No other teacher is so good as Senthil.
Senthil is better than all other teachers.
Senthil is the best of all the teachers.
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Comparison among more than two things:
Model – 7 (the + superlative)
· Comparing unequal
things.
· No other + sub.
+ Singular verb + So – positive adjective – as +obj.
· Sub + Singular
verb + Comparative adjective + than +
all other + obj.
· Sub + Singular
verb + the Superlative adjective + of all + obj(plural).
Positive : No other
fruit is so sweet as the mango.
Comparative: The mango is sweeter than all other
fruits.
Superlative : The mango is
the sweetest of all the fruits.
Positive. -- No other
metal is so useful as iron.
Comparative. -- Iron is more useful than all other
metals.
Superlative. -- Iron is the
most
useful
of all metals.
(positive
degree) No other boy is so tall as Amit.
(Comparative
degree) Amit is taller than all other boys.
(superlative
degree) Amit is the tallest of all boys.
Positive. -- No other
democracy is so large as India.
Comparative. -- India is larger than all other
democracies.
Superlative. -- India is the
largest democracy of all.
Positive : No other
metal is so costly as gold.
Comparative : Gold is costlier than all other
metals.
Superlative : Gold is the costliest of all metals.
Positive : No other city
in India is so big as Chennai.
Comparative : Chennai is bigger than all other
cities in India.
Superlative : Chennai is
the biggest city of all in India.
(positive degree) No other boy in the
class is so clever as Abhishek.
(comparative
degree) Abhishek is cleverer than all other boys in the class.
(superlative
degree) Abhishek is the cleverest boy of all in the class.
Positive. – No other
city in India is so rich as Mumbai.
Comparative. -- Mumbai is richer than all other
cities in India.
Superlative. -- Mumbai is
the richest city of all in India.
Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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No
other dramatist is so great as Shakespeare.
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Shakespeare
is greater than all other dramatists.
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Shakespeare
is the greatest of all dramatists.
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Comparison among more than two things:
Model – 8 (one of the + superlative)
· Comparing unequal
things.
· Very few + sub.
+ plural verb + As – positive adjective – as +obj.
· Sub + Singular
verb + Comparative adjective + than +
most other + obj(plural).
· Sub + Singular
verb + one of the + Superlative adjective + obj(plural).
Positive : Very few
cities in India are as big as Chennai.
Comparative : Chennai is bigger than most other
cities in India.
Superlative : Chennai is
one of the biggest cities in India.
(positive
degree) Very few boys in the class are as clever as Abhishek.
(comparative
degree) Abhishek is cleverer than most other boys in the class.
(superlative
degree) Abhishek is one of the cleverest boys in the class.
Positive. -- Very few
cities in India are as rich as Mumbai.
Comparative. -- Mumbai is richer than most other
cities in India.
Superlative. -- Mumbai is
one of the richest cities in India.
Positive : Very few
metals are as costly as gold.
Comparative : Gold is costlier than most other
metals.
Superlative : Gold is one
of the costliest of all metals.
Positive : Very few
fruits are as sweet as the mango.
Comparative: Mango is sweeter than most other
fruits.
Superlative : The mango is
one of the sweetest of all the fruit.
Positive. – Very few
metals are as useful as iron.
Comparative. – Iron is more useful than most other
metals.
Superlative. -- Iron is one
of the most
useful
of all metals.
(positive
degree) Very few boys in the class are as tall as Amit.
(Comparative
degree) Amit is taller than most other boys in the class.
(superlative
degree) Amit is one of the tallest boy in the class.
Positive. – Very few
democracies in the world are as large as India.
Comparative. – India is larger than most other
democracies in the world.
Superlative. -- India is one
of the largest democracy in the world.
Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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Very
few cities in England are so big as London
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London
is bigger than most other city in England.
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London
is one of the biggest cities in England.
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