Degree
Comparison of adjectives বা Degree বলতে
adjective-এর বিভিন্ন
রূপকে বোঝায়।
Comparison of adjectives or Degree refers to different forms
of the adjective.
It is divided into three types:
- Positive
Degree
- Comparative
Degree
- Superlative
Degree/OPIKK
Positive
Degree: একটি
sentence-এ
noun বা
pronoun-এর গুণ, দোষ, অবস্থা
প্রভৃতি বোঝাতে
adjective-এর যে রূপ
ব্যবহৃত হয় তাকে Positive Degree বলে।
The
form of an adjective which depicts a noun or pronoun’s quality, flaw or state
is called a Positive degree.
Example:
- He
is a talented writer.
Comparative
Degree: দুটি
noun বা
pronoun-এর গুণ, দোষ, অবস্থা
প্রভৃতির তুলনা
করতে
adjective-এর যে রূপ
ব্যবহৃত হয় তাকে Comparative Degree বলে।
The
form of adjective which compares two nouns’ or pronouns’ quality, flaw or state
is called a Comparative degree.
Example:
- Arisha
is taller than Trina.
Superlative
Degree: Adjective-এর যে
রূপটি অনেকের
মধ্যে তুলনা
করতে ব্যবহৃত
হয় তাকে Superlative Degreeবলে।
The form of an adjective which is used to compare among many
is called Superlative Degree.
Example:
- Shahab
is the best player on the cricket team.
Change
of Degrees: Superlative Degree into Positive Degree
Rules of changing Superlative Degree into Positive Degree
Rule
1: No
other+ sentence-এ প্রদত্ত
Superlative-এর পরের অংশ+verb+so/as+
Superlative degree-এর positive form+ as+ প্রদত্ত sentence-এর subject.
No other+ the latter part of the given Superlative in the
sentence+ verb+ so/as +a positive form of the Superlative degree+ as+ given
sentence’s subject.
Superlative: Saira is
the tallest girl in the class.
Positive: No other
girl is as tall as Saira.
Superlative: Shakib is
the best player.
Positive: No other
player is as good as Shakib.
Rule
2: Rule
of changing Superlative Degree having one of the, all other, many other, most
other, very few, few other, into Positive Degree:
Very few+ sentence-এ
প্রদত্ত Superlative-এর পরের
অংশ+
verb-এর
plural form+ so/as+ Superlative degree-এর positive
form+ as+ প্রদত্ত sentence-এর subject.
Very few+ the latter part of the given Superlative in the
sentence+ verb’s plural form+ so/as+ a positive form of the Superlative degree+
as+ given sentence’s subject.
Superlative: Sohana is
one of the best students in her class.
Positive: Very few
students in Sohana’s class are as good as her.
Superlative: Adil is
one of the best players on the team.
Positive: Very few
players in the team are as good as Adil.
Comparative
Degree into Positive Degree
Rule
1: Rule
of changing Comparative Degree having than any other/ all other, into Positive
Degree:
No other+ any other/ all other-এর
পরের অংশ+ verb+so/as+ Comparative degree-এর positive
form+ as+ মূল
sentence-এর
subject.
No other+ the latter part of any other/ all other in the
sentence+ verb+so/as+ a positive form of the Comparative degree+ given
sentence’s subject.
Comparative: Ahan is
better than any other debater in the debate club.
Positive: No other
debater in the debate club is as good as Ahan.
Comparative: Aruba is
sweeter than all other singers in the program.
Positive: No other
singers in the program are as sweet as Aruba.
Rule
2: Rule
of changing Comparative Degree having than, into Positive Degree:
বাক্যে Than-এর পরের
অংশ
+ verb+ not+ so/as+ Comparative degree-এর Positive রূপ+ as+ মূল sentence-এর subject.
The latter part of than in the sentence+ verb+ not+ so/as+
Comparative degree’s positive form+ as+ given sentence’s subject.
Comparative: Ahan is stronger
than Rihan.
Positive: Rihan is
not as strong as Ahan.
Comparative: Lisa is
taller than Raisa.
Positive: Raisa is
not as tall as Lisa.
Rule
3: Rule
of changing Comparative Degree having than most other/ than few other, into
Positive Degree:
Very few+ Sentence-এ most
other/few other-এর পরের
অংশ+verb-এর plural
form+ so/as+ Comparative degree-এর Positive রূপ+ as+ মূল sentence-এর subject.
Very few+ The latter part of most other/few other in the
sentence+ verb’s plural form+ so/as+ Comparative degree’s positive form+ as+
given sentence’s subject.
Comparative: Adil is
more intelligent than most other students in the academy.
Positive: Very few
students in the academy are as intelligent as Adil.
Rule
4: Rule
of changing Comparative Degree having No less/ not less, into Positive Degree:
No less/ not less উঠে গিয়ে
সে স্থানে as বসে
এবং
than উঠে গিয়ে সে
স্থানে as বসে, বাক্যের
বাকি সবকিছু
অপরিবর্তিত থাকে।
‘As’ is placed in the places of “No less/ not less” and
“than”, other things remain unchanged in the sentence.
Comparative: Karim is
no less active than Rahim.
Positive: Karim as
active as Rahim.
Comparative: Ria is not
less intelligent than Dia.
Positive: Ria is as
intelligent as Dia.
Rule
5: Rule
of changing Comparative Degree having No sooner had…. than, into Positive
Degree:
No sooner had উঠে গিয়ে as soon
as+ subject+ verb-এর past form+ than-এর পূর্বের
অংশ+
than উঠে গিয়ে কমা
বসে+
বাক্যের বাকি অংশ।
As soon as is placed in the place of No sooner had+ subject+
verb’s past form+ former part of than+ a comma (,) is placed in the place of
than+ the rest of the sentence.
Comparative: No sooner
had he listened to it than he started laughing.
Positive: As soon as
he listened to it, he started laughing.
Superlative
Degree into Comparative Degree
Rule
1: Subject+
verb+ Superlative-এর Comparative রূপ+ than any other+ বাক্যের
বাকি অংশ।
Subject+ verb+ Superlative degree’s Comparative form+ than
any other+ rest of the sentence.
Superlative: She is the
most active member of the group.
Comparative: She is
more active than any other member of the group.
Note: যদি of all থাকে, of all-এর
বদলে
than all other বসে।
If there is “of all” than all other is placed in the place
of “All of”.
Superlative: He is the
most honest of all men.
Comparative: He is more
honest than all other man.
Rule
2: Rule
of changing Superlative Degree having one of the, into Comparative degree:
Subject+ verb+ Superlative-এর
Comparative রূপ+
than most other+ বাক্যের বাকি
অংশ।
Subject+ verb+ Superlative’s comparative form+ than most
other+ rest of the sentence.
Superlative: Sohana is
one of the most brilliant students in the class.
Comparative: Sohana is
more brilliant than most other students in the class.
Positive
Degree into Comparative Degree
Rule
1: Rule
of changing Positive Degree having no other, into Comparative degree:
মূল বাক্যের
শেষের subject+ Positive degree-এর
Comparative degree+ than any other+ No other-এর
পর থেকে verb-আগে
পর্যন্ত।
Main sentence’s subject situated at the last+ Positive
degree’s Comparative form+ than any other+ latter part of “No other” up to the
verb.
Positive: No other
students in the class are as brilliant as him.
Comparative: He is more
brilliant than most other students in the class.
Rule
2: Rule
of changing Positive Degree having very few, into Comparative degree:
মূল বাক্যের
শেষের subject+ verb + Positive degree-এর
Comparative degree + than most other+ very few-এর
পর থেকে verb-আগে
পর্যন্ত।
Main sentence’s subject situated at the last+ verb+ Positive
degree’s Comparative form+ than most other+ latter part of “Very few” up to the
verb.
Positive: Very few
men are as honest as Mr. Abu Taleb.
Comparative: Mr. Abu
Taleb is more honest than most other men.
Rule
3: Rule
of changing Positive Degree having As….as, into Comparative degree:
মূল বাক্যের
শেষের subject+ verb+ not+ Positive degree-এর
Comparative degree+ than+ মূল বাক্যের
প্রথম subject।
Main sentence’s subject situated at the last+ verb+ not+
Positive degree’s Comparative form+ than+ Main sentence’s first subject.
Positive: She is as
honest as her sister.
Comparative: Her sister
is not more honest than her.
Comparative
Degree into Superlative Degree
Rule
1: Subject+
verb+ the+ Comparative-এর Superlative রূপ+ বাক্যে other-এর
পরের অংশ।
Subject+ verb+ the+ Comparative’s Superlative form+ latter
part of other in the sentence.
Comparative: He is more
brilliant than any other student in the class.
Superlative: He is the
most brilliant student in the class.
Note: any other-এর
পরিবর্তে of all থাকলে,
Superlative-এর পরে of all বসে।
Comparative: He is more
brilliant than of all students.
Superlative: He is the
most brilliant of all students.
Rule
2: Rule
of changing Comparative degree having than most other/ than few other, into
Superlative degree:
Subject+ verb+ one of the+ Comparative-এর
Superlative রূপ+
বাক্যে most other/few other-এর
পরের অংশ।
Subject+ verb+ one of the+ Comparative’s Superlative form+
latter part of most other/ few other in the sentence.
Comparative: Arif is
stronger than most other boys on the team.
Superlative: Arif one
of the strongest boys on the team.
Positive
Degree into Superlative Degree
Rule
1: Rule
of changing Positive degree having no other, into Superlative degree:
মূল বাক্যের
শেষের subject+ verb+ the+ Positive-এর
Superlative রূপ+
no other-এর পের থেকে verb-এর
মাঝের অংশ।
Main sentence’s subject situated at the last+ verb+ the+
Positive degree’s Superlative form+ the part of the sentence between No other
and the verb.
Positive: No other
students in the class are as brilliant as Adil.
Superlative: Adil is
the most brilliant student in the class.
Rule
2: Rule
of changing Positive degree having very few, into Superlative degree:
মূল বাক্যের
শেষের subject+ verb+ one of the+ Positive-এর
Superlative রূপ+
very few -এর পের থেকে verb-এর
মাঝের অংশ।
Main sentence’s subject situated at the last+ verb+ one of
the+ Positive degree’s Superlative form+ the part of the sentence between Very
few and the verb.
Positive: Very few
students in the class are as brilliant as Sohana.
Superlative: Sohana is
one of the most brilliant students in the class.