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5. The curriculum is very (rigid). (positive)

6. A gold ring is (precious) than a silver one. (comparative)

7. Her typing was (slow) and riddled with mistakes. (positive)
8. She was (glad) to be rid of her old washing
machine. (positive)

9. I work at a pace that is (fast) than my friends’. (comparative)

10. Your class is (noisy) of all. (superlative)

Transformation of Degrees of Comparison

Read these sentences and note how the degrees can be changed without changing
the meaning.
• She is the smartest girl in the class.
= No other girl in the class is as smart as she is.
= She is smarter than all other girls in the class.
• Sita is as tall as Gita.
= Gita is not taller than Sita.
• Her performance is better than that of any other girl of the school.
= The performance of any other girl of the school is not as good as hers.
The performance of no other girl of the school is as good as hers.
= Her performance is the best of all the performances given by the girls of
the school.

E. Change the degree of comparison in each of the following sentences without
changing the meaning.

1. She is the most scared of all.

2. My slice is thicker than yours.
3. His public image is most impressive.

4. To save the match, I played the best innings.

5. Her room is the cosiest of all the rooms in the bungalow.

6. Her role in the play was more important than mine.

7. Your role is funnier than that of any other character.

8. You have the strongest influence on the management.

9. This pair of scissors is sharper than any other pair.

10. This flight of stairs is steeper than all the others in the building.

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