English Adjectives

Comparative degree is a form of an adjective which is used to compare two people, things, or situations. It show how one differs from the other either by having more or less of it. Always ensure you're comparing only two entities when using the comparative form.

Structure:

• Adjective + -er for short adjectives for example taller, faster

• More/Less + adjective for longer adjectives for example more beautiful, less important

Example:

• This airstrip is longer than the other one. Here, we are comparing two airstrips based on their length.

In English grammar, the Superlative Degree of Comparison compares three or more things and people. Examples are:

• This is the most beautiful move I have ever seen
• He runs the fastest in the team
• He is the smartest student in the class
• This is the most challenging Math problem I had to solve
• She is most helpful person I know
• I will buy the least expensive pen from that bundle
• The tallest mountain in the world is Mount Everest
• They had the most fun during the Christmas break
• Richa's house is the biggest one in her colony
• Today was the hottest day of June so far

Since there are three types of degree of comparison: Positive, Comparative, and Superlative, the formation of each type of sentence is done following different structure. The structure for each of the degrees of comparison is given below:

• Positive: subject + verb + positive adjective /adverb + rest of the sentence
• Comparative: subject + verb + comparative adjective + than + object
• Superlative: subject + verb + the superlative adjective / adverb + rest of the sentence

In simple words, Degrees of comparison are forms of adjectives and adverbs that are used to show different intensities or levels when describing or comparing places, people, or things. They help students in describing a quality, comparing two things, and showing the highest or the lowest quality among three or more things or people.

Examples are:

• Tall – Taller – the tallest
• Big – Bigger – the biggest
• Beautiful – More Beautiful – Most Beautiful

Adverbs are the word that modifies the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb. They tell us about how much, in what manner, how far, in what degree and to what extent. E.g. all, very, probably, very, etc.

• Example: She learns quickly.

Adjectives are the words that add meaning to the nouns or pronouns. They simply make noun and pronoun more descriptive. E.g. beautiful, honest, brave, wealthy.

• Example: She is a quick learner.

The following steps will help to identify the Adjectives:

1. Identify the Words that Describe Noun or Pronouns
2. Pay attention to the Position of the Adjectives
3. Ask questions about noun and pronoun to know the details
4. Pay Attention to Comparative and Superlative Forms
5. Pay Attention to Suffixes

The Adjetives are of following types:

The examples of Adjectives are:

1. Bangalore is a large city.
2. Ram is an honest man.
3. I ate some pudding.
4. You have no time.
5. Have a good day!
6. Most girls like Barbie dolls.
7. Don't be in such a hurry.
8. The CAT is lazy.
9. I don't like that cafe.
10. There are five mangoes in the fridge.

An Adjective is a word that describes a Noun or Pronoun or adds meaning to it. It is that part of speech that describes, quantifies, or modifies a noun or pronoun. It gives more details about the noun by giving information about what kind, which one, how many, etc.