All about Adjectives / Definition, Rules , Degrees of Comparison and Activities
Adjectives | Three Degrees of Adjectives | Let's play with degrees of comparison Page # 60, 61, 62, 63 & 64 An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun and adds to the quality of the noun. Describing words are called adjectives. Example- tall boy There can be other describing words such as-fat,short, etc. Adjectives can be used to compare the qualities in a person animal or thing. Examples : 1. Harry is a tall boy. 2. Vishal is taller than Harish. 3. Vicky is the tallest. In the sentences above, there is a comparison of the quality i.e. tall. In English grammar, it is called degrees of comparison. It means that two or more people or things are compared for having a quality and to assess who has more of that quality. Let's look at the following examples which shows positive (Ist), comparative (2nd) and superlative (3rd) degree. ✍ Rule 1 : Add '-er' and '-est' to make the 2nd and ...
