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Degrees of Comparison

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Q1 Degrees of Comparison ( Year Wise)

M.1996. 1. Temperature is one of the most important physical factors.
O.1996. 2. Education is the single most crucial issue. (Use PD)
O.1998. 3. Mother is more than the earth. (Use Positive Degree)
M.2003. 4. His products are cheaper than somebody elses products.
M.2004.5. These little worms are the farmers best friends
O.2004. 6. Ruchira was the best pupil. (Change the degree of Comparison)
M.2005. 7. The food is one of the most essential factors in building and maintaining health. (Change into Comparative degree)
O.2005. 8. A foolish friend can be more dangerous than a wise enemy.
O.2005. 9. The Gangetic plain is one of the most fertile and densely populated regions in the world. (Change into CD)
O.2006. 10. Everest is one of the highest peaks in India.
M.2007. 11. These can withstand very low temperatures better than an adult animal or plant. (Change the Degree)
M.2007. 12. The rhea is smaller than the ostrich. (Change the degree)
M.2007. 13. Deşerts are among the most interesting places on the globe. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Very few………….’)
M.2007. 14. His products are better than somebody elses (Change into positive degree)
M.2008. 15. It is the biggest review of planets life support systems (Rewrite into Comparative Degree)
O.2008. 16. It is one of the oldest railway buildings. (Change into positive degree )
O.2009. 17. It’s the hottest drug in teentown. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘No other…’)
M.2010. 18. It was the most difficult situation. (Change into Com. degree)
M.2011. 19. The Ganges is one of the longest rivers in India. (Change into Comparative degree)
O. 2012. 20. Wellness is much more than the absence of illness.
O. 2013.21. Leaving Reed college was one of the best decisions I ever made. (Make it positive degree)
O. 2013.22. The most disturbing was a report on the condition of children employed by zari factories.(Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘No other……’)
M 2014.23.Our young people spend more time before their T.V. set than in their classrooms. (Rewrite it using positive degree.)

Ans 1 Degrees of Comparison ( Year Wise)

M.1996. 1. Ans: Temperature is more important than most other physical factors. (CD)
Ans: Very few other physical factors are as much important as temperature (PD). O.1996. 2.
Ans: No other single issue is as crucial as education. (PD)
Ans: Education is more crucial than any other single issue.(CD)
O.1998. 3. Ans: The earth is not as much as mother.
M.2003. 4. Ans: Somebody elses products are not as cheap as his products.
M.2004.5. Ans: These little worms are better than any other friends of the farmers (CD) No other friends of the farmers are as good as these little worms. (PD)
O.2004. 6. Ans: Ruchira was better than any other pupil. (CD) No other pupil was as good as Ruchira. (PD)
M.2005. 7. Ans: Food is more essential than many other factors in building and maintaining health. (CD)
Ans: Very few factors in building and maintaining health are as essential as the food. (PD)
O.2005. 8. Ans: A wise enemy cannot be so much dangerous as a foolish friend. (PD)
O.2005. 9. Ans: The Gangetic plain is more fertile and densely populated than many/most other regions in the world.
O.2006. 10. Ans: Very few peaks in India are as high as Everest. (PD)
Ans: Everest is higher than many other peaks in India. (C.D.)
M.2007. 11. Ans: No adult animal or plant can withstand very low temperatues as good as these.
M.2007. 12. Ans. The ostrich is not as small as the rhea. (P.D.)
M.2007. 13. Ans: Very few places on the globe are as much interesting as deserts.
M.2007. 14. Ans: Somebody elses products are not as good as his
M.2008. 15. Ans: It is bigger than any other review of planets life support systems.
O.2008. 16. Ans : Very few railway buildings are as old as it.
O.2009. 17. Ans: No other drug in teentown is as hot as it.
M.2010. 18. Ans: It was more difficult than any other situation.
M.2011. 19. Ans: The Ganges is longer than many other rivers in India. (C.D.)
Ans: Very few rivers in India are as long as the Ganges. (P.D.)
O. 2012. 20. Ans: The absence of illness is not as much as wellness.
O. 2013.21. Ans: Very few decisions I ever made were as good as leaving Reed college.
O. 2013.22. Ans: No other report was as much disturbing as a report on the condition of children employed by zari factories. IM 2014.23. Ans:Our young people do not spend as much time in their classrooms as before their TV set.

Q2 Degrees of Comparison Textual Sentences

1. It is still the most popular children’s magazine in India. (S.D.)
2. An abnormal eel had the highest average. (S.D.)
3. The decreasing thickness of the iPod has been the most talked about technological development. (S.D.)
4. Newly weds were the best prospects.(S.D.)
5. She was the most beautiful person in the world. (S.D.)
6. Yavatmal was the worst affected district. (S.D.)
7. Poverty free world would be greater than all these accomplishments.

Ans 2 Degrees of Comparison Textual Sentences

1. Ans: It is still more popular than all other children’s magazines in India.
Ans: No other children’s magazine in India is yet as popular as this one.
2. Ans: An abnormal eel had an average higher than all the others. (C.D.)
Ans : No other animal had as high an average as an abnormal eel.(P.D.)
3. Ans: No technological development has been more talked about than the decreasing thickness of the iPod. (C.D.)
4. Ans. Newly weds were better than any other prospects. (C.D.)
Ans. No other prospects were as good as newlyweds. (P.D.)
5. Ans. She was more beautiful than any other person in the world. (C.D.)
No other person in the world was as much beautiful as she.(P.D.)
6. Ans: No other district is as bad affected as Yavatmal.(P.D.)
7. Ans: A Poverty free world would be the greatest of all these accomplishments.(S.D.)

Q3 Degrees of Comparison Non-Textual Sentences
  1. India is the most beautiful place in the world. (S.D.)
    2. This is the biggest review of the planet’s life support systems.(S.D.)
    3. For a scientist, the engagement with a scientific problem is the most meaningful aspect of his existence. (S.D.)
    4. Reed College oered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in the country. (S.D.)
    5. My heart longed for a position higher than my limited existence.
    6. Vermins are as determined to survive as we are to exterminate them.
    7. A break from work is the best way to be happy. (S.D.)
    8. She was the softest member of the team. (S.D.)
    9. Barbara was his toughest taskmaster. (S.D.)
    10. This was the closest I have been to facing death. (S.D.)
    11. The most diicult situation was when he was silent. (S.D.)
    12. It was the highest rainfall in the last hundred years. (S.D.)
    13. Kaldhari is the best village in the district. (S.D.) .
    14. The best preparations in Kolhapur are muon sukka and kombadi masala. (S.D.)
    15. India is the biggest international sevice provider – Superlative
    16. India is home to one of the largest Muslim communities of the world
    17. Your will to promote democracy is undoubtedly the strongest political message of the Indian nation. (S. D.)
    18. Surat is the most livable place in Gujarat. (Change the degree)
    19. Water is the best way to replace lost fluid. (Change the degree)
    20. Within two years there were more trees than people in South Melbourne. (Change the degree)
Ans 3 Degrees of Comparison Non-Textual Sentences

1. Ans:India is more beautiful than any other place in the world. (C.D.)
Ans:No other place in the world is as beautiful as India. (P.D.)
2. Ans: This is bigger than any other review of the planet’s life support systems. (C.D.)
Ans: No other review of the planet’s life support systems is as big as this.
3. Ans: For a scientist, the engagement with a scientific problem is more meaningful than any other aspects of his existence. (C.D.)
4. Ans: Perhaps no other college in the country offered as good calligraphy instruction as Reed College. (P.D.)
5. Ans: My limited existence did not have a position as high as the one my heart longed for. (P.D.)
6. Ans: Vermins are no less determined than us who want to exterminate them. (C.D.) 7.
Ans: A break from work is better than any other way to be happy. (C.D.)
Ans: No other way to be happy is as good as a break from work. (P.D.)
8. Ans: No other member of the team was so soft as she was. (P.D.)
9. Ans: Barbara was tougher than his any other taskmaster. (C.D.)
10. Ans: I have never been closer to facing death than this.(C.D.)
11. Ans: The situation when he was silent was more difficult than any other situation. (C.D.)
12. Ans: It was higher than any other rainfall in the last hundred year.(C.D.)
Ans: No rainfall in the last hundred years was as high as it.(P.D.)
13. Ans:Kaldhari is better than any other village in the district. (C.D.)
Ans: No other village in the district is as good as Kaldhari. (P.D.).
14. Ans: Mutton sukka and kombadi masala are better than any other preparations in Kolhapur. (C.D.)
Ans: No other preparations in Kolhapur are as good as mutton sukka and kombadi masala.
(P.D.)
15. Ans: India is bigger than any other international service provider. (C.D.)
Ans : No other international sevice provider is as big as India. (P.D.)
16. Ans: Very few Muslim communities of the world are as large as the one India is home to.
(P.D.)
Ans: India is home to the Muslim community larger than most other Muslim communities
of the world. (C. D.)
17. Ans: Undoubtedly, no other political message of the Indian nation is as strong as your
will to promote democracy. (P.D.)
Ans: Your will to promote democracy is undoubtedly stronger than any other political
message of the Indian nation. (C.D.)
18. Ans: Surat is more livable than any other place in Gujarat. (C.D.)
SENTENCES
No other place in Gujarat is as livable as Surat. (P.D.)
19. Ans: Water is better than any other way to replace lost fluid(C.D.)
20. Ans: Within two years there were not as much people in South Melbourne as trees.

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