Adjective Degrees of Comparison in English

"An Adjective used to compare two or more persons, places and things are called Adjective Degrees of Comparison."

There are three degrees of comparison in Adjectives : Positive, Comparative and Superlative Degree.

		Example
(A) Positive Degree	used to talk about the quality of a person, place or thing.	He is a smart doctor.
(B) Comparative Degree	used to compare two persons, places & things for their qualities	He is smarter than most other doctors.
(C) Superlative Degree	used to talk about / compare-comparing more than two persons, places, animals, birds, insects or things for their qualities.	He is the smartest doctor in the city.

Note : Each degree is used to describe a different level of intensity or difference between two or more things.

Positive Degree of Comparison

An adjective is used to talk about the quality of a person, place or thing is called Positive Degree. i.e. Good, Fat, Heavy, Clever, Brave, Beautiful, Handsome, Healthy, Poor, Rich, Wealthy etc.

Examples:

• Madhu is as naughty as Menu.
• Ramesh is as clever as Suresh.
• The ants are as hard working as bees.
• Rithik Roshan is as popular as Fardin Khan.

Comparative Degree of Comparison

An adjective is used to compare two persons, places & things for their qualities is called Comparative Degree. i.e. Better than, Fatter than, Leaner than, Clever than, More beautiful, Healthier / Wealthier than etc.

Examples:

• I have more mangos than he.
• Her walk is slower than mine.
• Ramesh is clever than Suresh.
• The train runs faster than the bus.

Superlative Degree of Comparison

An adjective is used to talk about/compare-comparing more than two persons/ places/ animals/ birds/ insects/ things for their qualities, are called Superlative Degree. i.e. tallest, richest, bravest, most beautiful etc.