Adjectives and adverbs recognize three degrees of comparison – the positive, the comparative and the superlative.
In many cases, it is possible to express the same idea using any of the three forms. An example is given below.
Alice is as tall as Peter. (In this sentence we make a comparison with the positive adjective tall.)
The same idea can be expressed using the comparative adjective taller.
Peter is not taller than Alice.
Exercise
1My uncle is ............... than my father.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form "richer" before "than" to compare two people.
2China is ............... than any other country in the world.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form "more populated" before "than" to compare China with other countries.
3No other thing is ............... as education.
Wrong!
After "No other thing is" and before "as," use "as important" to show equal comparison.
4America is ............... than most other countries in the world.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form "richer" before "than" to compare America with most other countries.
5No other grain is ............... as wheat.
Wrong!
After "No other grain is" and before "as," use "as nutritious" to show equal comparison.
6Few English novelists are ............... as Dickens.
Wrong!
After "Few English novelists are" and before "as," use "as popular" to compare Dickens with other novelists.
Done.
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Answers
- My uncle is richer than my father.
- China is more populated than any other country in the world.
- No other thing is as important as education.
- America is richer than most other countries in the world.
- No other grain is as nutritious as wheat.
- Few English novelists are as popular as Dickens.
