Comparison of Adjectives (Degree)

Basically, the term degree means comparison between adjectives and adverbs.
There are three types of degree.
1. Positive degree – basically it indicates the simple meaning or quality of
adjectives or adverbs without comparison with anyone or anything.
Ex: Himel is a good boy.
2. Comparative degree: comparison between the two.
Ex: Rana is taller than Rahim.
3. Superlative degree: comparison among three or more than three.
Ex: The Padma is the biggest river in our country.

 If the word contains 1/2 syllable than we can transform the form in this way
:
 1/2 syllable word + er = comparative sentence
 1/2 syllable word+ est = superlative sentence

Smallsmallersmallest
Fastfasterfastest
 If the word contains more than 1/2 syllable than we can transform the form in
this way
 More  comperative sentence
 Most  superlative sentence
Talentedmore talentedmost talented
Exceptional
Goodbetterbest
Bedworseworst
Pre-Condition of degree
1. Person to person subjective form
2. Object to object  possessive form
(lousy,or small creature)
My dog is smarter than yours
 He is faster than I.
 My cat is faster than hers.
3. ComparativeTHAN
He is faster than I.
Positive Comparative superlative
No other river in The Padma is the bigger than The Padma is the biggest
Bangladesh is as big as any other river in river in bangladesh.
Padma. Bangladesh.

Very few boys in the class Rahim is the taller than most Rahim is one of the tallest
are as tall as Rahim. other boys in the class. boys in the class.

Change of Degree:

Superlative into comparative

Rule 1:
Subject + verb + Superlative এর comparative form + than any
other + প্রদত্ত sentence বাকী অংশ।
Superlative: He is the best player in the team.
Comparative: He is better than any other player in the team.
Note: All of থাকলে All of এর পরিবর্তে than all other বসে।
Superlative: He is the best of all men.
Comparative: He is better than all other man.
Rule 2:
One of the যুক্ত Superlative Degree কে Comparative Degree তে
রুপান্তর করার নিয়মঃ
Subject + verb + Superlative এর comparative form + than most
other + প্রদত্ত sentence বাকী অংশ।
Superlative: Kibria is one of the best players in the team.
Comparative: Kibria is better than most other players in the
team.
Superlative: Canada is one of the coldest countries in the
world.
Comparative: Canada is colder than most other countries in
the world.

Positive into comparative

Rule 1:
No other যুক্ত positive Degree কে Comparative Degree তে রুপান্তর করার
নিয়মঃ
প্রদত্ত sentence এর শেষের subject + verb + positive degree এর
comparative form + than any other + no other এর পর থেকে verb এর
পূর্ব পর্যন্ত।
Positive: No other player in the team is as good as him.
Comparative: He is better than any other player in the team.
Positive: No other country in the world is so/as cold as Canada.
Comparative: Canada is colder than any other country in the
world.
Rule 2:
Very few যুক্ত positive Degree কে Comparative Degree তে রুপান্তর
করার নিয়মঃ
প্রদত্ত sentence এর শেষের subject + verb + positive degree এর
comparative form + than most other + no other এর পর থেকে verb
এর পূর্ব পর্যন্ত।
Positive: Very few students are so good as Lablu.
Comparative: Lablu is better than most other students.
Positive: Very few metals are so costly as gold.
Comparative: Gold is costlier than most other metals.
Rule 3:
As……as যুক্ত positive Degree কে Comparative Degree তে রুপান্তর করার
নিয়মঃ
প্রদত্ত sentence এর শেষের subject + verb + not + positive degree এর
comparative form + than + প্রদত্ত sentence এর প্রথম subject।
Positive: He is as good as his brother
Comparative: His brother is not better than him.

Comparative into superlative

Rule 1:
Subject + verb + the + Comparative এর superlative form + other
এর পরের অংশ।
Comparative: He is better than any other player in the team.
Superlative: He is the best player in the team.

Note – other এর পর plural noun থাকলে superlative এর পরে of all বসে।

Comparative: He is bigger than of all boys.
Superlative: He is the tallest of all boys.
Rule 2:
Than most other/than few other যুক্ত Comparative কে Superlative
এ রুপান্তর করার নিয়ম:
Subject + verb + one of the + Comparative degree এর
superlative form + most other/few other এর পরের অংশ।
Comparative: Vatican City is smaller than most other countries
in the world.
Superlative: Vatican City is one of the smallest countries in the
world.
Comparative: Dhaka is bigger than most other cities in
Bangladesh.
Superlative: Dhaka is one of the biggest cities in Bangladesh.

Positive into superlative:

Rule 1:
No other যুক্ত positive degree কে superlative degree তে রুপান্তর করার
নিয়মঃ
প্রদত্ত sentence এর শেষের Subject + verb + the + positive এর
superlative form + no other এর পর থেকে verb এর মাঝের অংশ।
Positive: No other player in the team is as good as Raju.
Superlative: Raju is the best player in the team.
Positive: No other man man in the society is as good as him.
Superlative: He is the best man in the society.
Rule 2:
Very few যুক্ত positive degree কে superlative degree তে রুপান্তর করার
নিয়মঃ
প্রদত্ত sentence এর শেষের Subject + verb + one of the + positive এর
superlative form + very few এর পর থেকে verb এর মাঝের অংশ।
Positive: Very few men in the village are as tall as Kabir.
Superlative: Kabir is one of the tallest men in the village.
Positive: Very few people in the country are as good as Rakib
Superlative: Rakib is one of the best people in the country.