Fill in the blanks with the correct form of comparison of degree!
1)Last night my brother told me the....story that i have ever heard.(interesting)
2)Faneya is the....student in his clasa.(big)
3)No one is....than my father.(strong)
4)Denni is as.....as her sister,Rony.(beautiful)
5)Andi runs as....as Marko.(fast)
1)Last night my brother told me the....story that i have ever heard.(interesting)
2)Faneya is the....student in his clasa.(big)
3)No one is....than my father.(strong)
4)Denni is as.....as her sister,Rony.(beautiful)
5)Andi runs as....as Marko.(fast)
Degrees of comparison :
✓ Positive adjective
✓ Comparative adjective
✓ Superlative adjective
1. Positive adjective
✓ to describe two things/ two persons in the same quality.
✓ Using ( as +adjective+as )
Pattern :
S+Tobe+as+adjective+as+noun.
Example :
Britani and Sherly are twins. Britani is as beautiful as Sherly
2. Comparative adjective
✓ to compare two persons or two things.
✓ Using -more + adjective ( more than one syllable )
✓ Using adjective+er ( only one syllable )
✓ Using the preposition "than" as the comparison.
Pattern :
S+Tobe+more+adj+than+noun
S+Tobe+adj+er+than+noun
Example :
Roy is smarter than Richard.
>>>>>Adjective ( smart) one syllable
The big bag is more expensive than the little bag
>>>>Adjective ( expensive) more than one syllable.
3. Superlative adjective
✓ As the single of the rest
✓ Using article "the" before adjective
✓ The highest degree
✓ Using -most+adjective ( more than one syllable )
✓ Using adjective+est ( only one syllable )
Pattern :
S+Tobe+the + most+adjective+ noun
S+tobe+the +adjective+est + noun
Example :
Mark is the most handsome boy in his class.
Jill is the smartest girl .
Answer :
1. Last night my brother told me the....story that i have ever heard.(interesting).
Tips and tricks :
✓ Clue : article "the" before adjective.
✓ Superlative alert
✓ Adjective ( interesting) has more than one syllable
Resolution :
Last night, my brother told me the most interesting story that I have ever heard.
2)Faneya is the....student in his class.(big)
Tips and tricks :
✓ Clue : article "the" before adjective
✓ Superlative alert
✓ Adjective ( big) has one syllable
Resolution :
Faneya is the biggest student in his class.
3)No one is....than my father.(strong)
Tips and tricks :
✓ Clue : the preposition "than" after adjective.
✓ Comparative alert
✓ Adjective ( strong) has one syllable
Resolution :
No one is stronger than my father.
4)Denni is as.....as her sister,Rony.(beautiful)
Tips and tricks :
✓ Clue : Using "as .......as"
✓ Positive alert
✓ It doesn't affect to the adjective' syllable.
Resolution :
Dennis is as beautiful as her sister, Rony.
5)Andi runs as....as Marko.(fast)
Tips and tricks :
✓ Clue : using " as.........as "
✓ Positive alert
✓ it doesn't affect to the adjective' syllable.
Resolution :
Andi runs as fast as marko
Material : Degrees of Comparison