Tamilnadu State Board Class 10 English Grammar Degrees of Comparison
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| as big as | bigger than | the biggest |
| as pretty as | prettier than | the prettiest |
| as beautiful as | more beautiful than | the most beautiful |
| as kind as | kinder than | the kindest |
| as good/well as | better than | the best |
| as bad/ill as | worse than | the worst |
| as much/many as | more than | the most |
| as little as | less than | the least |
| as near as | nearer than | the nearest/next |
| as great as | greater than | the greatest |
| as interior as | inner than | the innermost |
Transformation:
Rule I – Comparison between two:
uses only positive and comparative degrees.
(A) Between two equal things:
(B) Between two unequal things:
Easy Tip – Comparison between 2
- when the positive degree has ‘not comparative doesn’t have ‘not
- when the comparative degree has ‘not’, positive doesn’t have ‘not’
Rule II. Comparison between 3 and more:
using ‘the _____est’
Rule III. Comparison between 3 and more:
using ‘the _____est’
Tips to Remember:
Rule II – the- – – -est
P = no others—-as
C — – -er than any other
S = the est
Rule III – one of the —- est
P = very few as
C = er than many/most other
S = one of the est.
To be noted:
When transforming from Positive → Comparative → Superlative,
keep an eye on the verb, too.
Here are two examples which will explain this.
Example – 1:
∴ The verbs do not change. Only the Degrees change.
Example – 2:
In the first example – is (verb) – fast (degree)
In the second example – runs (verb)- fast (degree)
The verbs are not to be changed
Convert the sentences into the other forms of degrees:
I. Comparison between 2:
9. China has as many festivals as India.
India does not have more festivals than China.
10. This street is not so long as that.
That Street is longer than this.
II. Comparison using ‘the ______est’:
1. Sachin is the best batsman.
No other batsman is as good as Sachin.
Sachin is better than any other batsman.
2. No other acrobat performs as well as Sai.
Sai performs better than any other acrobat.
Sai performs the best.
3. Detroit city produces more cars than any other city.
Detroit city produces most of the cars.
No other city produces so many cars as Detroit city
4. This is the worst handwriting I have ever seen.
This handwriting is worse than any other I have ever seen.
No other handwriting I have ever seen is so bad as this.
5. This restaurant makes the tastiest dishes.
No other restaurant makes dishes as tasty as this one.
This restaurant makes dishes tastier than any other restaurant.
6. Andhra experienced heavier rainfall than any other state.
The state of Andhra experienced the heaviest rainfall.
No other state experienced rainfall as heavy as Andhra.
7. The cheetah runs the fastest.
No other animal runs as fast as the cheetah.
The cheetah runs faster than any other animal.
8. ‘Ihe Guptas contributed the least among all the families.
The Guptas contributed less than any other family.
No other family contributed as little as the Guptas.
III. Using ‘one of the ____est
1. Milk is healthier than many other drinks.
Very few drinks are as healthy as milk.
Milk is one of the healthiest drinks.
2. Ravi Varma is one of the best painters.
Ravi Varma is better than many other painters.
Very few painters are as good as Ravi Varma.
3. This is one of the finest shows presented.
Very few shows presented are as fine as this.
This show is finer than many others presented.
4. Singapore is a country that has less number of criminals than many others.
Singapore is one of the countries that has the least number of criminals.
Very few countries have as small a number of criminals Singapore.
5. Pineapple is one of the tastiest fruits.
Pineapple is tastier than many other fruits.
Very few fruits are as tasty as the pineapple.
6. Very few personalities in India are as popular as Dr. Abdul Kalam.
Dr. Abdul Kalam is one of the most popular personalities in India.
Dr. Abdul Kalam is more popular than most other personalities in India.
7. Indonesia is more affected by tsunami than many other countries.
Indonesia is one of the countries most affected by the tsunami
Very few countries are as much affected by tsunami as Indonesia.
8. The cycle is cheaper than many other means of transport.
The cycle is one of the cheapest means of transport.
Very few means of transport are as cheap as the cycle.
Exercises
Complete the sentences:
Question 1.
Ravi is _________ than Ramesh.
(a) as tall as
(b) the tallest
(c) taller
Answer:
(c) taller
Question 2.
Gandhiji was one of___________ leaders.
(a) greater than
(b) as great as
(c) the greatest
Answer:
(c) the greatest
Question 3.
Kindness is the __________ of all virtues.
(a) as noble as
(b) nobler
(c) noblest
Answer:
(c) noblest
Question 4.
140 other team is __________ our team.
(a) stronger than
(b) the strongest
(c) as strong as
Answer:
(c) as strong as
Question 5.
Ants work __________ any other insect.
(a) hardest than
(b) harder than
(c) hardest
Answer:
(b) harder than
Question 6.
No other Street in this area is ___________ this one.
(a) as busy as
(b) the busiešt
(c) as busy than
Answer:
(a) as busy as
Question 7.
Very few buildings in this Street are __________ this one.
(a) taller than
(b) as tall as
(c) the tallest of
Answer:
(b) as tall as
Question 8.
This is __________ in this book.
(a) longer lesson than
(b) as long lesson as
(c) the longest lesson
Answer:
(c) the longest lesson
Question 9.
Very few birds in the world are __________ as peacock.
(a) more beautiful
(b) as beautiful
(c) most beautiful
Answer:
(b) as beautiful
Question 10.
Very few toys in this shop are __________ as this one.
(a.) more expensive
(b) as expensive
(c) most expensive
Answer:
(b) as expensive
Question 11.
Very few cities in India are ___________ Mumbai.
(a) more populous as
(b) as populous as
(c) the most populous as
Answer:
(b) as populous as
Question 12.
Chandra’s handwriting is __________ (good) than that of Sonu.
(a) good
(b) better
(c) best
Answer:
(b) better
Question 13.
No other district in Tamil Nadu is ___________ Tanjore.
(a) so fertile as
(b) more fertile than
(c) most fertile as
Answer:
(a) so fertile as
Question 14.
The man is _________ than the boy.
(a) as tall as
(b) tallest
(c) taller
Answer:
(c) taller
Question 15.
This mango is __________ that mango.
(a) as sweet as
(b) sweeter
(c) sweetest
Answer:
(a) as sweet as
Question 16.
No other boy is __________ Babu.
(a) most smart as
(b) more smarter
(c) so smart as
Answer:
(c) so smart as
Question 17.
The cream cake is ___________ the plain cake.
(a) as expensive as
(b) not expensive than
(c) most expensive of
Answer:
(a) as expensive as
Question 18.
No other boy in the class is __________ Krishna.
(a) most naughty as
(b) more naughty than
(c) as naughty as
Answer:
(c) as naughty as
Question 19.
No other girl in the class is ___________ Kamala.
(a) most clever as
(b) more cleverer as
(c) as clever as
Answer:
(c) as clever as
Question 20.
Very few boys in the dass are __________ Shyam.
(a) intelligenter than
(b) as intelligent as
(c) more intelligent than
Answer:
(b) as intelligent as