Today, we are going to discuss the rules of changing degree in English grammar following easier steps and methods. The comparison of adjective words or adverb words is known as Comparison of Degree in English grammar. It is a significant chapter of Transformation of sentences. Here, we are to change a sentence from Positive to Comparative or Superlative according to the rules of changing the adjective or adverb words.
I am going to discuss 5 rules on changing degree from one form to another form.
Adjective āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻž Adverb āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāĻā§ Comparison of Degree āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšā§ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāϰāύā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ Transformation of Sentences āĻāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻ āϧā§āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻā§ Positive āĻĨā§āĻā§ Comparative āĻŦāĻž Superlative āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšā§ adjective āĻŦāĻž adverb āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§āϰ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ āĻ āύā§āϏāϰāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ Changing Degree āĻāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ⧠ā§Ģ āĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ āĻāϞā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻ āϧā§āϝāĻžā§ā§āĨ¤
The question item on Changing degree is familiar in various academic and admission exams such as J.S.C, S.S.C, H.S.C, University Admission, Job exams, and BCS exam. So, a language learner must master this lesson in order to answer all the questions on this item successfully. Here, I will show you the easiest ways of changing degrees.
I hope you will get this lesson different from the traditional methods published in various grammatical and text books. You will certainly not face any trouble in learning changing degrees after reading this lesson. So, letâs start our discussion now.
āĻāĻ Changing Degree āĻāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϤāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϰā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āϝā§āĻŽāύāĻ āĻā§.āĻāϏ.āϏāĻŋ,āĻāϏ.āĻāϏ.āϏāĻŋ,āĻāĻāĻ.āĻāϏ.āϏāĻŋ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋ.āϏāĻŋ.āĻāϏ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāϰā§āĻĒāĨ¤ āϏā§āϤā§āϰāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻ āĻ āϧā§āϝāĻžā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžā§ Changing degree āĻāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ⧠āĻāĻāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύā§āϰ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āϏāĻĢāϞāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāϰāϤā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻāĻžāύā§, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ Changing degree āĻāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ⧠āϏāĻŦāĻā§ā§ā§ āϏāĻšāĻ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋ āϝ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻā§ā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž Changing degree āĻāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ-āĻāĻžāύā§āύā§āϰ āĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϞ⧠āϏāĻšāĻ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻ āϧā§āϝāĻžā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠Changing degree āĻāϰ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰ āĻā§āύ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžā§ āĻĒā§āĻŦā§āύāĻžāĨ¤ āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϞā§āĻāύāĻžāĨ¤
Firstly, I would like to introduce the forms of degrees for your better understanding. There are 3 kinds of degrees in adjectives and adverbs. They are:
āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽāϤ, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ degrees āĻāϰ āϰā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻā§āύ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āύāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ adjectives āĻāĻŦāĻ adverbs āĻāϰ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻŽā§āĻ ā§Š āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰ degrees āϰā§ā§āĻā§āĻ
- Positive Degreeâ (no comparison -āĻā§āύ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻšāĻŦā§āύāĻž)
- Comparative Degreeâ (comparison between two persons or objects-āĻĻā§āĻāĻāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāώā§ā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻšāĻŦā§)
- Superlative Degreeâ (comparison among several persons or objects-āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻšāĻŦā§)
Example:
In this class, this student is intelligent.
Positive Degree- (no comparison)
In this class, this student is more intelligent than Max.
Comparative Degree- (comparison between two persons or objects)
In this class, this student is the most intelligent.
Superlative Degree- (comparison among several persons or objects)
The adjective or adverb word forms of these 3 degrees are:
Adjectives āĻāĻŦāĻ Adverbs āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ ā§Š āĻāĻŋ degrees āĻāϰ āϰā§āĻĒā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϰā§āĻĒā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāύā§āύāϤāĻžāĻ
Positive Degree | Comparative Degree | Superlative Degree |
Strong | Stronger | Strongest |
Great | Greater | Greatest |
Old | Older/elder | Oldest/eldest |
Small | Smaller | Smallest |
Few | Fewer | Fewest |
Weak | Weaker | Weakest |
Hot | Hotter | Hottest |
Big | Bigger | Biggest |
Large | Larger | Largest |
Wise | Wiser | Wisest |
Easy | Easier | Easiest |
Beautiful | More beautiful | Most beautiful |
Intelligent | More Intelligent | Most Intelligent |
Good/well | Better | Best |
Bad/badly/evil/ill | Worse | Worst |
Many/much | More | Most |
Fore | Former | Foremost/first |
Little | Less | Least |
Late | Later/latter | Latest/last |
Far | Farther | Farthest |
Fore | Further | Furthest |
Out | Outer/utter | Outmost/outermost |
Up | Upper | Uppermost |
There are so many words of degrees. Here, I have given some of those words to give you an idea of those words. Degrees āĻāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ⧠āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϰā§ā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϏāĻŦāĻā§ā§ā§ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϧāĻžāϰāύāĻž āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝāĨ¤
The points you must remember:
āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāώ⧠āϝāĻž āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĻ
There are some points which should be remembered during changing the degrees. Here are those:
Degrees āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāώ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž āĻšāϞāĻ
Point-01:
- The sign of Positive Degree is âasâĻ..as/soâĻ..asâ.
- (Positive Degree āĻāϰ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āύ āĻšāϞ âasâĻ..as/soâĻ..asâ)
Point-02:
- The sign of Comparative Degree is âthanâ
- (Comparative Degree āĻāϰ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āύ āĻšāϞ âthanâ)
Point-03:
- The sign of Superlative Degree is âtheâ.
- (Superlative Degree āĻāϰ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āύ āĻšāϞ âtheâ)
Point-04:
- The form of adjective or adverb word will be changed following the form of degrees such as: (Positive- Strong)/ (Comparative- Stronger) / (Superlative-Strongest).
- (Adjective āĻŦāĻž Adverb āϝ⧠āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž āĻāĻā§ āϤāĻž Degree āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āϰā§āĻĒ āϝā§āĻŽāύāĻ (Positive- Strong)/ (Comparative- Stronger) / (Superlative-Strongest) āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžā§ā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Point-05:
- During transformation, the original meaning of the sentence should not be changed.
- (Degree āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻŽā§āϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨā§āϰ āĻā§āύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻšāĻā§āĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦā§āύāĻž)
Point-06:
- During transformation, in order to keep the meaning same, you have to change the position of subject and object.
- (Degree āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻŽā§āϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝā§āϰ subject āĻāĻŦāĻ object āĻāϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§, Positive Degree āϤ⧠object āĻāĻŋāĻā§ Comparative Degree / Superlative Degree āϤ⧠subject āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦāϏāĻžāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§)
Now follow these 5 rules of changing degrees from positive to comparative and superlative.
āĻāĻāύ, Degree āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻ ā§Ģ āĻāĻŋ āϏā§āϤā§āϰ āĻ āύā§āϏāϰāύ āĻāϰāĻ
5 Rules of Changing Degree
Degree āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§āϰ ā§Ģ āĻāĻŋ āϏā§āϤā§āϰāĻ
No | Positive Degree | Comparative Degree | Superlative Degree |
---|---|---|---|
01 | No otherâĻ There is noâĻ. NothingâĻ (in case of Singular) (āĻāĻāĻŦāĻāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§) | than any otherâĻ than anythingâĻ | theâĻ of anyâĻ |
02 | Very fewâĻ FewâĻ (in case of Plural) (āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŦāĻāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§) | than most otherâĻ than all otherâĻ | one of theâĻ of allâĻ |
03 | AsâĻ.as/soâĻ.as (Affirmative-Negative) (single sentence) (āĻšāĻžāĻ-āĻŦā§āϧāĻ=āύāĻž-āĻŦā§āϧāĻ) | notâĻ.than | (Not applicable) (āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāύāĻž) |
04 | AsâĻas(Affirmative) AsâĻas (Negative) (before a sentence) (No change of Subject Object) | not lessâĻthan (Affirmative) lessâĻthan (Negative) | (Not applicable) (āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāύāĻž) |
05 | As soon asâĻ.. | No sooner hadâĻthan | (Not applicable) (āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāύāĻž) |
āĻāĻāύ āύāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āϤā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϝ⧠āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§ āϤāĻž āĻŽā§āĻāĻž āĻ āĻā§āώāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āϤā§āϰā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻļāϰā§āϤ, āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻā§āϰ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϰā§āĻĒ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āϝāĻž āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āϤā§āϰāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Now see the examples and explanations of these rules below. The changing parts of all sentences are in bold form. I have explained all the facts of each rule both in English and Bengali language.
āĻāĻāύ āύāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āϤā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϝ⧠āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§ āϤāĻž āĻŽā§āĻāĻž āĻ āĻā§āώāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āϤā§āϰā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāώāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
Example of Rule: 01
Positive: No other boy in the class is as good as John.
Comparative: John is better than any other boy in the class.
Superlative: John is the best boy in the class.
Explanation:
- Here, the adjective word âgoodâ is changed into âbetterâ in comparative and âbestâ in superlative. Besides, the object word âJohnâ in positive has become subject word in comparative and superlative. Finally, you see that the form of verb is singular in this rule.
- (āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠adjective āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ âgoodâ āĻā§ âbetterâ āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§ā§āĻā§ comparative āϰā§āĻĒā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ âbestâ āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§ā§āĻā§ superlative āϰā§āĻĒā§āĨ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻŋ, positive āϰā§āĻĒā§āϰ object word-âJohnâ āĻā§ comparative āĻŦāĻž superlative āϰā§āĻĒā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§ subject word āĻ āύāĻŋā§ā§ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻž āĻšā§ā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āώā§, āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāĻŦā§ āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠verb āĻāϰ āϰā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻāύāĨ¤)
Example of Rule: 02
Positive: Very few cities are as developed as New York in the world.
Comparative: New York is more developed than most other/than all other cities in the world.
Superlative: New York is one of the most developed cities in the world.
Explanation:
- Here, the adjective word âdevelopedâ is changed into âmore developedâ in comparative and âmost developedâ in superlative. Besides, the object word âNew Yorkâ in positive has become subject word in comparative and superlative. Finally, you see that the form of verb is plural in this rule.
- (āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠adjective āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ âdevelopedâ āĻā§ âmore developedâ āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§ā§āĻā§ comparative āϰā§āĻĒā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ âmost developedâ āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§ā§āĻā§ superlative āϰā§āĻĒā§āĨ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻŋ, positive āϰā§āĻĒā§āϰ object word-âNew Yorkâ āĻā§ comparative āĻŦāĻž superlative āϰā§āĻĒā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§ subject word āĻ āύāĻŋā§ā§ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻž āĻšā§ā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āώā§, āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāĻŦā§ āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠verb āĻāϰ āϰā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŦāĻāύāĨ¤)
Example of Rule: 03
Positive: The boy is as strong as the girl.
Comparative: The girl is not stronger than the boy.
Positive: You believe him as much as I.
Comparative: I do not believe him more than you.
Positive: Your bag is as fine as mine.
Comparative: My bag is not finer than yours.
Explanation:
- In this rule, you will get a single word after âasâĻasâ. Here, the adjective word âstrongâ is changed into âstrongerâ in comparative. Besides, the object word âThe girlâ in positive has become subject word in comparative form. Finally, you will make the comparative negative if the positive form is in affirmative. But, if the positive form is in negative, you will make the comparative form affirmative. This is must to keep the meaning same.
- (āĻāĻ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽā§, āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ âasâĻasâ āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠adjective āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ âstrongâ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻšā§ā§ comparative āϰā§āĻĒā§ âstrongerâ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻŋ, positive āϰā§āĻĒā§āϰ object word- âThe girlâ āĻā§ comparative āϰā§āĻĒā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§ subject word āĻ āύāĻŋā§ā§ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻž āĻšā§ā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āώā§, āϝāĻĻāĻŋ positive āϰā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ-āĻŦā§āϧāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āϤāĻŦā§ comparative āϰā§āĻĒ āύāĻž-āĻŦā§āϧāĻā§ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻāϰ āύāĻž-āĻŦā§āϧāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠āĻšāĻžāĻ-āĻŦā§āϧāĻā§ āϰā§āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤)
Example of Rule: 04
Positive: The girl is as ugly as you said
Comparative: The girl is no less ugly than you said.
Positive: The student is not as fool as I think.
Comparative: The student is less fool than I think
Explanation:
- In this rule, you will get a sentence after âasâĻasâ. Here, you need not change the adjective form in comparative and the position of subject and object will also be not changed. You will make the comparative negative if the positive form is in affirmative. But, if the positive form is in negative, you will make the comparative form affirmative. This is must to keep the meaning same.
- (āĻāĻ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽā§, āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ âasâĻasâ āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ adjective āĻāϰ āĻā§āύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āύāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ subject āĻŦāĻž object āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻā§āύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāĻāĻŦā§āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āώā§, āϝāĻĻāĻŋ positive āϰā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ-āĻŦā§āϧāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āϤāĻŦā§ comparative āϰā§āĻĒ āύāĻž-āĻŦā§āϧāĻā§ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻāϰ āύāĻž-āĻŦā§āϧāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠āĻšāĻžāĻ-āĻŦā§āϧāĻā§ āϰā§āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤)
Example of Rule: 05
Positive: As soon as the man came, I left the room.
Comparative: No sooner had the man come than I left the room.
Explanation:
- Here, you will just transform the phrase âas soon asâ into âNo sooner hadâ and the part â(,)â commaâ into âthanâ in comparative form. Besides, you need not change the adjective word form in comparative and the position of subject and object will also be not changed.
- (āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻļā§āϧ⧠âas soon asâ āĻ āĻāĻļāĻāĻŋāĻā§ âNo sooner hadâ āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ â(,)â āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§ âthanâ āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§ positive āĻšāϤ⧠comparative āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ adjective āĻāϰ āĻā§āύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āύāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ subject āĻŦāĻž object āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻā§āύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāĻāĻŦā§āύāĻžāĨ¤)
āĻāĻ āĻšāϞ degree āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ ā§Ģ āĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϝāĻž āϏāĻšāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāϰāĻŋ āϝ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϤāĻā§āώāĻŖā§ āĻāĻ āĻ āϧā§āϝāĻžā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻāύ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āϝā§āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻā§ positive āĻšāϤ⧠comparative āĻŦāĻž superlative āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ â5 Rules of Changing Degreesâ āĻ āϧā§āϝāĻžā§ā§āϰ āĻā§āύ āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āύāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āϤāĻŦā§ āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āϝ⧠āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύā§āϰ āĻŽāύā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻžā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤā§āĨ¤ āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤
These are the complete 5 rules on changing degrees with examples and explanations. Note that this lesson is one of the basic parts of essential grammatical lessons. I hope you have better understood this lesson now. You can transform any sentence from positive to comparative or superlative and superlative to comparative and positive.
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