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Kerala PSC English Grammar Book Study Materials 1 Page 25
Book's First PageAN INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH GRAMMAR & LANGUAGE 6. Both very and much can be used before Superlative 13. Nearest / Next Adjective. Nearest denotes distance ; and next denotes position. For example, For example, Anil is the very best boy of his class. —correct Mumbai is the seaport nearest to Europe. Sekhar is much the best boy of our school. Time’s shop is next to Police Station. 7. The same form of degree will be used before and My uncle lives in the next quarter. after and For example, FORMATION OF Ram is the best and tallest. —Superlative Shyam is better and taller. —Comparative COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE DEGREE Indu is good and tall. —Positive * Most Adjectives of one syllable, and some of more 8. Fewer/Less than one, form their Comparative degree by adding -er and Fewer is used before countable noun while less is the Superlative Degree by adding -e st to the Positive. used before uncountable noun. Positive Comparative Superlative For example, Small Smaller Smallest No fewer than five persons died. Sweet Sweeter Sweetest No less than half of the work has been done. Tall Taller Tallest 9. Former/Latter/Later Former is used for the first out of two Latter is used Bold Bolder Boldest for the second out of two. And later is used for time. Clever Cleverer Cleverest For example, Kind Kinder Kindest Of Ajay and Nikhil, the former is the more intelligent. Young Younger Youngest Of iron and gold, the latter is the more precious. Great Greater Greatest The death of Rajib was later than the death of Indira Old Older Oldest 10. Latest/Last Latest refer to time and, last refer to position. * When the last letter in the Positive Degree ends in - For example, e, only -r and -st are added to their Comparative and Superlative degrees respectively. I have not heard the latest news. Can you say me the latest proceedings of the Positive Comparative Superlative meeting? Wise Wiser Wisest The last chapter is carelessly written. Noble Nobler Noblest Ours is the last house in the street. Able Abler Ablest 11. Elder/Older; Eldest/ Oldest Large Larger Largest Elder and eldest are used only of persons, confined to members of the same family. Brave Braver Bravest While, older and oldest are both used of persons and White Whiter Whitest things for the members of different families. Fine Finer Finest For example, * When the Positive Form ends in -y, preceded by a John is my elder brother. consonant, the -y is changed into -i before adding -er and - Alter is my eldest son. east. My sister is elder to me. Positive Comparative Superlative Gandhi was older to Nehru. Happy Happier Happiest He is older than his sister. Harry is the oldest boy in the eleven. Easy Easier Easiest This is the oldest temple in Calcutta. Heavy Heavier Heaviest Again, old is used in all three degrees while elder is Merry Merrier Merriest used in Comparative and eldest in Superlative degree. Wealthy Wealthier Wealthiest For example, * When the Positive Form is a word of one syllable Positive Comparative Superlative and ends in a single consonant, preceded by a short vowel, old older oldest this consonant is doubled before adding -er and -east — elder eldest Positive Comparative Superlative 12. Farther/Further Fat Fatter Fattest Farther means more distant one advanced, while further means additional. Sad Sadder Saddest For example, Thin Thinner Thinnest Delhi is farther from the equator than Colombo. Hot Hotter Hottest After this he made no further remarks. Big Bigger Biggest I must have a reply without further delay. Red Redder Reddest SEE–32