Degree of Comparison

What is it?
The Degrees of Comparison in
English grammar are made with
the Adjective and Adverb
words to show how big or small,
high or low, more or less, many
or few, etc., of the qualities,
numbers and positions of the
nouns (persons, things and
places) in comparison to the
others mentioned in the other
part of a sentence/expression.
Kinds of Degree Comparison

Degree of
Comparison

Positive Comparative Superlative

Degree Degree Degree

Degree of Degree of Progressive Parallel

Equality Inequality Degree Degree
 Positive Degree

One noun person, thing or place and one quality

above average
tall
adjective
John is a
man.
 Eifel tower is a
tall
man-made structure.
One noun with one quality tall adjective in
positive form
 Degree of equality

The adjective or adverb is in

positive form showing that two
persons or things are the same
two nouns having the same
quality.

The common conjunction used is

asas.
Degree of Equality: Example
John is as strong as James.

Tzuyu of TWICE is as beautiful as

Suzy of Miss A.
 Degree of inequality

The adjective or adverb is in

positive form showing that two
persons or things are not the
same two nouns not having the
same quality.
 Degree of Inequality: Example

Peter is not as fast as Paul.

V of BTS is not as good rapper as

Suga of BTS.
 Comparative Degree
Two persons, things or places are being compared
with one adjective or adverb to show that one has
more quality or quantity of the adjective or adverb
than the other.

The adjective or adverb takes r or er to its positive

form, and is said to be in comparative form.

The conjunction than is used to connect the two

clauses
 Comparative Degree: Example

A horse can run faster than a dog.

Chen of EXO sings better than Jin

of BTS.
 Progressive Degree

Two adjectives or adverbs are being

compared to show that one continues to
increase (or decrease) when the other
increases (or decreases).

The adjective or adverb is in its comparative

form with the definite article the before it.
 Progressive Degree:
Example
The steeper the hill, the more
difficult it is to push the rock.

The more difficult an exam, the

more stressful it is for the students.
 Parallel Degree
The quality or quantity of the adjective or
adverb continues to increase (or
decrease) as the time passes.

The adjective or adverb in its comparative

form is repeated using the conjunction

and.
 Parallel Degree: Example
The days are getting hotter and hotter.

It is getting hotter and hotter day by

day.
 Superlative Degree
Comparing one noun person, thing or place with several

others of its kind to show that this particular noun has the

highest degree of the quality or quantity of the adjective or

adverb being used to compare.

The adjective or adverb takes the superlative form, ending

with st or est, with the definite article the before it.

The preposition of is used when the comparison is among

items, and in is used to specify the place, position or area.

Superlative Degree: Example of of

The elephant is the largest of all land

animals.

The giraffe is the tallest of all land animals.

Superlative Degree: Example of in

Susan is the most intelligent girl

in the class.
ICE-BERAKING: Look carefully at the pictures below.
Find the difference(s) between the pictures below.

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Can you make degree of comparison
sentences from the picture in the ice-
breaking page?
Comparing and Contrasting using
Degree of Comparison