Degree of Comparison

1.   Rahim is as good as Shafin.

2.   Rahim is better than shafin.

3.   Rahim is the best boy in the class.

Dc‡ii wZbwU ev‡K¨ Rahim  ‡K GKB Adjective Øviv wewfbœ gvÎvq we‡kwlZ K‡i Ac‡ii mv‡_ Zzjbv Kiv n‡q‡Q| Zzjbvi GB wewfbœ gvÎv, ¯Íi, avc ev ch©vq‡KB Degree of Comparison e‡j|

Degree of Comparison wZb ai‡bi nq|

1.     Positive Degree

2.     Comparative Degree

3.     Superlative Degree.

Degree wPbvi Dcvq:

1.      Positive Degree  Gi Adjective- Gi Av‡M I c‡i as _v‡K| ‡hgb: .......... as < adj> as................     ..................so < adj>  as....................

2.     Comparative Degree ‡Z Adjective-Gi c‡i me©`v than _v‡K|

3.     Superlative Degree- Gi Adjective- Gi cy‡e© me©`v  the _v‡K|

Bs‡iwR ev‡K¨ Degree cwieZ©b

Item-1

‡h mKj Superlative Degree- Gi ev‡K¨ Adjective Gi cy‡e© ïay the (one of the- bq) _v‡K, †m mKj evK¨ mg~n Item-1 Gi wbqg Abyhvqx n‡e|

Model -1

Superlative to Comparative

1.     Superlative ev‡K¨i Subject Ges verb GKB †i‡L ïi“ Ki‡Z n‡e|

2.     Superlative ev‡K¨i  the I‡V Adjective- Gi Comparative Form em‡e|

3.     Gici than any other / than all other em‡e|

4.     cwi‡k‡l  Superlative ev‡K¨i Adjective- Gi c‡ii Noun AskwU em‡e|  

‡hgb:

Superlative: He is the best boy in the class.

Comparative: He is better than any other boy in the class.

                   Or: He is better than all other boys in the class.

Note: any other Gi c‡i Singular Noun Ges all other Gi c‡i Plural Noun em‡e|

Model-2

Superlative to Positive

1.     No other w`‡q  ïi“ Ki‡Z n‡e|

2.     Superlative ev‡K¨i Adjective- Gi c‡ii Singular Noun  ev Noun Phrase wU em‡e|

3.     Superlative ev‡K¨i  verb- wU ewm‡q Adjective Gi Positive Form emv‡Z n‡e| [ D‡j­L¨ †h Positive Degree  Gi Adjective- Gi Av‡M I c‡i as _v‡K| ‡hgb: ...as < adj> as....,  ....so < adj>  as.....]

4.     cwi‡k‡l Superlative ev‡K¨i Subject- wU em‡e|

Superlative: He is the best boy in the class.

Positive: No other boy in the class is as good as he.

Example

Superlative: He is the best boy I have ever found.

Comparative: He is better than any other boy I have ever found.

Positive: No other boy I have ever found is as good as he.

Superlative: He is the best of all the boys.

             Or. Of all the boys, he is the best.

Comparative: He is better than any other boy.

               Or. He is better than all other boys.

Positive: No other boy is as good as he.

Superlative: Of the four books, this one is most informative.

Comparative: This book is more informative than any of the four.

Positive: No other book of the four is as informative as this.

Exercise

1.   The Padma is the largest river in Bangladesh.

2.   Gold is the most precious metal.

3.   Kamal is the best boy I have ever found.

4.   Rahim is most meritorious of the seven Students.

5.   Swimming is better than all other exercises.

6.   The lady is the cleverest woman the writer had ever seen.

Item-2

‡h mKj Superlative ev‡K¨i Adjective Gi cy‡e© One of the _v‡K †m mKj Sentence GB Item Gi AšZfy©³|

Model-1

Superlative to Comparative

1.     Superlative ev‡K¨i Subject Ges verb GKB †i‡L ïi“ Ki‡Z n‡e|

2.     Superlative ev‡K¨i one of the I‡V Adjective- Gi Comparative Form em‡e|

3.     Gici than many other A_ev than most other emv‡Z n‡e|

4.     cwi‡k‡l  Superlative ev‡K¨i Adjective- Gi c‡ii Noun AskwU em‡e|  

D‡j­L¨‡h, Many other Ges Most other Gi c‡i Plural Noun em‡e|

‡hgb|

Superlative: He is one of the best boy in the class.

Comparative: He is better than many other boys in the class.

           Or. He is better than most other boys in the class.

Model-2

Superlative to Positive

1.     Very few w`‡q  ïi“ Ki‡Z n‡e|

2.     Superlative ev‡K¨i Adjective- Gi c‡ii Plural Noun  ev Noun Phrase wU em‡e|

3.     Superlative ev‡K¨i  verb- wU (Aek¨B Plural verb) ewm‡q Adjective Gi Positive Form emv‡Z n‡e| [ D‡j­L¨ †h Positive Degree  Gi Adjective- Gi Av‡M I c‡i as _v‡K| ‡hgb: ...as < adj> as....,  ....so < adj>  as.....]

4.     cwi‡k‡l Superlative ev‡K¨i Subject- wU em‡e|

Superlative: He is one of the best boys in the class.

Positive: Very few boys in the class are as good as he.

Exercise

1.   Japan is one of the richest countries of the world.

2.   Foyot’s is one if the most expensive restaurants in Paris.

3.   Bangladesh is one of the smallest countries in the world.

4.   He is one of the oldest men in the village.

5.   Very few animals are as ferocious as a lion.

6.   Very few animals are as claver as fox.

7.   He is worse than many other students.

8.   Tom was better friend than most other dogs.

Item-3

D³ Item- Gi AvIZvfy³ evK¨mgyn †Kej `ywU e¨w³, e¯‘ ev welq Gi g‡a¨ Zyjbv Kiv nq| ZvB G mKj ev‡K¨i Superlative Degree nq bv| wbgœwjwLZ `ywU Note j¶ Ki|

Note

1.     evK¨wU Positive Degree Gi n‡j Zv‡K GKgvÎ Comparative Degree ‡Z Ges Comparative Degree Gi n‡j Zv‡K GKgvÎ Positive Degree ‡Z iƒcvšÍi m¤¢e|

2.     D³ Item- Gi AvIZvfy³ evK¨mgyn Degree cwieZ©‡bi †ejvq cÖ`Ë evK¨wU bv- †evaK n‡j cwiewZ©Z evK¨wU n¨v †evaK Ges cÖ`Ë evK¨wU n¨v †evaK n‡j cwiewZ©Z evK¨wU bv †evaK n‡e|

Model-1

Positive to Comparative

@@ D³ Item- Gi AvIZvfy³ Positive Degree Gi evK¨wU Comparative Degree ‡Z iƒcvšÍ‡ii †ejvq Adjective- Gi Av‡M less em‡e| †hgb:

Positive: Akber was as brave as a lion.

Comparative: Akber was not less brave than a lion.

                   Or. A lion was not braver than Akber.

Positive: Rana is as intelligent as Karim.

Comparative: Rana is not less intelligent than karim.

               Or.  Karim is not more intelligent than Rana.

Model-2

Comparative to Positive

@@ Item-3 Gi AvIZvfy³ Comparative Degree Gi evK¨wU‡Z Adjective Gi cy‡e© less bv _vK‡j Positive Degree ‡Z iycvšÍ‡ii †ejvq Comparative ev‡K¨i †k‡l Noun/Pronoun- wU Positive ev‡K¨i Subject n‡e|

Ges Comparative ev‡K¨i Subject wU Positive ev‡K¨i †k‡l em‡e| †hgb:

Comparative: Nova is more intelligent than Rani.

Positive: Rani is not as intelligent as Nova.

 [Not:  Nova is not as intelligent as Rani. ]

Comparative: Akbar was braver than a lion.

Positive: A lion was not as brave as Akbar.

Comparative: Your pen is not finer than mine.

Positive: My pen is as fine as yours.

Comparative: A train runs faster than a bus.

Positive: A bus does not run as fast as a train.

Model-3

@@ Comparative ev‡K¨ less  _vK‡j Comparative ev‡K¨i Subject – B Positive ev‡K¨i Subject n‡e| †hgb:

Comparative: She is less tall than her sister.

Positive: she is not as tall as her sister.

Comparative: The scenery of chittagong is not less charming than that of Rangamati.

Positive: The scenery of Chittagong is as charming as that of Rangamati.

Model – 4

@@  Item -3 Gi AvIZvfy³ ev‡K¨i †k‡l verb _vK‡j Positive ev‡K¨i Subject- B Comparative ev‡K¨i Subject n‡e| †hgb:

Positive: You are not as clever as I expected.

Comparative: You are less clever than I Expected.

Positive: She was not as young as you said.

Comparative: She was less young than you said.

Positive: The mangoes are as sweet as you anticipated.

Comparative: The mangoes ate not less sweet than you anticipated.

Exercise

@@ Change the following sentences into another degree:

1.   He was as brave as a lion.

2.   It is more than honesty.

3.   His pen is not as fine as yours.

4.   The rice of Barisal is not as good as that of Dinajpur.

5.   The roads of Chittagong are better than those of Dhaka.

6.   I guess your hands ate as big as hers.

7.   An aero plane flies faster than a bird.

8.   I love Anik more than his friend.

GK bR‡i Item- 1, 2, Ges 3

Superlative:

1.     Item-1 Gi AvIZvfy³ Superlative ev‡K¨ Adjective Gi cy‡e© ïay the (one of the- bq) _v‡K|

2.     wKš‘ Item-2 Gi AvIZvfy³ Superlative ev‡K¨ Adjective Gi cy‡e©  one of the _v‡K|

3.     Item-3 ‡Z †Kvb Superlative evK¨ †bB|

Positive:

1.     Item-1 Gi AvIZvfy³ Positive evK¨wU No other w`‡q  ïi“ Ki‡Z n‡e|

2.     Item-2 Gi AvIZvfy³ Positive evK¨wU Very few w`‡q  ïi“ Ki‡Z n‡e|

3.     Item-3 Gi ev‡K¨ No other ev  very few wKQyB _v‡K bv|

Item Of Advanced Lavel

@@@ Superlative to Positive ( not + ïay the _vK‡j )

5.     Superlative ev‡K¨i Subject Ges verb GKB †i‡L ïi“ Ki‡Z n‡e|

1. Superlative ev‡K¨i  the I‡V Adjective- Gi Positive Form emv‡Z n‡e| [ D‡j­L¨ †h Positive Degree  Gi Adjective- Gi Av‡M I c‡i as _v‡K| ‡hgb: ...as < adj> as....,  ....so < adj>  as.....]
2. Gici some other em‡e|
3. cwi‡k‡l  Superlative ev‡K¨i Adjective- Gi c‡ii Noun AskwU em‡e|  

‡hgb t

Superlative: He is the best boy in the class.

Positive: He is not as good as some other boys in the class.

@@@ Superlative to Comparative ( not + one of the _vK‡j )

1.     Superlative ev‡K¨i Subject Ges verb GKB †i‡L ïi“ Ki‡Z n‡e|

2.     Superlative ev‡K¨i one of the I‡V Adjective- Gi Comparative Form (less + Adjective) em‡e|

3.     Gici than some other emv‡Z n‡e|

4.     cwi‡k‡l  Superlative ev‡K¨i Adjective- Gi c‡ii Noun AskwU em‡e|  

‡hgb:

Superlative: He is not one of the best boys in the class.

Comparative: He is less good than some other boys in the class.

Superlative to Positive

6.     Superlative ev‡K¨i Subject Ges verb GKB †i‡L ïi“ Ki‡Z n‡e|

7.     Gici  at least em‡e|

4. Superlative ev‡K¨i one of the I‡V Adjective- Gi Positive Form emv‡Z n‡e| [ D‡j­L¨ †h Positive Degree  Gi Adjective- Gi Av‡M I c‡i as _v‡K| ‡hgb: ...as < adj> as....,  ....so < adj>  as.....]
5. Gici some other em‡e|
6. cwi‡k‡l  Superlative ev‡K¨i Adjective- Gi c‡ii Noun AskwU em‡e|  

‡hgb|

Superlative: he is not one of the best boys in the class.

Positive: He is at least as good as some other boys in the class.