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Positive Degree
The simplest form of an adjective is the positive degree. It is used when no comparison is made.
Read the sentence given below.
John is young.
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Comparative Degree
The degree that shows the higher quality of a degree when two nouns are compared is comparative.
Read the sentence given below.
l Daisy is younger than Jenny.
Superlative Degree
The degree that shows the highest quality of a degree when more than two nouns
are compared is the superlative degree.
Read the sentence given below.
l Marie is the youngest of all three.
Remember
Only adjectives of quality have degrees of comparison.
Formation of Comparative and Superlative Degrees of Adjectives
When the positive degree of an adjective has one syllable, we add -er and -est to form the
comparative and superlative degrees respectively.
Positive Comparative Superlative
bright brighter brightest
clever cleverer cleverest
old older oldest
When the positive degree of an adjective ends with -e, we add -r and -st to form the
comparative and superlative degrees respectively.
Positive Comparative Superlative
noble nobler noblest
pale paler palest
white whiter whitest
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