Class 9 | RG'S QUESTION BANK 2019 | Degree of Comparison

1. The Everest is the highest peak in the world.

(Turn it into positive and comparative degree)

Ans: Positive: No other peak is as high as the Everest.

Comparative: The Everest is higher than any other peak in the world.

2. Misery is a greater mystery than any other.

(Turn it into positive degree)

(Turn it into superlative degree)

Ans: Positive: No other mystery is as great as misery.

Superlative: Misery is the greatest mystery.

3. No other man was so strong as Hercules.

(Turn it into comparative degree)

(Turn it into superlative degree)

Ans: Comparative: Hercules is stronger than any other.

Superlative: Hercules is the strongest man.

4. No other subject is so easy as this.

(Turn it into comparative degree)

(Turn it into superlative degree)

Ans: Comparative: This subject is easier than any other.

Superlative: This is the easiest subject.

5. Benaras is the most sacred place in India.

(Turn it into positive degree)

(Turn it into comparative degree)

Ans: Positive: No other place in India is as scared as Benaras.

Comparative: Benaras is more scared place than any other in India.

6. Gold is one of the most precious metals.

(Turn it into positive degree)

(Turn it into comparative degree)

Ans: Positive: No other metal is as precious as Gold.

Comparative: Gold is more precious metal than any other.

7. The Rajdhani Express runs faster than any other train.

(Turn it into positive degree)

(Turn it into superlative degree)

Ans: Positive: No other train runs as fast as the Rajdhani Express.

Superlative: The Rajdhani Express is the fastest train.

8. No other place I have seen is so beautiful as Shillong.

(Turn it into comparative degree)

(Turn it into superlative degree)

Ans: Comparative: Shillong is more beautiful place than any other I have seen.

Superlative: Shillong is the most beautiful place I have seen.

9. Nothing else travels so fast as light.

(Turn it into comparative degree)

(Turn it into superlative degree)

Ans: Comparative: Light travels faster than anything.

Superlative: Light travels the fastest.

10. He is the best man for the job.

(Turn it into positive degree)

(Turn it into comparative degree)

Ans: Positive: No other man is as good as him for the job.

Comparative: He is better than any other for the job.

11. He is ferocious as a tiger.

(Turn it into comparative degree)

Ans: Comparative: He is more ferocious than any other tiger.

12. He is as intimate to me as to you.

(Turn it into comparative degree)

Ans: Comparative: He is more intimate to you than any other.

13. He is not so generous as his brother.

(Turn it into comparative degree)

Ans: He is not more generous than his brother.

14. Mumbai is one of the richest cities in Asia.

(Turn it into comparative degree)

(Turn it into positive degree)

Ans: Comparative: Mumbai is more richer than any other city in Asia.

Positive: No other city is as rich as Mumbai in Asia.

15. The Japanese are most courteous people in the world.

(Turn it into comparative degree)

(Turn it into positive degree)

Ans: Comparative: The Japanese are more courteous than any other people in the world.

Positive: No other people is as courageous as the Japanese in the world.