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Degrees of comparison

Lesson 30 of 113

Topic kya maangta hai

Paper blank: He is ___ than Ram (tall), This is the ___ book (good), as ___ as, error more better / senior than. Combine: tallest ↔ taller than any other. Pooche form + dhaancha. than joiner-tree conjunctions pe. Each of the boys is SVA pe. the Ganga pointer articles pe — yahan the kyunki superlative. isn't he? tags pe.

Yahan padhna

Positive / comparative / superlative. 1-syllable -er/-est. 3-syllable more/most. y→ier. CVC double. Irregular: good-better-best, little-less-least, far farther/further, old older/elder. Adverb well/better. as…as positive. than comparative. the + superlative. the taller of the two. any other / no other / very few palat. senior/prefer/different + to/from. unique/perfect no more. much better vs very good. one of the + superlative + plural. climate of Jaipur hotter than that of Mount Abu. Rajasthan: Thar hotter than Abu; Jaipur larger than many towns.

Yahan mat ghusana

because/although/unless/who — conjunctions (than clause-joiner wahan; taller than form yahan). is/are — SVA. a university / the Ganga — articles (the tallest yahan superlative-the; few vs a few matlab wahan; fewer/fewest count yahan). better adjective naam — POS. in Jaipur — prepositions. can/must — modals. be+V3 — voice. said that — narration. Hindi मूल/तुलनात्मक/उत्तम — kriya-visheshan mix mat; English -er/more alag. Ranking “taller than” puzzle — reasoning extra, yahan grammar form. isn't he — tags.

Ek line: Do ki tulna = comparative + than (ya as…as barabari). Teen+ ya poori group = the + superlative. -er aur more ek saath nahi.

Teen avastha

DegreeKabExample
Positivebina tulna, ya barabari as…asJaipur is hot. Mount Abu is as cool as a hill station.
Comparativedo (ya ek vs baaki any other)The Thar is hotter than Mount Abu. Ram is taller than Shyam.
Superlativeteen+ / group mein sabseAmer is the most visited fort here. She is the tallest girl in the class.

Adjective (quality of noun) aur adverb (kaise verb) dono ki degrees hoti. Job ka naam POS; form-table yahan. He is fast adj. He runs fast adv — dono fast-faster-fastest.

Example

This tea is good. / This tea is better than that. / This is the best tea in Jaipur. — degrees?

Solution

  1. Count compare

    koi dusra nahi = positive. than that = comparative. in Jaipur group + the = superlative.

Answerpositive · comparative · superlative

Form kaise banti — -er ya more

Word typeComparativeSuperlativeExample
1 syllable-er-esttall–taller–tallest · old–older–oldest · fast–faster–fastest
1 syllable, silent e-r-stwise–wiser–wisest · large–larger–largest · nice–nicer–nicest
2 syllables, aksar -y / -er / -ow / -le-er-esthappy–happier · clever–cleverer (more clever bhi) · narrow–narrower · simple–simpler
2 syllables, -ful/-less/-ous/-ive…moremostuseful–more useful · famous–more famous · careful–more careful · honest–more honest
3+ syllablesmoremostbeautiful–more beautiful–most beautiful · important–more important

Double band. more taller, most tallest, more better, most unique-est — ek hi nishan. Ya -er/-est, ya more/most, dono nahi. more better exam ka favourite galat.

2-syllable grey zone: quiet, common, polite, handsome — paper aksar more/most pakadta; quieter bhi chalta. Class-X key dekho: famous → more famous, not famouser.

Spelling — y, double letter

  • consonant + y → i: happy–happier–happiest · easy–easier · heavy–heavier · dry–drier. (vowel+y rehta: grey–greyer)
  • short CVC double: big–bigger–biggest · hot–hotter · thin–thinner · sad–sadder · fat–fatter. (long vowel nahi: cheap–cheaper, not cheapper)
  • early (adverb/adj): earlier–earliest. shy: shyer/shier — dono dikhe to shyer chalta.

fun → more fun (funner Class-X mat). real → more real / really alag adverb. often → more often.

Irregular — rato, rule se nahi

PositiveComparativeSuperlativeNote
good / wellbetterbestgood adj; well adv (He plays well → better). well = healthy bhi: He is better today.
bad / ill / badlyworseworstnot badder
much / manymoremostmuch uncount, many count — articles extra few/little matlab; yahan form
little (matra)lessleastlittle water → less. size chhota: small–smaller (little-littler rare)
fewfewerfewestcount: fewer errors. (less errors Indian paper kabhi galat mark)
farfarther / furtherfarthest / furthestfarther = distance. further = extra/additional (further details). distance pe farther safe
oldolder / elderoldest / eldestolder than + than. elder + family noun: my elder brother. elder than Class-X kamzor; older than
latelater / latterlatest / lastlater time. latter = do mein doosra. latest = newest news. last = final
nearnearernearest / nextnearest distance. next = sequence (next station, not nearest always)
Example

This is the ___ news. (late) / He is my ___ brother. (old, family title)

Solution

  1. latest vs last

    news = newest → latest. last = final chapter. Family title → elder, not older brother freeze (older brother bhi chalta, key elder jab title).

Answerlatest · elder

Adverb degrees — verb ke saath

He runs fast / faster / fastest. He worked hard / harder / hardest.

-ly wale: slowly → more slowly / most slowly (slowlier Class-X mat). carefully → more carefully. quickly → more quickly (quicker adverb informal).

hard ≠ hardly. hard = mehnat/zor (He works hard — degrees harder). hardly = almost not (He hardly works — yeh degree nahi, alag adverb). badly → worse, not badlier.

well (adv of good): She sings well / better / best. good yahan nahi: She sings good — adj galat job, POS layer; form well yahan.

Teen dhaancha — as…as, than, the

PatternDegreeExampleGalat
as + positive + asbarabarias tall as Ram · as carefully as he canas taller as · as more tall as
not as / not so + positive + askamnot as hot as the Tharnot so hotter as
comparative + thandohotter than Abu · more famous thanhotter from · more famous that
the + superlative + in/ofgroupthe tallest in the class · the best of alltallest than · a tallest (the gir gaya)

in vs of: in + place/group-container (in Rajasthan, in her class). of + set (of the three, of all). the most beautiful of the forts / the most beautiful fort in Jaipur.

the superlative pe almost hamesha. Kyun the — pehchan unique articles; yahan trigger = superlative form. Comparative pe the tab: of the two aur the more…the more.

than I / than me. Class-X formal: taller than I (am). Bolchal: than me. Key than I jab options I/me. Possession: The climate of Jaipur is hotter than that of Mount Abu. Galat: hotter than Mount Abu (climate vs city mix) — jab nouns alag jaat.

the more… the more: The more you practise, the better you write. Dono comparative, dono se pehle the. Pairing conjunctions extra pe bhi dikhi; yahan form comparative + the. the most…the most nahi is pattern pe.

Do hi cheezein — the + comparative

Sirf do: superlative mat. He is the taller of the two brothers. (not the tallest of the two — Class-X aksar taller). Teen: the tallest of the three.

Look at the two roads: take the narrower one.

of the two + -est paper pe error. of all / of the three + -est theek.

Sentence palat — same matlab, doosri degree

Paper combine/transformation yahi maangta. Head same rakho, form badlo.

IsseUsse (same sense)
Ram is taller than Shyam.Shyam is not as / so tall as Ram. Shyam is shorter than Ram.
Ram is the tallest boy in the class.Ram is taller than any other boy in the class. Ram is taller than all the other boys. No other boy in the class is as tall as Ram. No other boy is taller than Ram.
Ram is one of the tallest boys.Very few boys are as tall as Ram. Ram is taller than most other boys.
No other fort is as famous as Amer.Amer is the most famous fort. Amer is more famous than any other fort.

any other + singular. taller than any other boy (not boys). all other + plural. Galat: taller than any boy (khud ko bhi gin liya — Ram taller than Ram?). any other khud bahar.

one of the + superlative + plural noun: one of the best students. Verb SVA pe one…has; yahan noun plural. SVA number alag layer.

Example

Jaipur is the largest city in Rajasthan. comparative se?

Solution

  1. any other

    Jaipur is larger than any other city in Rajasthan. (any city = galat, khud include)

Answerlarger than any other city in Rajasthan

to, not than — Latin / fixed

Ye words comparative dikhte hain lekin than nahi, to (ya from):

WordTheekGalat
senior / juniorsenior to mesenior than me
superior / inferiorsuperior to this clothsuperior than
preferprefer tea to coffeeprefer tea than coffee · prefer than
preferablepreferable to walkingpreferable than
prior / anterior / posteriorprior to 2020prior than
differentdifferent from (Class-X; to bhi dikhe)different than (US; Indian paper aksar from)

prefer tea to coffee freeze. Soft: prefer tea rather than coffee — kuch keys chalti; prefer than hamesha galat.

elder to — Indian key kabhi elder to me; safer: He is older than I / He is my elder brother. Paper senior/junior pe to freeze.

like vs as comparison: like + noun (He runs like a horse) prep extra; as + clause conjunctions; as tall as yahan positive degree frame.

Absolute — more unique mat

Kuch adjectives pehle se poori baat: unique, perfect, ideal, complete, empty, full, dead, round, square, infinite, extreme, universal, entire, chief.

Class-X: more unique / most perfect error. Soft: more nearly unique, almost perfect — extra word. Paper seedha more unique = galat.

main / chief / ultimate bhi superlative-shape nahi maangte. more main nahi.

much, very, quite — kaun si degree

ModifierKe saathExample
verypositivevery tall · very good · very carefully
much / far / a lotcomparativemuch better · far hotter · a lot more useful
the verysuperlative (zor)the very best
quitepositive (quite good)quite better galat
comparatively / relativelypositive (already “compare”)comparatively better = double-ish; comparatively good

so / too positive pe: so tall, too hot — result-clause conjunctions extra (so…that, too…to). Yahan sirf: so taller galat.

Traps — yahi kat'te hain

1. more taller / more better

Ek nishan. taller, better, more beautiful.

2. as taller as

as + positive + as. as tall as.

3. the tallest of the two

the taller of the two. -est teen+.

4. taller than any boy (group mein khud)

any other boy / all the other boys.

5. senior than / prefer than

senior to, prefer to.

6. hotter than Mount Abu (climate vs place)

hotter than that of Mount Abu jab pehle climate of…

7. one of the best student

students plural. has/have SVA alag.

8. elder than me

older than I/me. elder brother (noun ke pehle).

9. She sings good / more well

well, better. more well nahi.

10. because / isn't he / the Ganga is this page

although-tree conjunctions. comma-tag tags. the river articles. Yahan -er/more/than/as…as/the most.

Paper pe paanch kadam

  1. Kitne compare? 0 / as…as = positive. 2 = comparative + than (ya the -er of the two). group = the + superlative.
  2. Form. 1 syllable -er. 3+ more. irregular list. double more+ -er band.
  3. Frame word. as…as ke beech positive. than ke pehle comparative. senior/prefer → to.
  4. Palat. any other singular. no other + as…as. one of the + plural.
  5. Doosra extra mat. because-clause, is/are, a/an sound, well ka POS-naam, isn't he tag.
Galat list. more better. as taller as. tallest of the two. senior than. prefer coffee than tea. taller than any boy. one of the best boy. elder than. quite better. more unique. climate hotter than Abu (bina that of). Although it rained = this extra. Each of the boys is = this extra.

Q 1–10

Q1

Degrees of comparison extra kya sikhata hai?

  1. because/who se clause jodna
  2. Adjective-adverb ki positive / comparative / superlative form + than/as…as/the
  3. is/are subject se
  4. isn't he tag

Solution

  1. Form

    Joiner conjunctions. Number SVA. Tag agla. Yahan taller/better/most.

AnswerB
Q2

tall ki comparative–superlative?

  1. more tall, most tall
  2. taller, tallest
  3. tallest, taller
  4. more taller, most tallest

Solution

  1. 1 syllable -er

    more tall 3-syllable wala rule nahi. Double Q8.

AnswerB
Q3

beautiful?

  1. beautifuler, beautifulest
  2. more beautiful, most beautiful
  3. better, best
  4. more beautifuller

Solution

  1. 3+ more

    Q2 -er tha. good irregular alag.

AnswerB
Q4

good / well?

  1. gooder, goodest
  2. better, best
  3. more good, most well
  4. weller, wellest

Solution

  1. Irregular

    adj good aur adv well dono better/best. POS job alag; form same yahan.

AnswerB
Q5

The Thar is hotter ___ Mount Abu.

  1. to — senior family
  2. than
  3. from
  4. as — as hotter as galat frame

Solution

  1. comparative + than

    same jaat places. climate of… that of P mein. to Latin alag section.

AnswerB
Q6

as ___ as Ram (height barabari)

  1. taller
  2. tall
  3. tallest
  4. more tall

Solution

  1. as + positive

    as tall as. Q5 than+comparative tha.

AnswerB
Q7

She is ___ tallest girl in the class.

  1. a — superlative unique, a nahi
  2. the
  3. zero article
  4. an

Solution

  1. the + superlative

    a university sound articles; yahan trigger -est.

AnswerB
Q8

This book is more better than that. Error?

  1. Theek — more zor
  2. Double comparative — better kaafi, more hatao (ya more good nahi; better)
  3. best lagao kyunki two books
  4. Yeh SVA hai

Solution

  1. Ek nishan

    better already comparative. Two books pe best of the two nahi — better. of the two = the better P2.

AnswerB
Q9

He is senior ___ me.

  1. than
  2. to
  3. from
  4. as

Solution

  1. Latin to

    senior/junior/superior/prefer + to. Q5 hotter than alag family.

AnswerB
Q10

Although it rained, they walked. Yeh degrees extra hai?

  1. Haan, although = comparative
  2. Nahi — clause joiner conjunctions; yahan taller/better/the most
  3. Voice be+V3
  4. news is

Solution

  1. Fence

    than form yahan; although tree wahan.

AnswerB

Practice

Ye dus alag kone hain — upar wale dus ki nakal nahi.

P1

happy ki comparative?

  1. more happy — 3-syllable rule galat yahan
  2. happier (y → i + er)
  3. happyer
  4. happiest — superlative

Solution

  1. y-spell

    Q2 tall-er; yahan happy–ier. more happy kabhi chalta, Class-X happier.

AnswerB
P2

Of the two brothers, Ram is ___ .

  1. the tallest
  2. the taller
  3. taller than (than gira, of the two already)
  4. as tall

Solution

  1. Do = comparative + the

    the taller of the two. -est teen+.

AnswerB
P3

Amer is the most famous fort in the list. comparative palat?

  1. more famous than any fort (khud include)
  2. more famous than any other fort
  3. as famous as any other — yeh no-other family ka positive, most ka seedha palat nahi isi option mein
  4. famouser than all

Solution

  1. any other

    singular fort. all the other forts bhi. any fort galat.

AnswerB
P4

Ram is taller than Shyam. as…as se Shyam subject?

  1. Shyam is as taller as Ram
  2. Shyam is not as tall as Ram
  3. Shyam is as tall as Ram — barabari, stem nahi
  4. Shyam is the tallest

Solution

  1. Reverse + not

    positive tall. Q6 as tall as barabari; yahan kam = not as.

AnswerB
P5

Ajmer is ___ from Jaipur than from Abu (distance).

  1. further — additional details wala
  2. farther
  3. more far
  4. farthest — superlative, two points yahan

Solution

  1. farther distance

    further discussion alag. more far nahi.

AnswerB
P6

He is ___ than his cousin. (age, than hai)

  1. elder — elder than Class-X kamzor
  2. older
  3. eldest
  4. oldest of

Solution

  1. older than

    elder brother (bina than). eldest superlative family.

AnswerB
P7

I prefer lassi ___ tea.

  1. than
  2. to
  3. from
  4. as

Solution

  1. prefer to

    Q9 senior to same family. than nahi.

AnswerB
P8

She is one of the best ___ in the college.

  1. student — singular galat
  2. students
  3. student's
  4. better student

Solution

  1. one of the + plural

    has/have SVA. yahan noun students.

AnswerB
P9

Hindi «सबसे बड़ा» se English more biggest freeze?

  1. Haan, सबसे = more + est
  2. Nahi — the biggest / the largest; -est aur more ek saath nahi. Hindi उत्तम visheshan mix mat
  3. Yeh voice hai
  4. Yeh FANBOYS hai

Solution

  1. Do bhasha

    सबसे = the + superlative. अधिक बड़ा = comparative. Double English nahi.

AnswerB
P10

Ram is tall, isn't he? Yeh degrees extra hai?

  1. Haan, tall = comparative sawal
  2. Nahi — question tag tags; yahan taller/tallest/as tall as. positive tall sirf as…as frame mein
  3. Narration quotes
  4. Each of the boys is

Solution

  1. Fence

    Q10 although tha. comma-tag tags pe.

AnswerB

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