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- 1. My sister lives in Malaysia. She works in a software company. He hung his head in shame. The editor reprimanded the reporter.My mother hails from an orthodox family.His brother helped him to prepare for the journey. My sister says that I am good at solving puzzles.The doctor told Sue that medicines alone would not help the patient.All the passengers and the crew are safe. The sun will swallow the earth one day. The rich merchant divided his wealth among his four children.. The poor widow had to raise the four children on her own. Answers 1. My sister lives in Malaysia. (sister – common noun; Malaysia – proper noun) 2. She works in a software company. (company – common noun) 3. He hung his head in shame. (head – common noun; shame – abstract noun) 4. The editor reprimanded the reporter. (editor – common noun; reporter – common noun) 5. My mother hails from an orthodox family. (mother – common noun; family – collective noun) 6. His brother helped him to prepare for the journey. (brother – common noun; journey – abstract noun) 7. My sister says that I am good at solving puzzles. (sister – common noun; puzzles – abstract noun) 8. The doctor told Sue that medicines alone would not help the patient. (doctor – common noun; Sue – proper noun; medicines – common noun; patient – common noun) 9. All the passengers and the crew are safe. (passengers – common noun; crew – collective noun) 10. The sun will swallow the earth one day. (sun – common noun; earth – common noun; day – abstract noun) 11. The rich merchant divided his wealth among his four children. (merchant – common noun; wealth – abstract noun; children – common noun) 12. The poor widow had to raise the four children on her own. (widow – common noun; children – common noun) Degree of Adjectives 1 Adjective 1.1 Positive degree
- 2. 1.2 Comparative degree 1.3 Superlative degree Adjective An adjective is a word which is used to describe, identify, modify or quantify nouns or pronouns. Adjectives have three degrees that compare one thing to another. These three degree of adjectives express the intensity of adjective in increasing order. The three degrees of adjectives are : Positive degree Positive degree is the base of the adjective. It denotes the mere existence of a quality. Examples of Positive degree (1) Tina is wearing a red dress. (2) leopard runs fast. (3) The big dog chased the cat. (4) There are four pencils in the box. (5) She is a beautiful girl. (6) Mohan is an intelligent boy. (7) The colourful butterfly is sitting on flowers. (8) We ordered two burgers. (9) Reema is short in height. (10) My pencil box is square in shape. Comparative degree Comparative degree is used to compare one noun or pronoun to another noun or pronoun. In these instances, only two items are being compared. Words like than and to are used after a comparative adjective in a sentence to show comparison of the two things. Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object). Example of comparative degree (1) This box is smaller than one i found. (2) Rohan is smarter than Abhishek. (3) My hair is longer than my sister. (4) John is thinner than Bob.
- 3. (5) He is more intelligent than his brother. (6) Apples are healthier than chips (7) Russia is larger than France. (8) The weather is hotter than yesterday. (9) His car is cheaper than mine. (10) My watch is more expensive than yours. Superlative degree Superlative degree is used to compare two or more nouns. They’re also used to compare one thing against the rest of a group. It expresses highest intensity (quality or quantity) of a thing in comparison to other things. Words like of and in are used after a superlative adjective in a sentence. An article ‘the’ should be used before a superlative degree when modifying a particular noun. Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object). Example of superlative degree (1) Rohan is tallest in the class. (2) This road is busiest of all the roads. (3) Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. (4) Seema is the most intelligent girl in the class. (5) My house is the largest one in our area. (6) The leopard runs fastest of all animals. (7) Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. (8) North pole is the coldest place on Earth. (9) This is the most interesting book I have ever read. (10) Our english teacher is the best teacher in school.