Degrees of Comparison - edited

Malacca is the oldest town in Malaysia. - positive degree

• No other town in Malaysia is as old as Malacca.

• Malacca is not as old as some other towns in Malaysia.

• Malacca is older than most other towns in Malaysia.

• The oldest town in Malaysia is Malacca.

Peter is cleverer than any other boy in the class. - superlative degree

• Peter is the most clever boy in the class.

• Few other boys in the class are as clever as Peter.

• Peter is the cleverest boy in the class.

• Of all the boys in the class, none are as clever as Peter.

Jupiter is the biggest of all planets. - comparative degree

• None of the other planets are as big as Jupiter.

• Jupiter is a big planet.

• No other planet is as big as Jupiter is.

• Jupiter is bigger than any other planet.

Very few boys are as industrious as John. - comparative degree

• John is a very industrious boy.

• John is the most industrious boy.

• John is more industrious than most other boys.

• No other boy is as industrious as John.

India is the largest democracy in the world. - comparative degree

• India is larger than any other democracy in the world.

• Very few democracies in the world are as large as India.

• No other democracy is as large as India.

• India is more large than any other democracy in the world.

Shakespeare was greater than any other playwright. - superlative degree

• Shakespeare was a great playwright.

• Shakespeare was the greatest playwright.

• No other playwright in the world was as great as Shakespeare.

• Shakespeare wrote better plays than anyone else.

Asoka was one of the greatest Indian kings. - comparative degree

• Asoka was greater than any other Indian king.

• Very few Indian kings are as great as Asoka.

• Asoka was a great Indian king.

• Asoka was greater than most other Indian kings.

Greenland is the largest island in the world. - comparative degree

• Very few islands in the world are as large as Greenland.

• Greenland is larger than any other island in the world.

• No other island is as large as Greenland.

• Greenland is one of the largest islands in the world.

Lead is heavier than any other metal. - positive degree

• No other metal is as heavy as lead.

• Lead is the heaviest metal of all.

• Lead is a very heavy metal.

• Lead is the most heavy metal.

Very few animals are as useful as the cow. - superlative degree

• No other animal is as useful as the cow.

• The cow is one of the most useful animals.

• The cow is more useful than any other animal.

• The cow is the most useful animal.