Adjectives and Their Degrees Of Comparison

 Adjectives And Their Degrees of Comparison

Contents:

1. Definition of Adjectives

2. Degrees of Comparison

    i) Positive Degree

   ii) Comparative Degree

   iii) Superlative Degree

Adjectives : The words which are used to describe a noun or pronoun are called 'adjectives'. For example 

1. A brave man

2. Deep sea

3. A new car

Degrees of comparison

1. Positive Degree : It is the simplest form of an adjective. It is used when there is no comparison.

My friend has a sharp memory.

2. Comparative Degree : It is used to compare two persons or things :

Your brother is taller than your sister. 

She is wiser than her friend.

3. Superlative Degree : It is used when more than two persons or things are compared :

He is the wisest boy in the class.

The Tiger is the fastest animal.