INTERCHANGE OF THE DEGREES OF COMPARISON

INTERCHANGE OF THE DEGREES OF COMPARISON

1.     A sentence is in positive degree if it has: as ....... as/ so..... as

2.     A sentence is in comparative degree if it has: than

3.     If a sentence contains ‘the’ before degree then it is in superlative degree.

Main structures of the three degrees are as follows:

Sup: Sub+ verb+ the / one of the + sup.degree + modifier.

Com:  Sub+ verb+ com.degree + than any other/ than most other + modifier.

Pos: No other/very few + modifier +verb+ as + pos.degree + as + sub.

Look at the following table:

Superlative	Comparative	Positive
Only the	than any other	No other
One of the	than most other	Very few.

Examples:

Sup: The University of Chittagong is the largest University in Bangladesh.

Com: The University of Chittagong is larger than any other University in Bangladesh.

Pos: No other University in Bangladesh is as large as the University of Chittagong.

Sup: The University of Chittagong is one of the most famous Universities in Bangladesh.

Com: The University of Chittagong is more famous than most other Universities in Bangladesh.

Pos: Very few Universities in Bangladesh are as famous as the University of Chittagong.

Com: Arif is better than Sarif.

Pos:  Sarif is not as good as Arif.

Com:  Arif is not better than Sarif.

Pos:  Sarif is as good as Arif.  Or, Arif is as good as Sarif.

Com: Angon is not less brilliant than Anik.  

Pos: Angon is as brilliant as Anik.

Com: Angon is less brilliant than Anik.  

Pos: Angon is not as brilliant as Anik.