1. DEGREES OFCOMPARISONADJECTIVESADVERBS

2. DEGREES OF COMPARISONOF ADJECTIVESDegrees of comparison of adjective is anadjective which is used to clarify thedifference between two objects ornouns. 3. Positive degreeof comparisonof adjectiveKINDS OF DEGREESCOMPARISON OFADJECTIVEComparativedegree ofcomparisonof adjectiveSuperlative degreeof comparisonof adjective 4. POSITIVE DEGREE OF COMPARISON OFADJECTIVE is the base form of the adjective. It comparestwo things Pattern : as adjective as Example :1. Odysseus, the King of Ithaca is smart.Daedalus, father of Icarus is also smart. Odysseus, the King of Ithaca is as smart asDaedalus, father of Icarus. 5. Exercise Make a sentence using positive degree ofcomparison of adjective based on the picturegiven ! Do it with your partner ! 1.Odysseus Beowulf 6. 2.Helen of Troy Penelope 7. COMPARATIVE DEGREE OFCOMPARISON OF ADJECTIVE Comparative degree of adjectives: the form used tocompare one noun with one noun two, usually assisted by theword than. Pattern:Example:1. Agamemnon, a son of Atreus, is 40 years oldMenelaus, a younger brother of Agamemnon, is 38years old.Agamemnon, a son of Atreus, is older thanMenelaus, a younger brother of Agamemnon.1. .... er + than2. more ..... + than 8. 2. Penelope , a queen of Ithaca, was faithful toOdysseus although he left her for twentyyears, on the other hand, Clytemnestra, thedaughter of Tyndareus, had seduced withAegisthus during the absence of herhusband, Agamemnon.Penelope, a queen of Ithaca, is morefaithful than Clytemnestra, the daughter ofTyndareus 9. THE RULE OF COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVEDEGREE OF COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVE1 or 2 syllables +er or +est Bigger biggest Adjectives ending er,-le,- y,-ow, -e(clever, simple, happy, yellow, handsome)2 or more syllables +moreor + most Beautiful more beautiful most beautiful expensive moreexpensive mostexpensive 10. Irregular Comparative and SuperlativeFormsgood better bestbad worse worstlittle less leastmuchmanysomemore mostfar further furthest 11. Exercise Make a sentence using comparative degree ofcomparison of adjective based on the picturegiven ! Do it with your partner ! 1. Apollo (God of Light) Hephaestus (God of Fire) 12. 2Zeus Ares (God of War) 13. Superlative degree of adjectives: the formused to compare more than twonouns, usually preceded by the word the. Pattern:Example :1. Being the Goddess of love andbeauty, Aphrodite, a daughter of Zeus andDione, is the most beautiful goddesses ofall.2. Daedalus, who could make a labyrinth forKing Minos, is the cleverest man in Greece.The + most +adjective+ ofThe + most+adjective+ noun +in 14. 1. In the morning, as usual, the Bishop ofDigne said that beautiful things in hisgarden were as meaningful as usefulthings.2. Monsieur Madeleine, as a Mayor ofMontreuil, soon became the owner of thefinest house over on the other side of thesquare in town. 15. 3. There was a sight which was more majesticthan the sky inside of Jean Valjeans soul.4. The policeman, who caught Jean Valjean,was angrier than the Bishop of Digne whenthey found in Jean Valjeans sack.5. In fact, Madam Magloire, the servant of theBishop of Digne, was as glad asMademoiselle Baptistine to receive JeanValjean, who was an ex-convict, in theBishops house.