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Interchange Of The Degree Of comparison

Published on Thursday 5 April 2012 in

As the following examples show, it is possible to change the degree of comparison of an adjective in a sentence, without changing the meaning of sentence:
Superlative                            -Lead is the heaviest of all metals.
Comparative                         -Lead is heavier than all other metals.

Comparative                         -Italy is cooler than spain.
Positive                                 -Spain is not so cooler as Italy.
Comparative                         -He is as wise as John.
Superlative                            -Shakuntala is the best drama in Sunskrit.
Comparative                         -Shakuntala is better than any other drama in Sunskrit.
Positive                                 -No ther drama in Sunskrit is so good as Shakuntala.
Superlative                            -Sydney is one of the biggest of Australia cities.
Coparative                            -Sydney is bigger than most other Australian cities.
Positive                                 -Very few Australian cities are as big as Sydney.
Positive                                 -Some poets are at least as great as Tennyson.
Comparative                         -Tennyson is not greater than some other poets.
                                               -Some poets are not less great than Tennyson.
Superlative                           -Tennyson is not the greatest of all poets.

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1 Response to Interchange Of The Degree Of comparison

17 March 2021 at 20:42

Don,t make any mistake change into passive degree

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