Basic Batch, Class Lecture- 02

2. Degree

As……….as, so………….as

Positive degree- compare with one person

Positive degree- he is as good as I.
He is not so tall as I.

Positive degree structure

Sub+ verb+ so/as + positive degree of adjective+
as+ another subject + extension (if any).
My brother is as intelligent as my uncle.
As……adj…….as (both for positive and negative
sentence) So……adj……as (only for negative
sentence)
Jahir is not so tall as Nahid.
Jahir is as tall as Nahid.

Comparative degree:
He is taller than I.
 Comparative degree structure:
Sub+ verb+ comparative degree of adjective+
than+ another subject + extension (if any).

Comparative হয় না – senior, junior, major, minor,

inferior, superior, interior, exterior, prefer+ to
Prefer to=

He is senior to me=

Preposition এর পর objective form হয় ।

Conjunction এর পর subjective form হয় ।

It is I who am to blame= আমিই এর জনয দায়ী ।

It is us/we who is/are/were responsible for this.

Be verb= Am/is/are/was/were

Superlative degree to positive degree:

Start with no other: (if superlative degree without one of the)

Cox’s Bazar is the best sea beach in the world. =

superlative degree
Cox’s Bazar is one of the best sea beaches in the world. =
superlative degree
 Superlative degree structure: with one of the
Sub+ verb+ the+ superlative degree of adjective+
noun+ subject.
Shakib Al Hasan is the best all-rounder in the
world.
Shakib Al Hasan is one of the best all-rounders in
the world.

One of the………… boys/boy is/are………….

Each
Every
None = no one
Either
Neither
 No other sea beach in the world is as good as
Cox's Bazar. positive degree
Structure superlative to positive degree: (without one
of the)
No other + last part of the superlative form +
is/am/has (singular verb) + as/so + positive
degree+ as+ subject
Start with very few: (if superlative degree with
one of the) Cox’s Bazar is one of the best sea
beaches in the world.
Very few sea beaches in the world are
as good as Cox's Bazar.
Structure superlative to positive degree: (with one of the)
Very few + last part of the superlative form +
are/have/were (plural verb) + as/so + positive
degree +as + subject.

Few – countable- plural noun, few books, few friends

Much- uncountable noun…. Much water, much rice,

Some- countable, uncountable, singular-plural…

Some, few, both, several, different- plural noun

 Shakib Al Hasan is the best all-rounder in the
world. Without one of the
No other + next word of the superlative form
+ is/am/has (singular r verb) + as/so +
positive degree+ as+ subject
No other all-rounder in the world is as good as
Shakib Al Hasan.

Positive degree-
Shakib Al Hasan is one of the best all-rounders in
the world. With one of the
Very few + next word of the superlative form +
are/have/were (plural verb) + as/so + positive
degree +as + subject.
Very few all-rounders in the world are as good as
Shakib Al Hasan.

Middle level of the sentence End

Similar to similar
Different from Different
Like, unlike alike
The same as The same
My mobile phone differs from her mobile phone.
My mobile phone and her mobile phone are
different.
My mobile phone and her mobile phone are the
same.

My dogs are stronger than her dogs/hers.

The ears of Sifat is/are bigger than that of/those of

an elephant.

The + comparative ………………, the +

comparative……………………….

The less you react to rude, critical and angry

people, the more beautiful your life become.

The busier you become regarding gossiping with

friends, the less time you have for studying IELTS.

Her dogs= hers

 Of the two boys/players/sides, one is the better.
Among boys, he is the best.

দুইয়য়র িয়যয হয়ে between

দুইয়য়র অমযয়ের িয়যয হয়ে Among

Kajol told me that his result was better or at

least as good as others.

The number of + plural noun+ singular verb

A number of+ plural noun+ plural verb

The number of players is/are practicing.

A number of players is/are practicing.