Degree is a very great part of English grammar.

Degree is a very great part of English grammar. It is a must to know if any learner wants to have detail of adjective or adverb from parts of speech. Students will be able to install the actual quality of a person or thing in a sentence.               

    Degree is of three kinds-                         My Youtube video on Degree

1)    Positive Degree

2)    Comparative Degree

3)    Superlative Degree

 

Positive Degree

When quality of any person or thing is described, it is positive degree.

For example: He is a brave man.

 

Comparative Degree

When two persons or things are compared, it is comparative degree.

For example: Karim is braver than Rahim.

 

Superlative Degree

When more than two persons or things are compared, it is superlative degree.

For example: Karim is the bravest man in this village.

 

Positive                  comparative                        superlative

tall                              taller                                   tallest

fat                              fatter                                             fattest

intelligent            more intelligent                 most intelligent

 

Write three form of degree from the underlined words.

Bangladesh is a small country but has a huge population. Most people here live below the poverty line and cannot therefore afford to educate their children. Many poor children either drop out of school just after a few years or simply do not go to school at all. Despite this situation, we have far too many students to educate compared to the number of institutions available. Bangladesh needs more schools, colleges and universities to provide for the increasing number of students. But owing to financial and resource constraints, the government cannot fund the requisite number of educational institutions. At present every educational institution is over-crowded and class size is unusually large. As facilities in these institutions are poor, students do not get a standard education. Moreover, many educational institutions in Bangladesh are troubled with politics and violence. Sometimes, institutions are closed down to avoid clashes between rival groups of students. Such closures badly affect academic progress.

        Identify the following degrees.

1.    Karim is as rich as Rahim.=

2.    Rahim is not richer than Karim.=

3.    He is not as strong as I.=

4.    I am stronger than he.=

5.    A bird does not fly so fast as a plane.=

6.    A plane flies faster than a bird.=

7.    Karim is the richest man in this village.=

8.    No other man in this village is as rich as Karim.=

9.    Mitu was the bravest girl in our class.=

10.                       No other girl in our class was as brave as Mitu.=

11.                       Anni is the most beautiful girl in this village.=

12.                       No other girl in this village is as beautiful as Anni.=

13.                       Very few girls in our class were as brave as Mitu.=

14.                       Anni is one of the most beautiful girls in this village.=

15.                       Very few girls in this village are as beautiful as Anni.=

16.                       Deluar was one of the best boys in our college.=

17.                       Very few boys in our college were as good as Deluar.=

18.                       Karim is one of the richest men in this village.=

19.                        Karim is richer than most other men in this village.=

20.                       The rose is the finest of all flowers.=

21.                       The rose is finer than all other flowers.=

22.                       Akbar was the most popular of any king of India.=

Superlative to Positive

*       Without one of, no other+last part of superlative form+verb+as+positive form+as+subject

For example:

v He is the bravest man in this village.

Þ  No other man in this village is as brave as he.

*       With one of, very few+last part of superlative form+verb(plural)+as+positive form+as+subject

For example:

v He is one of the bravest men in this village.

Þ  Very few men in this village are as brave as he.

 

                     Transform the sentences as directed in brackets

1.    Very few persons are as noble-hearted as she. (Superlative)

             Þ        

2.    Student politics is one of the most discussed issues of the country. (Comparative)

             Þ        

3.    No other member in her family is as busy as she. (superlative)

             Þ        

4.    To support his family was more important than his education to him. (Positive)

             Þ        

5.    A healthy poor man is happier than a sick moneyed man. (Positive)

             Þ        

6.    Taimur was one of the greatest conquerors of the world. (Positive)

             Þ        

7.    No other person is as dutiful as an honest man. (Superlative)

             Þ        

8.    It is bigger than any other city in Bangladesh. (Superlative)

             Þ        

9.    He is one of the poorest persons in the society. (Comparative)

             Þ        

10.                 Nothing is as disastrous as terrorism. (Comparative)

             Þ        

11.                 An honest man is one of the most reliable assets to the society. (Comparative)

 

12.                 Karim is the richest man in this village. (Positive)

Þ     

13.                 Mitu was the bravest girl in our class.

Þ     

14.                 Anni is the most beautiful girl in this village.

Þ     

15.                 Deluar was the best boy in our college.

Þ  

16.                 Karim is one of the richest men in this village.

Þ                       

17.                 The rose is the finest of all flowers.

Þ                       

18.                 Akbar was the most popular of any king of India.

Þ                       

19.                 Marufi is the worst lady in this world.

Þ                       

20.                 He is the  happiest  man  in this place.

Þ                       

 

21.                 Karim is the richest man in this village.

Þ     

22.                 Mitu was the bravest girl in our class.

Þ     

23.                 Anni is the most beautiful girl in this village.

Þ     

24.                 Deluar was the best boy in our college.

Þ  

25.                 Karim is one of the richest men in this village.

Þ                       

26.                 The rose is the finest of all flowers.

Þ                       

27.                 Akbar was the most popular of any king of lndia.

Þ                       

28.                 Marufi is the worst lady in this world.

Þ                       

29.                 He is the  happiest  man  in this place.

Þ                       

30.                 Very few persons are as noble-hearted as she. (Comparative)

             Þ        

31.                 Student politics is one of the most discussed issues of the country. (Sperlative)

             Þ        

32.                 No other member in her family is as busy as she. (superlative)

             Þ        

33.                 To support his family was more important than his education to him. (Positive)

             Þ        

34.                 A healthy poor man is happier than a sick moneyed man. (Positive)

             Þ        

35.                 Taimur was one of the greatest conquerors of the world. (Positive)

             Þ        

36.                 No other person is as dutiful as an honest man. (Superlative)

             Þ        

37.                 It is bigger than any other city in Bangladesh. (Superlative)

             Þ        

38.                 He is one of the poorest persons in the society. (Comparative)

             Þ        

39.                 Nothing is as disastrous as terrorism. (Comparative)

             Þ        

40.                 An honest man is one of the most reliable assets to the society. (Comparative)

 

 

41.                 Karim is the richest man in this village. (Comparative)

Þ     

42.                 Mitu was the bravest girl in our class.

Þ     

43.                 Anni is the most beautiful girl in this village.

Þ     

44.                 Deluar was the best boy in our college.

Þ  

45.                 Karim is one of the richest men in this village.

Þ                       

46.                 The rose is the finest of all flowers.

Þ                       

47.                 Akbar was the most popular of any king of India.

Þ                       

48.                 Marufi is the worst lady in this world.

Þ                       

49.                 He is the  happiest  man  in this place.

Þ                       

 

50.                 Karim is the richest man in this village.(Positive)

Þ     

51.                 Mitu was the bravest girl in our class.

Þ     

52.                 Anni is the most beautiful girl in this village.

Þ     

53.                 Deluar was the best boy in our college.

Þ  

54.                 Karim is one of the richest men in this village.

Þ                       

55.                 The rose is the finest of all flowers.

Þ                       

56.                 Akbar was the most popular of any king of lndia.

Þ                       

57.                 Marufi is the worst lady in this world.

Þ                       

58.                 He is the  happiest  man  in this place.

Þ