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D. Superlative to Positive

Study the following examples carefully.
1. Thomas is my closest friend. (superlative)

2. No other friends of mine is so close as Thomas. (positive)

E. Comparative to Superlative
Study the following examples carefully.

1. Most other cities in France are smaller than Paris. (comparative)

2. Paris is one of the largest cities in France. (superlative)
F. Superlative to Comparative

Study the following examples carefully.

1. Bill Gates is one of the richest men in the US. (superlative)
2. Most other men in the US are less rich than Bill Gates. (comparative)

Test Yourself

III. Do as directed:
I. The Ganges is the largest river in India.
(Rewrite with the help of positive and comparative forms)

(a) __________________________________________________________________

(b) __________________________________________________________________
II. Few animals are as useful as the camel.
(Rewrite with the help of comparative and superlative forms)

(a) __________________________________________________________________
(b) __________________________________________________________________

More about the Degrees of Adjectives

A. When we use the comparative degree of an adjective for selecting out of two nouns, we use
‘the’ before it and it is followed by of.

1. Harsh is the taller and thinner of the two brothers.

2. Which one of the two pens is the better one?
B. Junior, senior, inferior, superior—are followed by ‘to’ not by ‘than’.

1. I am junior to him in age.
2. Rakesh is senior to me in my class.

3. That dog is inferior to this.

4. This book is superior to that.

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