Degrees of comparison

Rules

1. Positive: as … as; comparative: -er/more … than; superlative: the -est/most.
2. Never use double comparatives: 'more better' is wrong.
3. Latin comparatives take 'to': superior to, inferior to, senior to, junior to, prior to.
4. 'Than any other' + singular noun: He is taller than any other boy.

Examples

• She is as tall as her mother.
• This car is better than that one.
• Mount Everest is the highest peak.

Practice MCQs

1. Ravi is ___ than Mohan.

   1. tall
   2. taller
   3. tallest
   4. more taller
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   Answer: (b) taller. Comparing two takes the comparative.

2. This is ___ book I have ever read.

   1. a best
   2. better
   3. the best
   4. most best
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   Answer: (c) the best. Superlative with 'the'.

3. Choose the correct sentence.

   1. He is more better than me.
   2. He is better than me.
   3. He is best than me.
   4. He is gooder than me.
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   Answer: (b) He is better than me.. 'Better' is already comparative; no 'more'.

4. This cloth is superior ___ that one.

   1. than
   2. to
   3. from
   4. over
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   Answer: (b) to. 'Superior' takes 'to'.

5. Mumbai is bigger than any other ___ in Maharashtra.

   1. cities
   2. city
   3. town's
   4. of the cities
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   Answer: (b) city. 'Any other' is followed by a singular noun.

6. She is not so clever ___ her sister.

   1. than
   2. as
   3. like
   4. that
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   Answer: (b) as. 'Not so … as' is the negative positive form.