Rules of Transformation of Degree (Positive, Comparative & Superlative) at a glance
Dear reader, in this table,
I have tried to compile the grammatical rules of Transformation of Degree
(Positive, Comparative & Superlative) at a glance. Here you need to follow
the changes from Superlative to Comparative & Positive degrees and match
with the examples provided.
One thing to note here is
the star (*) marked object / extension in positive degree. Indeed, the object / extension means the object / extension found in Superlative
and Comparative degrees.
Rules of Transformation of Degree (Positive, Comparative & Superlative) at a glance:
Superlative
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Comparative
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Positive
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1
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Subject +
am/is/are/was/were/ verb + the + superlative form + object / extension.
Examples:
a)
Rubi is the best girl in the class.
b) He was the wisest
man in the village.
c) Rana is the most
intelligent boy I have ever seen.
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Subject +
am/is/are/ was / were / verb + comparative form + than any other + object /
extension.
Examples:
a)
Rubi is better than any other girl in the class.
b)
He was wiser than any other man in the village.
c) Rana is more
intelligent than any other boy I have ever seen.
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No other +
object / extension* + is/was/verb + so
/ as + positive form + as + subject.
Examples:
a)
No other girl in the class is as good as Rubi.
b)
No other man in the village was as / so wise as
he.
c)
No other boy I have ever seen is as intelligent as
Rana.
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2
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Subject +
am/is/are/was/were/ verb + the + superlative form + of any + object.
Example: It burns the prettiest
of any wood.
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Subject +
am/is/are/was/were/ verb + comparative form + than any other + object.
Example: It burns prettier than
any other wood.
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No other + object/extension*
+ is/was/verb + so / as + positive form + as + subject.
Example: No other wood burns so
/ as pretty as it.
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3
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Subject +
am/is/are/was/were/ verb + the + superlative form + of all +object
(plural noun).
He was the most brilliant of all boys in the village.
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Subject +
am/is/are/was/were/ verb + comparative form + than all other + object (plural
noun).
Example: Rubi is taller than
all other girls in the class.
He was more brilliant than all other boys in the village.
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No other +
object/extension* (singular noun) +
is / was / verb + so / as + positive form + as + subject.
Example: No other girl in the
class is as tall as Rubi.
No other boy in the village was as / so brilliant as he.
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4
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Subject +
am/is/are/was/were/ verb + one of the
+superlative form + object/extension (plural
noun).
Example:
Dhaka is one of the biggest cities in
Mr.
Rana was one of the most interesting persons.
Shakespeare
is one of the greatest dramatists.
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Subject +
am/is/are/was/were / verb + comparative form
+ than most other + object / extension (plural
noun).
Example:
Dhaka is bigger than most other cities in
Mr.
Rana was more interesting than most other persons.
Shakespeare
is greater than most other dramatists.
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Very few + object / extension (plural
noun) * +
are/were/verb + so/as + positive form + as +
subject.
Example: Very few cities in
Very
few persons were as interesting as Mr. Rana.
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5
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X
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Subject
+ verb + Comparative form + than + object.
Example: Hasan is wiser than Rana.
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Object * + verb + not + so/as + positive form + as + Subject.
Exle: Rana is not so wise as Hena.
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About the writer of the rules:
Dear reader, if you face any problem to use these rules, please feel free to contact me:
Md. Anwar Hossain
B.A (Honours), M.A in English Literature,
B.Ed
Trained on ELTIP and TQI ( SEP )
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Senior English Teacher of
Avoy
Bashabo, Dhaka-1214.
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Cell phone no : 01911739910
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