Comparison of adjective & adverb-rules 1 to 10
Comparison of adjective & adverb
Rule 1.Degrees of comparison ----- comparative adjective;
- Entity-āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠Adjective āĻāϰ comparative degree āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϰāĻĒāϰ than āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
Exercise :
Incorrect :This roomis morespaciousas theother one .
Correct :Thisroom is morespaciousthanthe other one
Rule 2. Degree of comparison ---- irregular adjective
Irregular comparative form āϝā§āĻā§āϤ adjective āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύ⧠āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ āĻ āύā§ā§āĻžā§ā§ comparison āĻšā§āĨ¤
Subject + verb + irregular comparative + than + noun / pronoun
Example : This ice cream is better than the other brands
āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύ⧠āĻā§ā§āĻāĻāĻŋ irregular adjective āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϞ:
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Adjective |
Comparative |
Superlative |
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Bad |
Worse |
Worst |
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Far |
Father / further |
Farthest / furthest |
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Good |
Better |
Best |
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Little |
Less |
Least |
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Many |
More |
Most |
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Much |
More |
Most |
Exercises :
Incorrect : The lab is more far from the bus stop than the library
Correct : The lab is farther from the bus stop than the library
Rule 3. Degree of comparison ----- comparative adverbs :
āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠Adverb āĻāϰāĻ comparative degree āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϰāĻĒāϰ than āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤ āϝā§āĻŽāύ--
Subject + verb + { adverb + er ( one - syllable ) more / less + adverb ( more - than - one syllable } + than + { noun pronoun }
Exercises:
Incorrect: This train always leaves late than the time on the schedule.
Correct: This train always leaves later than the time on the schedule.
Incorrect: He drives more fast than she does.
Correct: He drives faster than she does.
Rule 4.Doublecomparatives
- āĻā§āύ Sentence āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ clause āĻāĻŋ comparative form āĻ āĻšā§, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§ā§ clause āĻāĻŋāĻ comparative form-āĻ āĻšā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ comparative āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§āĻ the āĻŦāϏā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰā§, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ clause āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§ā§ clause āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
The + comparative+ subject + verb (,) + the +comparative+subject + verb
Example :
Incorrect :Thefaster wefinishthe soonwecan leave
Correct :Thefaster wefinishthe soonerwecan leave
Rule 5. Than āĻāĻžā§āĻžāĻ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠adjective āĻāϰ comparative degree āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§, āϤāĻŦā§ āϏā§āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠sentence āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻļā§āώ⧠of the two / pair / twins āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŦā§, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠comparative-āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§ the āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
Subject + verb +the +comparative + of the two / pair /twins +noun( plural )
Of thetwo / pair /twins+noun ( plural )subject +verb+the +comparative
Example :
Of thetwo shirtsthisone is theprettier
Of thetwo booksthisone is the more interesting
Rule 6. Noun āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§ determiner āĻŦāϏāĻŋā§ā§ noun āĻā§āĻ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Subject + verb + as + { many much little few } + noun + as + { noun pronoun}
Or
Subject + verb+ as + { more fewer less } + noun + than + { noun pronoun }
Example :
He earns as much money as his brother
They have as few classes as we. [āĻāĻāĻžāύā§, as-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ we āĻšā§ā§āĻā§, āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠subject they āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤]
Before payday I have as little money as my brother
Or
I have more books than she
February has fewer days than march
Their job allows then less freedom then ours does .
Rule 7. āĻ āύā§āĻ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻā§ āĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ Comparative degree āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§ far / much āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Subject + verb + { far much } { adjective adverb } + er + than + { noun pronoun }
His car + is + far + better + than + yours
Or
Subject + verb + { far much }+ { more less } + { adjective adverb } + than + { noun pronoun }
His watch + is + far + more + expensive + than + mine
Example :
A watermelon is much sweeter than a lemon .
She dance much more artistically than her predecessors
He speaks English much more rapidly than he dose Spanish
Rule 8. āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§āϰ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ Entity-āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠adjective-āĻāϰ superlative degree āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ superlative āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§ āϏāĻŦ āϏāĻŽā§ the āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
Subject + verb + the + { adjective + est most / least + adjective } + in+ singular count noun of + plural count noun}
Exercises :
Incorrect : she is more prettier than all of the girls in our class
Correct : she is prettier of all the girls in our class.
Rule 9. Irregular adjective-āĻā§āϞā§āĻā§ superlative degree āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāϞ⧠āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύ⧠āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Subject + verb + the + irregular superlative + { in + singular count noun of + plural count noun }
Exercise :
Incorrect : the badest accident in the history of the city occurred last night on the north – freeway
Correct : the worst accident in the history of the city occurred last night on the north freeway
Rule 10. Sentence āĻ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ of the three / four āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠superlative degree āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§-
Subject + verb + The + superlative + of the three / four + noun ( plural )
Or
Of the three / four + noun ( plural ) + Subject + verb + The + superlative
Example :
Of the three shirts this one is the prettiest
2. Comparison of adjective & adverb-rules 11 to 20
Comparison of adjective & adverb
Rule 11. Sentence-āĻ one of the āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠adjective-āĻāϰ superlative degree āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Example :
One of the greatest tennis players in the world is biron borg
Kuwait is one of the biggest oil producers in the world
Rule 12. Exact similarity --- the same as and the same
The same as āĻāĻŦāĻ the same āĻāϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāĻāĻāĨ¤ the same as āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ noun āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ compare āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāϏ āĻāĻŦāĻ the same , and āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ noun āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž plural noun āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āĨ¤ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§-
Noun + verb+ the same as + noun
This house + is + the same as + that house
These house + are + the same as + those houses
Or
Or
Noun ( plural ) +verb( plural )+ the same
Exercises :
Incorrect :Thatcar isalmostthe samelike mine
Correct : Thatcar isalmostthe sameasmine
Rule 13. Generalsimilarity---- similartoandsimilar
Similar to āĻāĻŦāĻ similar-āĻāϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāĻāĻāĨ¤ Similar to āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ noun āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ compare āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāϏ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ similar and āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ noun āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž plural noun-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āĨ¤ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§-
Noun + verb +similarto + noun
This house + is+similar to +thathouse
Or
Or
Example :
This bookis similartothatone
Rule 14.Generalsimilarity----- likeandalike :
Like āĻāĻŦāĻ alike āĻāϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāĻāĻāĨ¤ like āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ noun āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ compare āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāϏ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ alike and āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ noun āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž plural noun-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āĨ¤ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§-
Noun + verb +like + noun
This house + is+like+thathouse
Or
Or
Exercises :
Incorrect :Theweatherfeelsasspring
Correct :Theweatherfeelslikespring
Incorrect :thesesuiteare alike
Correct :thissuitislikethatsuit
Rule 15. General difference ----- different from and different
Different from āĻāĻŦāĻ different āĻāϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāĻāĻāĨ¤ different from āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ noun āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ compare āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāϏ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ different and āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ noun āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž plural noun āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āĨ¤ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§-
Noun + verb( singular )+different from + noun
This house + is+ different from +thathouse
Or
Or
Rule 16. General difference ---- to differ form :
Subject-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āϝāĻĻāĻŋ auxiliary verb āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠different form āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāĻŦā§, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠subject-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āϝāĻĻāĻŋ auxiliary verb āύāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻļā§āϧ⧠differ / differs from āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ differ āĻŽā§āϞāϤ verb āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
Subject 3rd person singular āĻšāϞ⧠differs āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
Noun + differ / differs + form + noun / pronoun
This one + differs + from + the rest
Or
Noun + verb + different from + noun
This house + is + different from + that house
Exercises :
Incorrect : Sharon is different of other women I know
Correct : Sharon is different from other women I know
Rule 17. Specific similarity ---- quality noun s
āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠Quality noun āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§ the same āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāϰ⧠as āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
Quality noun āĻā§āϞ⧠āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāϰā§āĻĒ:
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Age |
Length |
Style |
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Color |
Price |
Weight |
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Height |
Size |
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Structure :
Subject+ verb + the same + noun ( quality) + as + noun / pronoun
He + is + the same + age + as + marry
Exercises :
Incorrect : I want to buy a pair of shoes the same style like these
I ,m wearing
Correct : : I want to buy a pair of shoes the same style as these
I, m wearing
Incorrect : this is not the same big as the rest of the apartments
Correct : this is not the same size as big as the rest of the apartments
Incorrect: please cut my hair the same length like the style in this magazine
Correct : please cut my hair the same length as the style in this magazine
Rule 18. Specific similarity ---- quality adjectives :
āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻ adjective āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāϰ⧠as āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
quality adjectives āĻā§āϞ⧠āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāϰā§āĻĒ:
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Big |
Expensive |
Light(āĻšāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤā§) |
Small |
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Cheap |
Hard |
Little |
Tall |
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Clear |
Heavy |
Long |
Young |
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Clod |
Hot |
Old |
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Easy |
Large |
Short |
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Structure :
Subject + verb + as + adjective ( quality) + as + noun/ pronoun
He + is + as + old + as + marry
Exercises :
Incorrect : marys job is as hard than bill’s
Correct : marys job is as hard as bills
Incorrect : miss jones English is not as clear than dr. bakers
Correct : miss jones English is not as clear as dr. bakers
Incorrect : He is not as tall like his brother
Correct : He is not as tall as his brother
Rule 19. Comparative estimates ---- multiple number s
āĻā§āύ Sentence-āĻ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ multiple number āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ as many as āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž as much as āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
Uncountable noun āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ as much as āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
Multiple number āĻā§āϞ⧠āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāϰā§āĻĒ:
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Half |
Twice |
Three times |
Four times etc
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Structure :
Subject + verb+ multiple number+ as + { many much } + ( noun)&nbnbsp; + as + { noun pronoun}
We + have + half + as + many + as + we need
Note : multiple number āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻāĻāύ⧠so ------as āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž more than / less than āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāύā§, many much āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ noun āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āύāĻžāĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Exercises :
Incorrect : this one is prettier , but it costs twice more than the other one
Correct : this one is prettier , but it costs twice much as the other one
Rule 20. Comparative estimates -----as many as
āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§ As many as āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
Subject + verb + as many as + ( specific ) number + { noun pronoun }
We + expect + as many as + thirty people to come .
Exercises :
Incorrect ; There are as many fifteen thousand students attending summer school
Correct : There are as many fifteen thousand students attending summer school
NOTE : āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§ as much as āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āϝāĻĻāĻŋ noun āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž weight , distance , money āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
Example :
As much as ten pounds . āĻāĻāύ
As much as ten miles. āĻĻā§āϰāϤā§āĻŦ
As much as twenty dollars. āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨā§
3. Comparison of adjective & adverb-rules 21 to 30
Comparison of adjective & adverb
Rule 21. Illogical comparative degrees
Comparison āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāύāϤ āĻāĻāĻ entity āĻāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻšā§ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāύ⧠āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠compare āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠illogical comparison āĻšā§ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠that of / those of āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠illogical comparison āĻā§ logical comparison āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāĻŦā§, Singular noun āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ that of āĻāĻŦāĻ plural noun āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ those of āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšā§āĨ¤
Noun ( singular ) + verb + adjective + than + that of ( in) + { noun / pronoun}
The salary of a professor + is + higher + than + that of + a secretary .
Noun ( plural ) + verb + adjective + than + those of ( in ) + { noun pronoun }
The duties of a policeman + are + more dangerous + than + those +of + a teacher
Note : āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āϝāĻĻāĻŋ “the salary of a professor is higher than a secretary” āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϤ āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϝā§, āĻāĻāĻāύ professor āĻāϰ āĻŦā§āϤāύ (āϝāĻžāϰ āĻā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖ āύā§āĻ) āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāύ secretary āϰ (āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖ āĻāĻā§)āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϝā§āĻšā§āϤ⧠āĻāϰāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻāĻžāϤā§ā§ āύā§, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϤā§āϞāύāĻžāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻŦ āύā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āϤāĻžāĻ that of (āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϝ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠those of āĻŦāϏāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Exercise :
Incorrect : her qualifications are better than any other candidate
Correct : her qualifications are better than those of any other candidate
Note : possessive āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠illogical comparison-āĻā§ logical comparison āĻ āϰā§āĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
Example
Incorrect :Hisdrawingsareas perfectas hisinstructor
Correct : Hisdrawingsareas perfectas hisinstructor,s ( possessive)
Note : āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠instructors āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ instructors drawings
Rule 22. Illogical comparative --- general similarity and difference
Comparison āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻāĻāĻ entity āĻāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻšā§ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāύ⧠āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠compare āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠illogical comparison āĻšā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠that of / those of āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠illogical comparison āĻā§ logical comparison āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
Noun ( singular ) + verb + different from + that of ( in ) + { noun pronoun}
The climate in the north + is + different from + that of + in the south
Or
Noun ( plural ) + verb + different from + those of ( in ) + { noun pronoun }
The rules + are + different + from + those of + soccer
Exercises :
Incorrect : The food in my country is very different than that in the united states
Correct : The food in my country is very different from that in the united states
Rule 23. āϤā§āϞāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ Noun āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽāĻāĻŋāϰ possessive case āĻšāϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§ā§āĻāĻŋāϰāĻ possessive case āĻšā§āĨ¤
Example :
Incorrect: karim's house is better than rahim
Correct : karim's house is better than Rahim,s
Rule 24. āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Sentence-āĻ āĻāĻāĻ noun āĻā§ modify āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāϧāĻŋāĻ adjective āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϞā§, āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝā§āĻā§āϰāĻ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ Degree āĻ āύā§āϝā§ā§ formation āĻšā§āĨ¤
Example :
Incorrect : you are the wisest and beautiful of the three girls
Correct : you are the wisest and most beautiful of the three girls
Incorrect : mini is intelligent and taller than goni
Correct : mini is more intelligent and taller than goni
Rule 25. āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ Noun āĻāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āύāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ adjective āĻāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻā§ more āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻā§ adjective āĻāϰ positive degree āĻšā§āĨ¤
Example :
Incorrect : This rice is cheaper than good
Correct : This rice is more cheaper than good
Rule 26. āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ Word āĻā§āϞ⧠superlative āĻāϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāϞ⧠āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻāύāĻ most āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
Supreme , complete , unique , universal , perfect , false , etc
Example ;
Incorrect : He has the most supreme power
Correct : He has the supreme power
Incorrect : it is the most unique opportunity
Correct : It is a unique opportunity
Rule 27. Else āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž comparative degree āύāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻ, else āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ than āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
Example :
Incorrect : I can do nothing else but go there
Correct : : I can do nothing else than go there
Incorrect : nobody else but Rahim can do it
Correct : nobody else than Rahim can do it
Rule 28. āĻāĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻ Adjective āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ comparative āĻŦāĻž superlative degree āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
Example :
Incorrect : This tree is the most tallest of all in this jungle
Correct : This tree is the tallest of all in this jungle
Incorrect : I am comparatively better today
Correct : I am better today or I am comparatively well today
Rule 29. āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ Adjective āϏāĻŦ āϏāĻŽā§ comparative- āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ than āύāĻž āĻŦāϏ⧠to āĻŦāϏā§āĨ¤
Superior , inferior , senior , junior , prior , posterior
Example :
We must give thought to this prior to that
You are junior to me in age
She is senior to you by three years
He is superior to me in rank
Rule 30. āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ Adjective āĻā§āϞ⧠āϏāĻŦ āϏāĻŽā§ positive adjective āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§, āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ than āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž to āĻā§āύāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
Exterior , interior , ulterior , major , minor
Example :
The exterior portion of the house is worse than the interior portion
He did it with some ulterior motive
The major portion of the people are illiterate
Do not quarrel over such a minor matter
4. Comparison of adjective & adverb-rules 31 to 35
Comparison of adjective & adverb
Rule 31. āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ Adjective āĻā§āϞ⧠āϏāĻŦ āϏāĻŽā§ positive adjective āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§, āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ than āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž to āĻā§āύāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
Inner , outer , latter , elder , hinder , upper , former , utter
Example :
They ran to the outer wall
Rule 32. Later & latter
Later āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ-āĻĒāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ time āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ comparative adjective āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§, āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ than āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
Example:
Incorrect : she came to school latter than I
Correct : she came to school later than I
āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠Latter āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ-āĻĒāϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ position āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ comparative adjective āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§ āύāĻž, āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ than āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
Example : open the latter chapter
Correct : open the latter chapter
Rule 33.
Farther & further
Farther āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ-āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāϤāϰ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ distance āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ comparative adjective āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
Example :
Incorrect : Tangail is further from Dhaka than gazipur
Correct : Tangail is further from Dhaka than gazipur
āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠Further āĻ āϰā§āϤ-āĻĒā§āύāϰāĻžā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ comparative adjective āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§ āύāĻž, āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ than āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§ āύāĻž, āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ noun āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
Example :
Incorrect : no father discussion will be held on this point
Correct : no father discussion will be held on this point
Rule 34. Older & elder
Older āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ-āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāϤāϰ āĻŦā§āϏā§āĻ/āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϤāύāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ comparative adjective āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤[āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§, older āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§āύ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāϤā§āĻŽā§ā§āĻāϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤]
Example :
Incorrect : she is elder than his brother
Correct : she is elder than his brother
āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠Elder āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ-āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāϤāϰ āĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ comparative adjective āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§ āύāĻž, āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ than āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§ āύāĻž, āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ noun āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
[āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§, Elder āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāϤā§āĻŽā§ā§āĻāϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§]
Example :
Incorrect : My older brother is a university student
Correct : My elder brother is a university student
Rule 35. Less & fewer
Less āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ-āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāϤāϰ āĻāĻŽ; āĻāϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ comparative adjective āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§, āϤāĻŦā§ uncountable noun āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
Example :
Incorrect : this mug contains fewer water than that
Correct this mug contains less water than that
āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠Fewer āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ-āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāϤāϰ āĻāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ comparative adjective āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§, āϤāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ countable noun āĻāϰ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
Example :
Incorrect : No less than twenty boys were present there
Correct : No fewer than twenty boys were present there