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प्रश्न
Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives.
Read the sentences.
- Yatin is strong.
- Amit is stronger than Yatin.
- Pravin is the strongest of all.
In sentence (i) the Adjective 'strong' is in its simple form. It is called Positive Degree.
In sentence (ii) the Adjective 'stronger' refers to a higher degree, when there is a comparison of two nouns. It is called Comparative Degree. (-er is added to the basic Adjective)
In sentence (iii) the adjective 'strongest' refers to the highest degree of comparison of one with more than two nouns. It is called Superlative Degree. (-est is added to the basic Adjective)
Complete the table of degrees of comparison.
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| (1) great | ____________ | ____________ |
| (2) famous | ____________ | ____________ |
| (3) ____________ | easier | ____________ |
| (4) ____________ | worse | ____________ |
| (5) ____________ | ____________ | poorest |
| (6) ____________ | ____________ | laziest |
| (7) little | ____________ | ____________ |
| (8) ____________ | worthier | ____________ |
| (9) popular | ____________ | ____________ |
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उत्तर
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| (1) great | greater | greatest |
| (2) famous | more famous | most famous |
| (3) easy | easier | easiest |
| (4) bad | worse | worst |
| (5) poor | poorer | poorest |
| (6) lazy | lazier | laziest |
| (7) little | less | least |
| (8) worthy | worthier | worthiest |
| (9) popular | more popular | most popular |
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