Class 12 | English Grammar | Change Of Degree



1. The Everest is the highest peak in the world.  
Positive: No other peak in the world 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.  
Positive: No other mystery is as great as misery.  
Superlative: Misery is the greatest mystery of all.  

3. No other man was so strong as Hercules.  
Comparative: Hercules was stronger than any other man.  
Superlative: Hercules was the strongest man of all.  

4. No other subject is so easy as this.  
Comparative: This subject is easier than any other subject.  
Superlative: This is the easiest subject of all.  

5. Benaras is the most sacred place in India.  
Positive: No other place in India is as sacred as Benaras.  
Comparative: Benaras is more sacred than any other place in India.  

6. Gold is one of the most precious metals.  
Positive: Very few metals are as precious as gold.  
Comparative: Gold is more precious than most other metals.  

7. The Rajdhani Express runs faster than any other train.  
Positive: No other train runs as fast as the Rajdhani Express.  
Superlative: The Rajdhani Express runs the fastest of all trains.  

8. No other place I have seen is so beautiful as Shillong.  
Comparative: Shillong is more beautiful than any other place I have seen.  
Superlative: Shillong is the most beautiful place I have seen.  

9. Nothing else travels so fast as light.  
Comparative: Light travels faster than anything else.  
Superlative: Light is the fastest of all things.  

10. He is the best man for the job.  
Comparative: He is better than any other man for the job.  
Positive: No other man is as good as he for the job.  

11. He is ferocious as a tiger.  
Comparative: He is more ferocious than a tiger.  

12. He is as intimate to me as to you.  
Comparative: He is more intimate to me than to you.

13. He is not so generous as his brother.  
Comparative: His brother is more generous than he.  

14. He is at least as competent as any other man.  
Comparative: He is more competent than most other men.  
Superlative: He is one of the most competent men.  

15. The Japanese are most courteous people in the world.  
Positive: No other people in the world are as courteous as the Japanese.  
Comparative: The Japanese are more courteous than any other people in the world.  

16. Honesty is the best virtue.  
Positive: No other virtue is as good as honesty.  

17. Painting is more complicated than all other art forms.  
Superlative: Painting is the most complicated of all art forms.  

18. Iron is the most useful metal.  
Comparative: Iron is more useful than any other metal.  

19. Silver is not as valuable as gold.  
Comparative: Gold is more valuable than silver.  

20. Snow is the whitest of all substances.  
Comparative: Snow is whiter than any other substance.  

21. Milk is the best food for babies.  
Comparative: Milk is better than any other food for babies.  

22. There is no bigger woman than Indira Gandhi in India today.  
Positive: No other woman in India today is as big as Indira Gandhi.  
Superlative: Indira Gandhi is the biggest woman in India today.  

23. Ramesh writes more legibly than all other boys of his class.  
Positive: No other boy in his class writes as legibly as Ramesh.  
Superlative: Ramesh writes the most legibly of all the boys in his class.  

24. New York is richer than any other city in the world.  
Positive: No other city in the world is as rich as New York.  
Superlative: New York is the richest city in the world.  

25. There is no animal as strong as a lion.  
Comparative: A lion is stronger than any other animal.  
Superlative: A lion is the strongest of all animals.

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