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प्रश्न
Make a list of adjectives in three different forms of comparison. Use different texts to find these.
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उत्तर
| Positive Degree | Comparative Degree | Superlative Degree | |
| i. | brave | braver | bravest |
| ii. | good | better | best |
| iii. | less | lesser | least |
| iv. | difficult | more difficult | most difficult |
| v. | little | less | least |
| vi | popular | more popular | most popular |
| vii. | many | more | most |
| viii. | crazy | crazier | craziest |
| ix. | famous | more famous | most famous |
| x. | lovely | lovelier | loveliest |
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| 3. | (Fierce) ______ | (Gentle) ______ |
| 4. | ______ | ______ |
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