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DEGREE CHANGING

Rule 01 Positive Degree Structure
Condition / usage Example
➤ শুরুতে No other অথবা Very few বসে
➤ other এর পরের অংশ / Sup এর পরের অংশ
➤ verb + as / so
positive form + as + sub
Pos: No other boy in the class is as good as he.
Pos: Very few boys in the village are as small as he.
Rule 02 Comparative Degree Structure
Condition / usage Example
➤ Sub + verb
comparative form
than any other / than most other
➤ N/V এর পরে থেকে v এর পূর্ব পর্যন্ত / sup এর পরের অংশ
Comp: He is better than any other boy in the class.
Comp: Sumaiya is prettier than most other girls in the class.
Rule 03 Superlative Degree Structure
Condition / usage Example
➤ Sub + verb
the / one of the
superlative form
➤ N/V এর পর থেকে v এর পূর্ব পর্যন্ত / other এর পরের অংশ
Sup: Dhaka is one of the biggest cities in BD.
Practice Degree Conversion Examples
Question Answer
➤ Fahim is taller than any other boy in the class.
(Make Positive)
No other boy in the class is as tall as Fahim.
➤ Dhaka is bigger than most other cities in BD.
(Make Superlative)
Dhaka is one of the biggest cities in Bangladesh.
➤ Nazrul was one of the wisest poet in Bangladesh.
(Make Positive)
Very few poets in Bangladesh are as wise as Nazrul.
➤ Sumaiya is one of the prettiest girls in the class.
(Make Comparative)
Sumaiya is prettier than most other girls in the class.
➤ He is not so bad as She.
(Make Comparative)
He is less bad than She. / He is not worse than She.
➤ My pen is finer than your pen.
(Make Positive)
My pen is not so fine as your pen.
➤ He is not less stupid than his brother.
(Make Positive)
He is as stupid as his brother.