Class 9 | English Grammar | DEGREES OF COMPARISON | RG's Question Bank 2019|

Class 9 | English Grammar | DEGREES OF COMPARISON | RG's Question Bank 2019|

1. The Everest is the highest peak in the world.

👉 Positive : No other peak in the world is as high as the Everest.

👉 Comparative : The Everest is higher than any other peak in the world.

2. Misery is a greater mystery than any other.

👉 Positive : No other mystery is as great as misery

👉 Superlative : Misery is the greatest mystery.

3. No other man was so strong as Hercules.

👉 Comparative : Hercules was stronger than any other man.

👉 Superlative : Hercules was the strongest man.

4. No other subject is so easy as this.

👉 Comparative : This is easier than any other subject.

👉 Superlative : This is the easiest subject.

5. Benaras is the most sacred place in India.

👉 Positive ⁰: No other place in India is as sacred as Benaras.

👉 Comparative : Benaras is more sacred than any other place in India.

6. Gold is one of the most precious metals.

👉 Positive : Very few metal is as precious as Gold.

👉 Comparative : Gold is more precious than any other metal.

7. The Rajdhani Express runs faster than any other train.

👉 Positive : No other train runs as fast as the Rajdhani Express.

👉 Superlative : The Rajdhani Express runs the fastest of all the trains.

8. No other place I have seen is so beautiful as Shillong.

👉 Comparative : Shillong is more beautiful place than any other I have seen.

👉 Superlative : Shillong is the most beautiful place I have seen.

9. Nothing else travels so fast as light.

👉 Comparative : Light travels faster than any other things.

👉 Superlative : Light travels the fastest of all things.

10. He is the best man for the job.

👉 Comparative : He is better man than any other for the job.

👉 Positive : No other man is as good as he for the job.

11. He is ferocious as a tiger.

👉 Comparative : Tiger is not more ferocious than he.

12. He is as intimate to me as to you.

👉 Comparative : He is  not more intimate to you than to me.

13. He is not so generous as his brother.

👉 Comparative : His brother is more generous than he.

14. Mumbai is one of the richest cities in Asia.

👉 Comparative: Mumbai is richer than most other cities in India.

👉 Positive: Very few cities in India are as rich as Mumbai.