree

The adjectives in these sentences usually point out a certain form of comparison, with respect to two/more items/subjects.

Examples:

• Kyle is smarter/Kyle is smarter than Dylan.
• She is prettier/She is prettier than me.

3. Superlative Degree

The adjectives in these sentences compare one to a bigger subject/compares something to a whole.

Examples:

• Kyle is the smartest in class.
• She is the prettiest girl in school.

Answer 2

Answer:

Required Answer :-

Iron is a useful metal

Greenland is larger as no island.

More to know :-

There are three kinds of adjective of degree

Positive degree - In this degree the adjective in their original form.

Comparative degree - In this degree adjective are used to compare two or more object

Superlative degree - In this degree the word is at the last form.

None degree is greater than Superlative Degree

None degree is smaller than Positive degree

Positive < Comparative < Superlative

Rules :-

Sometimes only er and est are added to end

Large => Larger => Largest

Sometimes the words are totally changed

Bad => Worse => Worst