Vijayarekha November 2017

1 st November 2017
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Positive Comparative Superlative
Good, well better the best
Bad, evil, ill worse the worst
Little less, lesser the least
Much, many more the most
Late later, latter the latest, last
Old older, elder the oldest, eldest
Far farther, the farthest,
further
Interchanging Degrees
of Comparison
Hcpdegree bnep≈adjectives s\
the furthest
2. The cow is more useful than most
other animals in the world
(comparative)
3. Very few animals in the world are
A¿∞-hy-XymkwIqSmsXas‰mcp
as useful as the cow
degree bnte°v am‰m≥Ign-bpw.
(positive)
eg:1. The elephant is the strongest eg: 1.The Harappan Civilization is one
animal on land
of the oldest civilizations in the
world (superlative)
(Superlative degree)
2. The elephant is stronger than
all other animals on land
(Comparative degree)
Or
The elephant is stronger than
any other animal on land
(Comparative degree)
3. No other animal on land is so
strong as elephant (Positive)
eg:1. Munnar is the most beautiful
place in Kerala (Superlative)
2. Munnar is more beautiful
than all other places in Kerala
(Comparative)
Or
Munnar is more beautiful
than any other place in Kerala
(Comparative)
3. No other place in Kerala is so
beautiful as Munnar
(Positive)
Note : ‘all other’ t\mSv animals
F∂pw‘any other’ t\mSv animal
F∂pwD]tbmKn®ncn°p∂Xv
{]tXyIw{i≤n°Ww.
One of the
2. The Harappan Civilization is older
than most other civilizations in the
world (comparative)
3. Very few civilizations in the world
are as old as the Harappan
Civilization
OR
Most other civilizations in the
world are not so old as the
Harappan Civilization.
Superlative Degree - Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel was one of the bravest leaders of
Indian Independence movement.
Comparative -Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
was braver than most other leaders of
Indian Independence Movement.
Positive - Very few leaders of Indian
Independence Movement were as brave
as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
OR
Positive - Most other leaders of Indian
Independence Movement were not so
brave as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
C\n‘one of the’ D]-tbm-Kn-®p≈
To indicate parallel increase or decrease.
superlative degree bnep≈hmIy߃comparative
degree bnte°pw
the + comparative + the + comparative
form is used
positive degree bnte°pwam‰p∂
- Xv
Fßs- \b- ms- W∂v t\m°mw.
eg: 1. The higher you climb Everest the
colder you feel.
eg: 1. The cow is one of the most
useful animals in the world The harder you study the easier you
(superlative)
win.
The compa rative ‘er’ is not used 7. The market is at the ....... end of the
when we compare two qualities in city. (LDC EKM-2014)
the same person or thing.
eg:1. Ratheesh is more brave than
(a) farther
(c) farthest
(b) further
(d) feather
prudent.
8. As to books and films, I prefer the
___________ to entertain myself.
c≠v \ma-ßsfXΩn¬HtcoXnbn¬Xmc-XaywsNøp-tºmƒ
(Sub-Inspector - 2015)
(a) latest (b) later
Bh¿Ø\wHgn-hm-°p-∂-Xn-\pth≠n‘That’
or ‘those’ D]t - bmK - n-
(c) last (d) latter
9. Nepalese climber Min Bahadur
°p-∂p.First noun singular BsW-
Sherchan is the oldest man to scale
n¬‘that’ Dwplural BsW-n¬
‘those’ DwD]-tbm-Kn-°p-∂p.
eg: The people of Trivandrum are
more courageous than those of
Wayanad.
ChnsSThe people of Wayanad
F∂v ho≠pwFgp-Xp-∂-Xn\v ]I-camWv
‘Those’ D]-tbm-Kn-®n-cn-°p-∂-
Xv.(‘people’ plural BW)v.
Former, latter, elder, upper, inner,
outer, utter XpSß
- nbhcomparative
degree BsW∂v tXm∂p-sa-nepw
positive degree Bbń- mWv D]t - bm-
Kn-°p-∂-Xv.Ch-bpsSIqsS‘than’
D]-tbm-Kn-°mdn√.
PREVIOUS QUESTIONS
1. Few cities in the world are _______
than New Delhi.
(Police Constable - 2015)
(a) big
(c) bigger
(b) biggest
(d) best
2. Blood is _______ than water
(Ware Supervisor - 2016)
(a) thicker (b) thick
(c) thickest (d) more thick
3. The blue whale is _________
known animal
(Welfare Fund Inspector - 2015)
(a) largest
(c) the largest
(b) most largest
(d) the large
4. Ajith is __________ than strong
(Field Asst - 2017)
(a) wiser (b) more wise
(c) wiset (d) most wiser
5. The temple is __________ down
the lane
(Administrative Officer - 2015)
(a) Farther
(c) A little
(b) Little
(d) Further
6. Pick out the correct sentence.
(LDC IDK-2014)
(a) I am superior than him
(b) I am superior than he
(c) I am superior to him
(d) I am more superior to him.
Mt.Everest (Comparative degree).
(Deputy Collector - 2011)
(a) Nobody is older than Min
Bahadur Sherchan to
scale Mt. Everest
(b) No climber is as old as Min
Bahadur Sherchan to scale Mt.
Everest
(c) Th e Nepalese climber Min
Bahad ur
Sherchan is older than any other
climber to scale Mt. Everest
(d) Mt. Everest is as old as Min
Bahadur Sherchan who climbed it.
10. Among the four sisters, Leena is
the :
(Muncipal Secretary - 2015 (Special
Recruitment)
(a) eldest (b) elder
(c) older (d) oldest
11. He is one of the ________
speakers in the assembly
(A 0 By Transfer KSRTC - 2015)
(a) good (b) better
(c) best (d) none of the above
12. Prevention is _________ than cure
(Asst. Grade - II KSB - 2015)
(a) better (b) best
(c) good (d) less
13. The _______ you achieve, the
________ you will be to your goal.
(Muncipal Sec - 2015)
(a) farther, closer
(b) farthest, closest
(c) further, closest
(d) further, closer
14. The superlative form of little’ is
_______
(Legal Asst. GR II - 2015)
(a) littlest
(c) most little
(b) least
(d) littliest
ANSWER KEY
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (b)
5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (d)
9. (c) 10. (a) 11. (c) 12. (a)
13. (d) 14. (b)
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