A subtle way to convey Differences!

The English language relies heavily on degrees of comparison to express variations in the intensity, extent or quality of adjectives and adverbs. Communication can be improved by properly understanding and using degrees of comparison...

Published : 23 Nov 2023 05:48 IST
TRT - 2023  ENGLISH
The English language relies heavily on degrees of comparison to express variations in the intensity, extent or quality of adjectives and adverbs. Communication can be improved by properly understanding and using degrees of comparison, which provides a subtle way to convey differences in qualities or characteristics. It enables speakers and writers to communicate more effectively by expressing ideas with precision and clarity. It enables speakers and writers to communicate fluently and accurately.
Degrees of Comparison

1. ''Helen is the most beautiful woman in the world''. The comparative form of the given sentence is 

    1) Helen is more beautiful than most other women in the world. 
    2) Helen is more beautiful than very few women in the world. 
    3) Helen is more beautiful than any other woman in the world. 
    4) Helen is more beautiful than many other women in the world. 

2. Choose the correct form of the following statement in positive degree. 'Hercules was stronger than any other man'. 

    1) Hercules was the strongest man in the world. 
    2) No other man was so strong as Hercules. 
    3) No other man was so stronger as Hercules. 
    4) Hercules was stronger than most other men in the world. 

3. This is the ........ book that I have ever read. 

    1) interesting     2) more interesting 
    3) very interesting     4) most interesting 

4. The elephant is bigger than the donkey. In the sentence:

    1) The elephant and donkey are compared with respect to their size. 
    2) The elephant is compared with the strength of the donkey. 
    3) The elephant is not compared with the donkey. 
    4) The elephant and donkey are compared with all other animals. 

5. Identify the sentence in superlative degree. 

    1) It is greater than any other battle in my life. 
    2) It is the greatest battle of my life. 
    3) It has been great battle of my life. 
    4) No other battle in my life is so great as this. 

6. Choose the adjective that has no degree of comparison. 

    1) well     2) good     3) round     4) large 

7.  Choose the  sentence in comparative degree. 

   1) Gandhiji is the most famous leader. 
    2) Gandhiji is more famous than any other leader. 
    3) Gandhiji is one of the most famous leader. 
    4) Gandhiji is as famous as Nehru. 

8. Choose the sentence in positive degree. 

    1) No other battle in my life is so great as this. 
    2) No house is big here. 
    3) There is no big house in this street. 
    4) Very few children watched the movie. 

9. No other river in the world is so long as Nile. Choose the superlative degree of this sentence. 

    1) The Nile is the most longest river in the world. 
    2) The Nile is the longest world in the rivers. 
    3) The Nile is the most long river in the world. 
    4) The Nile is the longest river in the world. 

10. Lara is not so great as Tendulkar.Choose the comparative degree of this sentence. 

    1) Tendulkar is great as Lara. 
    2) Tendulkar is greater than Lara. 
    3) Lara is greater than Tendulkar. 
    4) Lara is as great as Tendulkar. 

11. Puru is braver than most other Kings in the world. Choose the superlative degree of this sentence. 

    1) Puru is one of the bravest kings in the world. 
    2) Very few Kings in the world are as brave as Puru. 
    3) All Kings in the world are as brave as Puru. 
    4) No other King is as brave as Puru in the world. 

12. Choose the correct option in view of the degrees of the comparison of the adjectives in the following sentences. 

    A) Walking is better than running. 
    B) Running is not as good as walking. 
    1) The sentence A and B are correct. 
    2) Only the sentence B is correct. 
    3) Only the sentence A is correct. 
    4) The sentence A and B are not correct.

13. Choose the correct sentence. 

    1) This dresses is the prettier of the two. 
    2) This dress is the pretty of the two. 
    3) This dress was the prettiest of the two. 
    4) This dress is the prettier of the two. 

14. Identify the correct sentence among the following. 

    1) My room is bigger than hers. 
    2) My room is bigger than her. 
    3) My room is bigger than she. 
    4) Mine room is bigger than her. 

15. Select the most appropriate option for the given blank. Death was ........ than life. 

    1) easier    2) easy    3) easiest    4) easily  

16. Choose the sentences with grammatical errors. 

    A) Mt.Everest is the most highest peak in the world. 
    B) Raghu is more wise than intelligent. 
    C) The older you grow, the wiser you become.     
    D) Which is the best of the two. 
    1) Only A     2) A, B and D 
    3) A and D     4) A, B, C and D 

17. Which of the following is grammatically better? 

    A) I am more better than my sister in singing. 
    B) I am most better than my sister in singing. 
    C) I am better than my sister in singing. 
    1) A         2) B          3) C         4) None 

18. Oranges are cheaper than apples. Choose the positive degree of this  sentence. 

    1) Apples are cheapest fruits. 
    2) No other fruit is as cheap as apple. 
    3) Very few fruits are as cheap as apples. 
    4) Apples are not so cheap as oranges. 

19. It is the greatest battle of my life. It can be written as ........  

    A) It is greater than any other battle of my life. 
    B) No other battle of my life is so great as it. 
    C) All the battles of my life are so great as this. 
    D) It is one of the greatest battles of my life. 
    1) Only A       2) A and B  
    3) C and D       4) Only B 

20. Pavan is not so intelligent as Sekhar. Choose the comparative degree of this sentence. 

    1) Pavan is the most intelligent student. 
    2) Very few students are as intelligent as Pavan. 
    3) Sekhar is more intelligent than Pavan. 
    4) No other student is so intelligent as Pavan. 

21. Alexander was the greatest soldier in the world. Choose the positive degree of this sentence. 

    1) Alexander was greater than many other soldiers in the world. 
    2) Alexander was the one of the greatest soldiers in the world. 
    3) The greatest soldiers in the world was Alexander.     
    4) No other soldier in the world was so great as Alexander. 

22. Rahul Dravid was ........ batsmen in the world. Choose the correct expression that fits in the blank. 

    1) one of the greater  2) one of the greatest 
    3) greater than          4) as great as 

23. Choose the error part of the following sentence. 

    No other boys (A)/in the class is (B)/as good as Raju (C)/no error (D). 
    1) A           2) B           3) C          4) D 

24. No other soldier was ........ Alexander in the world. 

1) so great as         2) as great as 
3) greater than       4) the greatest as 

25. Choose the grammatically correct sentence from the following. 

    1) Aruna is more prettiest girl in the class. 
    2) Aruna is more prettier girl in the class. 
    3) Aruna is the prettiest girl in the class. 
    4) Aruna is prettier as more girls in the class. 

26. Ashoka was the ........ king in the world. Choose the correct expression that fits in the blank. 
    1) so great as      
    2) as great as 
    3) the greater      
    4) the greatest

ANSWERS
1-3; 2-2; 3-4; 4-1; 5-2; 6-3; 7-2; 8-1; 9-4; 10-2; 11-1; 12-1; 13-4; 14-1;15-1; 16-3; 17-3; 18-4; 19-2; 20-3; 21-4; 22-2; 23-1; 24-2; 25-3; 26-4. 

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