CHANGE OF DEGREES
CHANGE
OF DEGREES
Superlative
to positive and comparative
Rule-1
Superlative : NP1 + be + the
+ Adj (superlative) + NP2+phrase
Positive : No
other + NP2 + phrase + be + as + Adj (positive) + as + NP1
Comparative : NP1+be+Adj (comparative) + than +any other/allother +
NP2+ phrase
1. Superlative: He is the best boy in the class.
Positive: No other boy in the class is
as good as he
Comparative: He is better than any other boy in the class.
2. Superlative: Nipa is he most intelligent
girl in this village.
Positive: No other girl in this village
is as intelligent as Nipa.
Comparative: Nipa is more intelligent than any other girl in
this village.
Rule-2
Structure:
Superlative : NP1 + be + one
of the + Adj (sup) + NP2+plural
Positive : Very
few + NP2(Plural) + phrase + be + as+ Adj(positive) +as+ NP1
Comparative : NP1 + be + Adj (com) + than + many other/ most + other
+ NP2 (Plural) + phrase
1. Superlative: He is one of the best boys in the class.
Positive: Very few boys in the class are as good as he.
Comparative: He is better than most other boys in the class.
2. Superlative: She is one of the most intelligent girls in this village.
Positive: Very few girls in this village are as
intelligent as she.
Comparative: She is more intelligent than most other girls in this village.
Positive to comparative
Rule-3
As ----- as hy³ Positive Degree ‡K iƒcvš—i wbævbymv‡i nq|
Structure
Positive: NP1+be+as+adj+as+NP2
Comparative: NP2+be+not+adj(comp)+than+NP1
1. Positive: He is as cunning as fox
Comparative: A fox is not more cunning than he.
Positive: Your are as wise as I
Comparative: I am not wiser than you.
Rule-4
Not so ----- as hy³ Positive ‡K comparative G iƒcvš—‡ii wbqg|
Positive: NP1+be+not+so+adj+as+NP2
Comparative: NP2+be+adj(comp)+than+NP1
1. Positive: Adnan is not so strong as Parvej.
Comparative Parvej is stronger than Adnan.
2. Positive: Promy is not so tall as Tonny.
Comparative: Tonny is taller than Promy.
[Note: Rule 3 I 4 I
superlative nq bv
KviY G¸‡jv‡Z gvÎ `yÕRb e¨w³ig‡a¨ Zzjbv Kiv n‡q‡Q|]
Exercise
1. No flower is as lovely as the rose (comparative)
2. This
box is heavier than that (positive)
3. He is not more intimate to you than to me (positive)
4. Calcutta is one of the
largest cities in India
(comparative)
5. Sarwar is
taller than most other boys in the class (superlative)
6. They are wiser than all others (superlative)
7. I am the happiest man in the village (positive)
8. Kamal is
one of the most competent teachers (comparative)
9. The
Humming is the smallest bird in the world (comparative)
10. Very few
cities in Bangladesh
are as large as Dhaka (superlative)
11. The rose
is lovelier than most other flowers (superlative)
12. The pen is mightier than the sword (positive)
13. Kalam is as cleaver as liton (comparative)
14. Sayed is the tallest boy in the room
(positive)
15. Zahed and
Sumon were not less wise than Kamal (positive)
CHANGE OF DEGREES
Superlative to Positive and Comparative
Rule-1
Superlative : NP1 + be + the
+ Adj (superlative) + NP2+phrase
Positive : No
other + NP2 + phrase + be + as +
Adj (positive) + as + NP1
Comparative : NP1+be+Adj (comparative) + than +any other/allother + NP2+
phrase
1. Superlative: He is the best boy in the class.
Positive: No other boy in the class is
as good as he
Comparative: He is better than any other boy in the class.
2. Superlative: Nipa is he most intelligent
girl in this village.
Positive: No other girl in this village
is as intelligent
as Nipa.
Comparative: Nipa is more intelligent than any other girl in
this village.
Rule-2
Structure:
Superlative : NP1 + be + one
of the + Adj (sup) + NP2+plural
Positive : Very
few + NP2(Plural) + phrase +
be + as+ Adj(positive) +as+ NP1
Comparative : NP1 + be + Adj (com) + than + many other/ most + other
+ NP2 (Plural) + phrase
1. Superlative: He is one of the best boys in the class.
Positive: Very few boys in the class are as good as he.
Comparative: He is better than most other boys in the class.
2. Superlative: She is one of the most intelligent girls in this village.
Positive: Very few girls in this village are as
intelligent as she.
Comparative: She is more intelligent than most other girls in this village.
Positive to comparative
Rule-3
As ----- as hy³ Positive Degree ‡K iƒcvš—i wbævbymv‡i nq|
Structure
Positive: NP1+be+as+adj+as+NP2
Comparative: NP2+be+not+adj(comp)+than+NP1
1. Positive: He is as cunning as fox
Comparative: A fox is not more cunning than he.
Positive: Your are as wise as I
Comparative: I am not wiser than you.
Rule-4
Not so ----- as hy³ Positive ‡K comparative G iƒcvš—‡ii wbqg|
Positive: NP1+be+not+so+adj+as+NP2
Comparative: NP2+be+adj(comp)+than+NP1
1. Positive: Adnan is not so strong as Parvej.
Comparative Parvej is stronger than Adnan.
2. Positive: Promy is not so tall as Tonny.
Comparative: Tonny is taller than Promy.
[Note: Rule 3 I 4 I
superlative nq bv
KviY G¸‡jv‡Z gvÎ `yÕRb e¨w³ig‡a¨ Zzjbv Kiv
n‡q‡Q|]
Exercise
1. No flower is as lovely as the rose (comparative)
2. This
box is heavier than that (positive)
3. He is not more intimate to you than to me (positive)
4. Calcutta
is one of the largest cities in India (comparative)
5. Sarwar is
taller than most other boys in the class (superlative)
6. They are wiser than all others (superlative)
7. I am the happiest man in the village (positive)
8. Kamal is
one of the most competent teachers (comparative)
9. The
Humming is the smallest bird in the world (comparative)
10. Very few
cities in Bangladesh are as large as Dhaka (superlative)
11. The rose
is lovelier than most other flowers (superlative)
12. The pen is mightier than the sword (positive)
13. Kalam is as cleaver as liton (comparative)
14. Sayed is the tallest boy in the room
(positive)
15. Zahed and
Sumon were not less wise than Kamal (positive)
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