What are the Degrees of Comparison of adjectives?

Adjectives are used or reused to characterize, quantify, change, or identify nouns/pronouns. Degrees of adjectives or degrees of comparison are adjective degrees that compare one item or person to another.

What are the 3 types of degrees of comparison of adjectives?

The base form of the adjective or adverb is positive degree. It makes no comparisons. The form an adjective or adverb takes to compare two objects is called a comparative degree. The form an adjective or adverb assumes when comparing three or more objects is known as the superlative degree.

Let us now learn about the formation of comparative and superlative degrees.

Rules for degree of adjectives

1. Most adjectives (usually single-syllable words) form their comparative degree by adding er and their superlative by adding est to the positive form of adjectives.

For example
In the positive form, the adjective is High
In the corresponding comparative degree, the adjective will become Higher
In the corresponding superlative degree, the adjective will become Highest

Also
In the positive form, the adjective is Heavy
In the corresponding comparative degree, the adjective will become Heaver
In the corresponding superlative degree, the adjective will become Heavies

2. Some adjectives (usually more than one-syllable words) form their comparative and superlative by adding more and most before them.

For example
In the positive form, the adjective is beautiful
In the corresponding comparative degree, the adjective will become more beautiful
In the corresponding superlative degree, the adjective will become most beautiful

Also
In the positive form, the adjective is faithful
In the corresponding comparative degree, the adjective will become more faithful
In the corresponding superlative degree, the adjective will become most faithful

Also
In the positive form, the adjective is Dangerous
In the corresponding comparative degree, the adjective will become More dangerous
In the corresponding superlative degree, the adjective will become Most dangerous

3. However, it is important to note that some adjectives have no fixed rules to form their comparative and superlative forms such adjective forms are known as irregular forms.

In the positive form, the adjective is good
In the corresponding comparative degree, the adjective will become better
In the corresponding superlative degree, the adjective will become best

Also
In the positive form, the adjective is much
In the corresponding comparative degree, the adjective will become more
In the corresponding superlative degree, the adjective will become most

Also
In the positive form, the adjective is bad
In the corresponding comparative degree, the adjective will become worse
In the corresponding superlative degree, the adjective will become worst.

Degrees of comparison of adjectives example

Degree Of Adjective

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