DO U KNOW ADJECTIVE? 1. In Adjectives like - major, extreme, universal, whole, complete, full, round, unique, excellent, perfect, un¬matched, unparalleled, circular, spherical, triangular, rect¬angular, parallel, golden, milky, lunar, etc. although there is the form of positive degree, but in meaning they im¬ply superlative degree. Examples: His project is complete. Ranis beauty is unmatched. The box is rectangular. Remember that, before such words (given above) by using more or most, problems are generally created. Hence, be careful to deal with such words that has more err most before them. Example: This is one of the most major crisis periods in history. In the sentence above, most should be deleted. It should be - This is one of the major crisis peri¬ods in history. 2. After Adjectives like - senior, junior, superior, in¬ferior, posterior, prior, etc. the preposition to is used, and not than. Examples : Katrina is senior to me. The student entered the class prior to the teacher. Remember that, after such words (given above) by using than normally problems are created. Hence, look carefully at the usage of to or than after such words. Also note that, after these words, more or most is also not used. Example: Sunil is more junior to me. The sentence is wrong. The correct form would be: Sunil is junior to me. 3. Words like - minor, major, interior, exterior, etc. are the adjectives of positive degree. Therefore, before these words more or most and after than or to is hardly used. Examples: (i) There is a major problem in the engine. (ii) The interior decoration of the hotel is mind blowing. 4. After comparatively or relatively, the adjective of positive degree is used. Examples: The sky is comparatively cloudy today. (It will be wrong to say cloudier.) Darjeeling is relatively hot than Shimla. (It will be wrong to say hotter.) Remember that, by using comparative degree after comparatively or relatively, normally problems are cre¬ated. So be careful while handling such construction. 5. Positive degree is always used before enough. Examples: He is clever enough to understand the trick of the magician. She is beautiful enough to win Miss India title. Remember that, problems are generally created by using adjective of the comparative or superlative degree before enough. Examples: better enough, worse enough, kind enough, etc. Therefore, be careful in determining the degree of the adjective used before enough. Example: She is smarter enough to get selected for this post. In the sentence above, smarter should be replace with smart. 6. To is used after prefer, if there is comparison between two nouns or noun equivalents. Example: Roma prefers Coke (Noun) to (to) Pepsi. (Noun) Again, rather than is used after prefer, if there is the comparison between two verbs. Example: Raghu prefers to walk (Verb) rather than run. (Verb) 7. ‘To is used after preferable. Examples: Milk is preferable to tea among children. Holidaying in Sydney is preferable to Honolulu. 8. If adjectives are joined with and, then both the adjectives take the same degree. Example: bad and ugly people (Both positive) worse and uglier people (Both comparative) worst and ugliest people (Both superlative) 9. [Interchanging of degrees] In order to convert su¬perlative degree to comparative and positive degree, look at the sentences below. Superlative: She is the best girl in the team. Comparative: She is better than all other girls in the team. Or, She is better than any other girls in the team. Rule 1: Comparative Degree + than [All Other +Noun Plural] [Any Other + Noun Plural] Positive: No other girl in the team is as good as she. Rule 2: No other + noun singular + ……. + so / as + Positive degree adjective + as….. But, if there is a comparison among all persons or things of a group or with any of their other person or thing, the construction will be: Rule 3: No + Noun singular +…... + so / as + Positive degree adjective + as…… Examples: No city in Pakistan is so / as good as India. No country in Asia is rich as America. 10. Synthesis of positive degree and comparative degree. Examples: (i) She is as good as you. (Positive degree) (ii) She is not better than you. (Comparative degree) On synthesis of these two examples, it implies: She is as good as if not better than you. Hence, it is clear that for positive degree, (So / as.....as) is used; while for comparative degree, (Compara¬tive + than) is used. In order to confuse, problems on this synthesis are generally created by sometimes deleting as or than or - sing superlative degree instead of comparative degree. Example: Emmas performance in the play was best than Katherines but not as good as Julia. In the above sentence, instead of best it should be ‘better’.
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