Question 1

Change the given sentence into positive and comparative degree:The Nobel Prize is one of the greatest honours in the world.

Accepted Answer

The given sentence is in superlative degree. 'one of the greatest'. 'The' is always used in superlative degree and the adjective 'greatest' is also in the same degree.Positive degree: Few honours in the world are as great as the Nobel Prize.Comparative degree: The Nobel Prize is greater than most other honours in the world.

Question 2

Change the following from comparative to positive degree of comparison:Harry is taller than his brother.

Accepted Answer

When there is an interchange of the sentence from comparative to positive, without changing its meaning, a negative word 'no' or 'not' is added. Here the sentence is in the comparative degree. As 'Harry' is taller than 'brother', the brother is shorter than 'Harry.' In other words, the brother is 'not as tall as' Harry. Option A is correct because the sentence is of the positive degree of comparison using 'not as tall as', without changing the meaning of the sentence. Option B is incorrect because the adjective 'very' is not a comparative and the sentence is not of the positive degree. Option C is incorrect because it is opposite in meaning to that of the given sentence, where the 'brother' is taller than 'Harry'. Option D is grammatically incorrect.

Question 3

Change the degree of comparison from superlative to comparative, without changing the meaning of the sentence:The cheetah is the fastest animal.

Accepted Answer

In the given sentence, it is told that the cheetah is the fastest animal.In option B, the adjective 'faster' compares the speed of other animal with the cheetah and the use of 'no' indicates that as compared to the cheetah their speed is slower. So, it is correct.In option C, &#34;faster&#34; points that the cheetah's speed is more than any other animal. So, it is correct.In option D, &#34;faster&#34; compares the speed of the cheetah with &#34;other animals&#34;. So, this option is also correct. Option A is incorrect as the adjective is in the positive degree.

Question 4

Complete the sentence with the correct degree of adjective from the options given.Ajay is ________ Amit.

Accepted Answer

Adjectives are words that modify nouns or pronouns to make them more specific.There are 3 degrees of adjectives: Positive, comparative and superlative.The given sentence is comparing the heights of two people- Ajay and Amit.Whenever a comparative adjective is used, the word 'than' is used after the comparative adjective.The adjective in the given question is 'tall' as we understand from the options given.Option C) the tallest is incorrect since it is a superlative adjective and not comparative one.Option A) and B) are close enough answers. Option B) is incorrect because whenever 'as' is used before an adjective to make it comparative, the adjective should also be followed by another 'as'. For example, in the given sentence, 'as tall as' would have been correct. But, since the blank is not followed by 'as', option B) is incorrect.Therefore, the correct answer is option A) taller than.Since option A) is the correct answer, option D) is incorrect.The complete sentence is: Ajay is taller than Amit.

Question 5

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:The weather today is _____ than yesterday.

Accepted Answer

The Comparative Degree denotes the existence of a higher degree of the quality than the positive. It is used when two things (or two sets of things) are compared.The format for comparative degree is ' + er than' or 'more/less than'.There are some exceptions to this rule. 'Bad worse worst' are the positive, comparative and superlative forms respectively.Hence option D is correct.

Question 6

Fill in the blank with the most suitable adjective:She is the _______ of the two sisters.

Accepted Answer

A sentence is of the comparative degree when a comparison is made between two people, and one person is of a higher degree in terms of quality.A sentence is of the superlative degree when the noun is of the highest degree in terms of quality. Here, the comparison is between more than two people/things.A sentence is of the positive degree when the nouns have equal qualities.In the given sentence, a comparison is made between two people, the noun 'she' is of the higher quality 'taller' than her sister. Hence the sentence is in the comparative degree of comparison. Option B is correct because &#34;taller&#34; is a comparative adjective.Option A is incorrect because tall in the positive degree.Option C is incorrect because it's in the superlative degree, a superlative degree is used when there are more than two people/things compared.Option D is incorrect because 'tallish' means 'rather tall', it does not represent any degree of comparison.

Question 7

Change the degree of comparison to positive without changing the meaning of the sentence:That is the oldest city in the country. [Advanced]

Accepted Answer

When the sentence of the superlative degree is changed to the positive degree of comparison, without changing the meaning of the sentence, a negative word 'no' is added. The structure of the positive sentence that has been transformed from a superlative one, starts with the negative phrase 'No other' and contains the phrase of the positive &#34;as old as&#34;. The noun 'city' is of the highest degree in terms of age 'oldest', compared to the rest of the cities in that country. Option A is correct because &#34;as old as&#34; is in the positive degree, and by adding the phrase &#34;no other&#34; the sentence has not changed in its meaning. Option B is incorrect as the phrase &#34;older than&#34; is of the comparative degree, and the structure of the sentence is not of the positive degree. Also, the meaning of the sentence has changed. Option C is incorrect because it's in the comparative degree and also its meaning has changed. Option D is incorrect because it's of the superlative degree and the meaning is completely opposite from the original sentence.

Question 8

Select the correct form of adjectives from the options given.Rich

Accepted Answer

Adjectives are words that modify nouns or pronouns to make them more specific. There are 3 degrees of adjectives: Positive, comparative and superlative.The word given is 'rich' which is the positive form of the word. The comparative form of most words is formed by adding '-er' to the original word. The superlative form of the word is formed by adding '-est' to the original word. Therefore, the comparative and superlative degrees of the word 'rich' are 'richer' and 'richest' respectively. Therefore, the correct answer is option C) richer / richest.

Question 9

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.The movie is ____ than the book.

Accepted Answer

In the given sentence, 'than' indicates that the movie is being compared to the book. Further, this comparison is of a mutual quality. Thus, the answer must be an adjective of the comparative degree. Option A is incorrect. 'most interesting' is an adjective in the superlative degree and not the comparative degree. Thus, it cannot be used to compare two things.Option B is incorrect. 'interesting' is an adjective in the positive degree and not the comparative degree. Thus, it cannot be used to compare two things.Option C is correct. 'more interesting' is an adjective in the comparative degree. Thus, it meets the required conditions and is the correct answer.Option D is incorrect. 'interestingly' is an adverb and not an adjective. Thus, it cannot be used to indicate a mutual quality of two nouns. Thus, it is incorrect.

Question 10

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:There is ______ milk in this jug than in that one.

Accepted Answer

Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects. In this case, the amount of the milk has been compared in two different jugs. Thus, the blank requires a comparative degree. The options A, B and C are all superlative whereas option D is positive. Option E is the only option which is comparative (little < less < least).Option E is correct.