Degrees of Comparison: 250 Simplified Examples for 6 Rules

Today, we’ll be exploring the concept of ‘Degrees of Comparison‘. Let’s observe how they are used in natural English.

Watch them blend in with other rules of English with multiple examples and a recent news article. Does hearing ‘degrees of comparison’ bring to your mind long but rather easy flowing three-columnar tables with a sing-song quality to them?

Rich – Richer – Richest
Great – Greater – Greatest
Bright – Brighter – Brightest

That’s pretty smooth sailing!

Feel free to click and jump to Degrees of Comparison 100 Examples , plus another 125 more unique examples while the lesson continues!

Degrees of Comparison Work in Natural English

The way natural conversation works, we often see one person offer an opinion on something, and another person either seconds it with agreement or follows up with a statement that either suggests something is better or that something is even worse.

Let’s see this in action in this short dialogue sequence how comparative sentences naturally crop up in conversation.

A Quick Check: Choose the right degree of comparison

Alright, folks, let’s see you nail this one with the perfect choice of degrees of comparison!

	“Did you see the movie RRR? I think Ram Charan is a great actor.“
	“Great movie. Yes, Ram Charan is good, but I think Jr. NTR is ____ actor!”
	“Really? Well, I wouldn’t know. I haven’t seen much of either’s work.”

Was one of these your responses?

If you have written any of these, we’re sorry to say but they are all wrong responses.

Wrong Responses

-better
-best
-the best
-even more good

Then what are the right responses? The right responses are:

Right Responses:

-a greater
-the better

Yes, indeed!

Can you notice how different the two structures are? Let’s plug them back into the dialogue and review.

Right Response 1: ‘a greater‘

Let’s plug in the answer into the original conversation.

	“Did you see the movie RRR? I think Ram Charan is a great actor.“
	“Great movie. Yes, Ram Charan is good, but I think Jr. NTR is a greater actor!”
	“Really? Well, I wouldn’t know. I haven’t seen much of either’s work.”

Explanation:

Here, you are looking at statement 1, which says, “Ram Charan is ‘a great‘ actor.” and responding by comparing Ram Charan to Jr. NTR and saying NTR is ‘a greater‘ actor!

Right Response 2: ‘the better‘

	“Did you see the movie RRR? I think Ram Charan is a great actor.“
	“Great movie. Yes, Ram Charan is good, but I think Jr. NTR is the better actor!” Or, “Yes, Ram Charan was good, but I think Jr. NTR was better than Ram Charan!” [Using names of both subjects here.]
	“Really? Well, I wouldn’t know. I haven’t seen much of either’s work.”

Explanation:

Here, you are responding but continuing with a comparison along your own sentence! Not of person 1’s! You are comparing with: “Yes, Ram Charan was ‘good‘” and continuing with saying who you think is the better of the two actors. So, you continue with: “Yes, Ram Charan was good, but I think Jr. NTR is ‘the better‘ actor!” I hope learners get the drift!

Analysis of Errors:

Now, we will discuss why these answer options are incorrect. Let’s recount them:
–better
–best
–the best
-even more good

First, let’s start with one of the right responses for reference: “ Yes, Ram Charan is good, but I think Jr. NTR is the better actor!””

1. “better” is incorrect as in a comparative degree of comparison, we always say, “the better”, “the nicer”, “the sweeter” etc.
2. “Best” is incorrect because when we compare two things, (here, two actors) we cannot use “best”, which is a superlative form that can only be used when more than two things are being compared.
3. “the best” would only work if we were talking of the entire industry or a certain set of actors who were more than two in number.
4. “even more good” is incorrect as the comparative form of “good” is better, we cannot say “more good”. A proper usage would, therefore, be “even better” actor.

Why Use Degrees of Comparison

Degrees of comparison come into play because conversations revolve around describing things. How do we describe things? We describe their qualities- which are what we call adjectives and adverbs.

Here is a great article with some things said by some notable figures that are sure to make you smile! Observe the humor tucked into these natural uses of degrees of comparison.

So, in natural conversation we use comparatives often! Think of your reactions when you go shopping and the salesman keeps showing the merchandise. Just as you think you like something, you see something even better!

A Sample Conversation:

Look at a sample conversation pattern of a family shopping for a shirt:

Son: “This shirt is good.”
Daughter: “Wait, this one is even better!”
Father: “Well, I think the white one is the best; plus it’s coming at a discount!”

Let’s make this knowledge of grammar flow in the natural beauty of how English language is used, spoken, and can be mastered.

How Not To Get Stuck on Degrees of Comparison

In my long years of experience with teaching English, I’ve noticed that students get those tables down to a pat, but ask them to use the right form in a sentence and the struggles begin!

One persistent issue with English learners is the obsession with trying to gain an understanding of language in distinct chunks, with the hope that you stitch up those patches of understanding, and the resulting quilt-work is fluent English! Sadly, language learning does not work like that.

Grammar can be regarded as an introductory tool, and then, as a point of reference for corrections. In between lies the big chunk of how that element of grammar actually works in everyday usage- the REAL usage of the English language, blending in with a ton of other rules!

EnglishGeni hopes the examples we studied above have given you an insight into how to approach degrees of comparison.

The Three Degrees of Comparison

Firstly, there are three degrees of comparisons.

Positive Degree of Comparison
Comparative Degree of Comparison
Superlative Degree of Comparison

Degrees of Comparison Examples

Let’s review the three degrees of comparison with examples to gain a clear understanding.

Positive Degree of Comparison.

This simply states a quality, an adjective or an adverb, but does not compare.

Positive Degrees of Comparison Examples:

In the sentences below, notice the word in blue that describes a quality (adjectives) but does not compare to anything. So, they qualify as positive degrees of comparison statements.

1. This is a really creamy custard.
2. The back of the paper is rather sticky.
3. The simple documentation did not take much time.
4. The popular song is played all over the country.
5. He is bossy when he talks to his coworkers.
6. The breakfast bar is chewy and filling.
7. The deadly corona virus claimed many lives.
8. The croissants turned out flaky and soft.
9. They errors in the report were critical.
10. Your polite talk is very much appreciated.

Comparative Degree of Comparison

This is the second form of DOCs and used to compare between 2 things: it’s important to note that anytime you are talking about more than two things, using this form will be incorrect.

These often end in ‘adjective with -er + than‘ or ‘more + adjective/adverb base form + than“

Comparative Degree Examples:

In spoken forms, we often drop off the part that completes the comparison. See these comparative degree examples:

• Ramesh is tall.
• Sandeep is taller!*

(*Note: It is understood that Sandeep is taller in comparison to Ramesh but maybe not in comparison to Khali, The Great!)

You actually mean to say:

• Positive: Ramesh is tall.
• Comparative: Sandeep is ‘taller than Ramesh‘.
• Comparative: Or, Ramesh is shorter than Ramesh.

Therefore, from these comparative degree examples we can observe that: X is ‘-er’ than Y.

Here are the most common forms of the comparative degree examples with the more common form as “adjective in -er from + than” and the ‘more + adjective base form + than,” and, “adjective with -er + than” as well as .

Taj Mahal: The Taj Mahal is more magnificent than any other monument in India.
Mumbai: Mumbai is busier than Kolkata during rush hour.
Ganges River: The Ganges River is longer than the Yamuna River.
Delhi: Delhi is hotter in the summer than Shimla.
Bollywood: Bollywood movies are more popular globally than Tollywood films.

Superlative Degree of Comparison

As the name implies, ‘superlative’ it the best of the category being compared. There is nothing better than this. It tops the list for some quality, some adjective, some adverb!
It often ends in ‘-est’ or ‘the most…adjective/adverb”

Note: Always remember to tag ‘THE‘ with ‘MOST‘ or ‘BEST‘ or ‘WORST‘ when an adjective or adverb follows immediately after them.

THE MOST: Superlative Degrees of Comparison Examples

• The most talkative child-
• The most perceptive mother-
• The most sought after actor-
• The most incisive interviewer-
• The most observant teacher-

Here are some superlative degrees of comparison sentence examples with “the most“:

1. The Taj Mahal is the most iconic monument in India.
2. The Himalayas are the most majestic mountain range in India.

THE BEST: Superlative Degrees of Comparison Examples

Similarly, a few examples for the usage of “the best” or “the -est” forms.

• The best player in the team-
• The best violinist in the orchestra-
• The best student of 2024-
• The best performer in the skit-
• The bestselling author of 2023-

Here are some superlative degrees of comparison sentence examples with “the best“:

1. Indian cuisine is the best in the world for its diverse flavors.
2. Kerala is known for having the best backwater experiences in India.

‘-EST’: Superlative Degrees of Comparison Examples

Superlative Degrees of Comparison Examples with “-est” forms.

Again, we have some superlative degrees of comparison sentence examples with ending “-est” forms:

1. Kolkata has the densest population of any city in India.
2. Varanasi is the oldest continuously inhabited city in India.
3. Bollywood produces the highest number of films annually compared to any other film industry in the world.
4. The Golden Temple in Amritsar is the holiest Sikh shrine in the world.

6 Degrees of Comparison Rules

Let’s breakdown the different rules which govern how the three forms of comparison are formed from the base positive form. This will result in 6 distinct rules listed below. Under each rule, you will find a set of examples to demonstrate the rule for degrees of comparison of adjectives.

Rule 1: One Syllable Adjectives take on ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ and double the last consonant.

Here are some examples for the first rule.

Tall → taller → tallest
Big → bigger → biggest
Fat → fatter → fattest
Thin → thinner → thinnest
Sad → sadder → saddest

Rule 2: One Syllable Adjectives take on ‘-er’ and ‘-est’

Watch a few examples here and a lot more in the tables toward the end of the lesson.

Keen → keener → keenest
Sharp → sharper → sharpest
Strong → stronger → strongest

Rule 3: Adjectives Ending in ‘e’ take on ‘-r’ or ‘-st’

Notice the rule in operation when words end with an ‘e’.

Large → larger → largest
Brave → braver → bravest
Wise → wiser → wisest
Free → freer → freest

Rule 4: Adjectives Ending in ‘y’ take on ‘-ier’ and ‘-iest’.

Here are some common words and their changing forms for comparisons.

Happy → happier → happiest
Dirty → dirtier → dirtiest
Pretty → prettier → prettiest
Busy → busier → busiest

Rule 5: Multi-Syllable Adjectives take on ‘more’ and ‘most‘

Look at these objectives, which have multiple syllables:

(Beau-ti-ful): Beautiful → more beautiful → most beautiful
(In-te-lli-gent): Intelligent → more intelligent → most intelligent
(De-li-cious): Delicious → more delicious → most delicious
(Com-for-ta-ble): Comfortable → more comfortable → most comfortable

Rule 6: Irregular Adjectives take on New Words.

These are perhaps the most atypical of the lot with each degree being a completely different word rather than taking on a modified ending.

Good → better → best
Bad → worse → worst
Little → less → least*
Much → more → most

The Special Case of ‘Little’ Degrees of Comparison

Confusion often arises over the use of little in degrees of comparison. And rightly so because ‘little’ has various connotations that alter its meaning and usage as a degree of comparison. Let us consider detailed degrees of comparison sentences examples for each case of ‘little’.

1. Little refers to size: small size	little	littler	littlest
2. Little refers to quantity: small amount	little	less	least
3. Little refers to quality: lower/poorer/unimportant	little	lesser	least

1. Where ‘little’ refers to size, it would be as in: “My little brother went to the park to play.” If there is another brother younger than this brother, you would say, “My littler brother went along too!” though we are more likely to just use names. Similarly, you would say, “She is the littlest in the family,” meaning ‘the youngest‘. Here, ‘less‘ or ‘lesser than‘ do not work.

2. In the second usage of “little”, take the example of some liquid: “There is a little oil left in the can.” When that gets used further, you’d say as comparative degree examples, “There is less oil left in the can now.” In its superlative form, it would be: “There is the least amount of oil left in the can.”

3. In the third case, “little” refers to low significance of something, as in “The PDFs are of little importance in the project report,” which in its comparative degree examples would be “The PDFs are of lesser importance in the project report”. In the superlative form, it would be “The PDFs are of the least importance in the project materials.”

Let’s turn out attention now to all the 6 rules in play with some common adjectives.

Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives

Now that we have examined the three degrees in detail, let’s do all three forms of degrees of comparison for some common adjectives with degrees of comparison sentences examples.

‘TALL‘ ACTORS: Adjectives Degrees of Comparison

One of the most common adjectives is ‘tall’. See its forms with comparative sentences and superlative sentences relating to some well-known movie actors and how tall they stand.

• Siddharth Malhotra is tall at 6 feet.
• Abhishek Bachchan is taller than Siddharth M. at 6’3″.
• Arunoday Singh is the tallest of the three at a height of 6’4″.

‘BIG‘ CITIES: Adjectives Degrees of Comparison

Let’s compare 3 different cities in relation to how big they are with degrees of comparison of adjectives for ‘big’.

• Mumbai is big.
• Delhi is bigger than Mumbai.
• Kolkata is the biggest of the three.

‘FAMOUS‘ STRUCTURES: Adjectives Degrees of Comparison

Here’s the use of degrees of comparison of adjectives for the most well-known architectural structure in India.

• The Taj Mahal is famous.
• The Red Fort is more famous than the Taj Mahal.
• The Gateway of India is the most famous of the three.

‘HOT‘ CITIES: Adjectives Degrees of Comparison

India is known for its sweltering heat, but some cities are definitely worse than the others. Here’s talking about 3 cities known to hit the high figures in summer.

• Chennai is hot.
• Hyderabad is hotter than Chennai.
• Jaipur is the hottest of the three.

‘BUSY‘ STREETS: Adjectives Degrees of Comparison

Big cities are known to be busy, but surely we can draw comparisons between them. Watch below for three busy streets in Mumbai:

• MG Road is busy.
• Brigade Road is busier than MG Road.
• Commercial Street is the busiest of the three.

Find below the forms of comparisons for 225 words broken into two tables.

Degrees of Comparison 100 Examples: Rule1 to 6

Rule 1: One Syllable Adjectives take on ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ and double the last consonant.
Positive Degree	Comparative Degree	Superlative Degree
1. big	bigger	biggest
2. black	blacker	blackest
3. flat	flatter	flattest
4. thin	thinner	thinnest
5. sad	sadder	saddest
6. hot	hotter	hottest
7. cold	colder	coldest
8. wet	wetter	wettest
9. fat	fatter	fattest
10. mad	madder	maddest
11. short	shorter	shortest
12. rich	richer	richest
13. tall	taller	tallest
14. long	longer	longest
15. narrow	narrower	narrowest
16. shallow	shallower	shallowest
17. sharp	sharper	sharpest
18. young	younger	youngest
19. wide	wider	widest
20. deep	deeper	deepest
21. loud	louder	loudest
22. dry	drier	driest
23. heavy	heavier	heaviest
24. light	lighter	lightest
25. old	older	oldest
26. quiet	quieter	quietest
27. slow	slower	slowest
28. small	smaller	smallest
29. warm	warmer	warmest
30. white	whiter	whitest
Rule 2: One Syllable Adjectives take on ‘-er’ and ‘-est’
Positive Degree	Comparative Degree	Superlative Degree
31. busy	busier	busiest
32. clumsy	clumsier	clumsiest
33. creamy	creamier	creamiest
34. easy	easier	easiest
35. fancy	fancier	fanciest
36. happy	happier	happiest
37. lazy	lazier	laziest
38. messy	messier	messiest
39. noisy	noisier	noisiest
40. pretty	prettier	prettiest
41. shiny	shinier	shiniest
42. silly	sillier	silliest
43. sleepy	sleepier	sleepiest
44. smelly	smellier	smelliest
45. sticky	stickier	stickiest
46. tacky	tackier	tackiest
Rule 3: Adjectives Ending in ‘e’ take on ‘-r’ or ‘-st’
Positive Degree	Comparative Degree	Superlative Degree
47. able	abler	ablest
48. agile	agiler	agilest
Rule 4: Adjectives Ending in ‘y’ take on ‘-ier’ and ‘-iest’.
Positive Degree	Comparative Degree	Superlative Degree
49. bitter	bitterer	bitterest
50. clever	cleverer	cleverest
51. early	earlier	earliest
52. famous	more famous	most famous
53. far	farther/further	farthest/furthest
54. few	fewer	fewest
55. good	better	best
56. great	greater	greatest
happy	happier	happiest
57. little	littler	littlest
58. many	more	most
59. much	more	most
60. near	nearer	nearest
61. poor	poorer	poorest
pretty	prettier	prettiest
sad	sadder	saddest
62. simple	simpler	simplest
63. strong	stronger	strongest
young	younger	youngest
Rule 5: Multi-Syllable Adjectives take on ‘more’ and ‘most‘
Positive Degree	Comparative Degree	Superlative Degree
64. difficult	more difficult	most difficult
65. handsome	more handsome	most handsome
66. intelligent	more intelligent	most intelligent
67. modern	more modern	most modern
68. obedient	more obedient	most obedient
69. popular	more popular	most popular
70. responsible	more responsible	most responsible
71. serious	more serious	most serious
72. terrible	more terrible	most terrible
Rule 6: Irregular Adjectives Transform with New Words
Positive Degree	Comparative Degree	Superlative Degree
73. bad	worse	worst
far	farther/further	farthest/furthest
good	better	best
74. ill	worse	worst
75. little	less	least
76. many	more	most
77. much	more	most
78. old	older/elder	oldest/eldest
More Examples of Degrees of Comparisons
79. angry	angrier	angriest
80. beautiful	more beautiful	most beautiful
81. bland	blander	blandest
82. bloody	bloodier	bloodiest
83. blue	bluer	bluest
84. bold	bolder	boldest
85. bossy	bossier	bossiest
86. brave	braver	bravest
87. brief	briefer	briefest
88. bright	brighter	brightest
89. broad	broader	broadest
90. calm	calmer	calmest
91. chewy	chewier	chewiest
92. cheap	cheaper	cheapest
93. chubby	chubbier	chubbiest
94. classy	classier	classiest
95. clean	cleaner	cleanest
96. clear	clear	clearest
97. close	closer	closest
98. cloudy	cloudier	cloudiest
99. coarse	coarser	coarsest
100. cool	cooler	coolest

Additional 225 Examples of Degrees of Comparison

101. crazy	crazier	craziest
102. crispy	crispier	crispiest
103. creepy	creepier	creepiest
104. cruel	crueler	cruelest
105. crunchy	crunchier	crunchiest
106. curly	curly	curliest
107. cute	cuter	cutest
108. curvy	curvier	curviest
109. damp	damper	dampest
110. dark	darker	darkest
111. deadly	deadlier	deadliest
112. dense	denser	densest
113. dirty	dirtier	dirtiest
114. dull	duller	dullest
115. dusty	dustier	dustiest
116. dumb	dumber	dumbest
117. faint	fainter	faintest
118. fair	fairer	fairest
119. far	further/farther	furthest/farthest
120. fast	faster	fastest
121. filthy	filthier	filthiest
122. fine	finer	finest
123. foolish	more foolish	most foolish
124. fierce	fiercer	fiercest
125. flaky	flakier	flakiest
126. firm	firmer	firmest
127. fit	fitter	fittest
128. fresh	fresher	freshest
129. friendly	friendlier	friendliest
130. funny	funnier	funniest
131. full	fuller	fullest
132. gentle	gentler	gentlest
133. guilty	guiltier	guiltiest
134. gloomy	gloomier	gloomiest
135. greasy	greasier	greasiest
136. grand	grander	grandest
137. grave	graver	gravest
138. greedy	greedier	greediest
139. gross	grosser	grossest
140. hairy	hairier	hairiest
141. hard	harder	hardest
142. handy	handier	handiest
143. harsh	harsher	harshest
144. healthy	healthier	healthiest
145. high	higher	highest
146. hip	hipper	hippest
147. hungry	hungrier	hungriest
148. humble	humbler	humblest
149. icy	icier	iciest
150. itchy	itchier	itchiest
151. juicy	juicier	juiciest
152. kind	kinder	kindest
153. large	larger	largest
154. late	later	latest
155. likely	likelier	likeliest
156. lively	livelier	liveliest
157. little (for amount)	less	least
158. little (for size)	littler	littlest
159. lovely	lovelier	loveliest
160. lonely	lonelier	loneliest
161. low	lower	lowest
162. mean	meaner	meanest
163. mild	milder	mildest
164. moist	moister	moistest
165. naughty	naughtier	naughtiest
166. nasty	nastier	nastiest
167. new	newer	newest
168. neat	neater	neatest
169. nice	nicer	nicest
170. needy	needier	neediest
171. odd	odder	oddest
172. oily	oilier	oiliest
173. plain	plainer	plainest
174. polite	politer	politest
175. proud	prouder	proudest
176. pure	purer	purest
177. quick	quicker	quickest
178. raw	rawer	rawest
179. rare	rarer	rarest
180. ripe	riper	ripest
181. risky	riskier	riskiest
182. rough	rougher	roughest
183. roomy	roomier	roomiest
184. rusty	rustier	rustiest
185. rude	ruder	rudest
186. safe	safer	safest
187. sane	saner	sanest
188. salty	saltier	saltiest
189. scary	scarier	scariest
190. shy	shyer	shyest
191. sincere	sincerer	sincerest
192. skinny	skinnier	skinniest
193. slim	slimmer	slimmest
194. smart	smarter	smartest
195. smooth	smoother	smoothest
196. smoky	smokier	smokiest
197. soon	sooner	soonest
198. soft	softer	softest
199. sorry	sorrier	sorriest
200. sore	sorer	sorest
201. sour	sourer	sourest
202. steep	steeper	steepest
203. spicy	spicier	spiciest
204. stingy	stingier	stingiest
205. strict	stricter	strictest
206. strange	stranger	strangest
207. sunny	sunnier	sunniest
208. sweet	sweeter	sweetest
209. sweaty	sweatier	sweatiest
210. tasty	tastier	tastiest
211. thick	thicker	thickest
212. tan	tanner	tannest
213. tiny	tinier	tiniest
214. thirsty	thirstier	thirstiest
215. true	truer	truest
216. tough	tougher	toughest
217. ugly	uglier	ugliest
218. wealthy	wealthier	wealthiest
219. weird	weirder	weirdest
220. weak	weaker	weakest
221. wild	wilder	wildest
222. windy	windier	windiest
223. wise	wiser	wisest
224. worldly	worldlier	worldliest
225. worthy	worthier	worthiest

Now, it’s time to run a short test so you can double-check your understanding of the rules! refer to the answers below to see if you got them right.

Degrees of Comparison Examples with Answers

Here are 12 degrees of comparison examples with answers as fill-the-gap sentences using a blend of all the rules to check your understanding. The adjective to be used in the blank is given in bold capital letters.

1. TALL: The ______ mountain in the world is Mount Everest.
2. SHORT: She is ______ than her sister, but her brother is the ______ of them all.
3. BUSY: Mumbai is ______ during rush hour than Pune.
4. GOOD: Among all the candidates, she gave the ______ speech.
5. LONG: The ______ river in India is the Ganges.
6. WARM: This sweater is ______ than the one I wore yesterday.
7. GOOD: He is in ______ mathematics than in history.* [Read note below]
8. YOUNG: Among the three siblings, she is the ______ .
9. HOT: The weather in June is ______ than in April.
10. INTERESTING: I find this book ______ than the last one I read.
11. GOOD: He is ______ in sports than in academics.
12. CROWDED: Among all the routes, this one is the ______ .

Answers:

Here are the right answers for the above degrees of comparison examples with answers below:

1. tallest
2. shorter, shortest
3. busier
4. best
5. longest
6. warmer
7. better
8. youngest
9. hotter
10. more interesting
11. better
12. least crowded

TIPS: Usage of ‘Better in’ versus ‘Better at’

Here’s a special note on the choice between “better in” and “better at”, which depends on the context.

“Better at” is typically used when referring to skills, abilities, or tasks. For example: “He is better at mathematics than history.”
“Better in” is often used when referring to a particular field, subject, or area of expertise. For example: “She is better in science than in languages.“

So, it depends on what you’re comparing. If you’re comparing proficiency in specific tasks or skills, you would use “better at.” If you’re comparing proficiency in broader areas or subjects, you might use “better in.”

Degrees of Comparison: A News Article Analysis

Source: MoneyControl.com
Article: Scaler lays off 150 employees
Link to article published on April 10, 2024

Let’s study examples of degrees of comparison from this article from this reputable news source. Observe the three areas marked 1, 2 and 3 on the image.

Example 1: Use of “easier“

The sentence in the news article reads, “Just a year ago, Scaler positioned itself as a layoff-proof company, with strong cash reserves which made it easier to retain talent.”

Is “easier” a degree of comparison here?

The answer is no. For “easier” to be a comparative degree of comparison, it needs to compare between 2 things. Here, it is a mere statement that does not bring a second element of comparison. Therefore, it is not a comparative degree of comparison.

Example 2: Use of “the best”

The abridged sentence reads, “We have designed a new way of working while delivering ‘the best‘ learning experience.“

Is ‘the best‘ a superlative degree of comparison?

Once again, the answer is a no, because the sentence hails the “new way of working” for delivering “the best” learning experience without drawing any comparisons to any other learning experiences.

Example 3: Use of “more information”

Does “more information” in this slightly abridged form of the original sentence, “‘It is something that we’ve always been committed to,‘ he said without giving more information about the new way.” act as an example of comparative degrees of comparison?

Here again, we notice that more information is not in comparison to another quantitative term referencing volume of information. So, it does not qualify as a comparative degree of comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

Conclusion

The exercise above using a news excerpt suffices to clarify any confusion regarding the proper usage of degrees of comparison. It brings this grammar lesson to a close. We hope you found the exercises useful. Check out the exercises to get some intense practice so you use these forms error-free! Check the links below!

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