Uttam Adhikary [ BA Hon’s, M A, B Ed,M Ed ] Ast. Teacher, Shashikar High School Kalkini, Madaripur. English 2 nd Paper Identity

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Today’s Lesson : Change of Degree

Learning outcomes: Say what is degree Say how many Degrees are in English Change the Degree of sentences

Primary Concept : What is degree- Degree is Formation of Adjective

Bright Brighter Brightest

CVCCV Positive CVCCV ComparativeSuperlative SmallSmallerSmallest

Formation of Degree Positive Comparative Superlative Big bigger biggest Good better best Hot hotter hottest Beautiful more beautiful most beautiful Note: more / most is used when the adjective is Multisyllable word.

Positive: No other girl in class is as good as Ruma. Com: Ruma is better than any other girl in the class. Super: Ruma is the best girl in the class. Structure: Pos: No other+(NP-1+OP)+V+ as/so+Adj-1+as+NP-2 Com:NP-2+V+Adj-2+than+any other/all other+(NP-1+OP) Super: NP2+V+(the+Adj-3)+(NP-1+OP) For exercise: No other flower is as nice as rose.

Who is the most Favourite to you?

Pos: Very few boys in the team are as clever as he. Com: He is cleverer than most other boys in the team. Super: He is one of the cleverest boys in the class. Structure: Pos: Very few+(NP-1+OP)+V+so/as+Adj-1+as+NP-2. Com: NP-2+V+Adj_2+than+most other+(NP-1+OP). Super: NP-2+V+one of the+Adj-3+(NP-2+OP). For exercise- Very few birds are as pretty as peacock.

Pos: Sabuj is not as handsome as Shimul. Com: Shimul is more handsome than Sabuj. Structure: Pos: NP-1+V+not+as/so+Adj-1+as+NP-2. Com:NP-2+V+Adj-2+than+NP-1. For exercise- Nipa is not as thin as Shila.

Which is more charming?

Pos: Runu is as smart as Mitaly. Com: Mitaly is not smarter than Runu. Structure Pos: NP-1+V+as/so+Adj-1+as+NP-2 Com: NP-2+V+not+Adj-2+than+NP-1 For exercise- Orange is not more tasteful than grape.

Who is more tactful?

Com: She is not less jealous than her sister. Pos: She is as jealous as her sister. Structure: Com: NP-1+V+not/no+less+Adj-1+than+NP-2. Com: NP-1+V+as/so+Adj-1+as+NP-2. For exercise- Apu is not less beautiful than Smriti.

Who is more attractive?

Pos: As soon as the mango fell Rupa took it. Com: No sooner had the mango fallen than Rupa took it. Structure Pos: As soon as +1 st Clause+2 nd Clause. Com: No sooner had +1 st Clause+ than+2 nd Clause. For exercise- As soon as I reached the station than the bus arrived.

Plain Positive: Moni is a good boy. Com: Moni is better than any other boy. Sup: Moni is the best boy. Structure Pos : Sub+V+Plain Adj(Adj-1)+NP(Complement). Com: Sub+V+Adj-2+than+any other+NP(Complement). Sup: Sub+V+(the+Adj-3)+NP(Complement). For Exercise- Shewly is a wise girl.

Mita is a sweet girl.

1.Health is more valuable than wealth. 2.Akbar is one of the greatest emperors of India. 3.Milk is the most nutritious of all kinds of the food. 4.The roads of Jessore are not wider than those of Dhaka. 5.There is no mystery so great as misery.

For Practice- 1. Very few metals are as precious as gold.(Com/Sup) 2. Jerry is the smallest boy in the orphanage.(Pos/Com) 3. Shakespeare is the greatest of all dramatists. (Com/Pos) 4. Dhaka is bigger than most other cities in Bangladesh.(Sup/ Pos) 5. As soon as the doctor came the patient cured.(Com ) 6. Rose is a beautiful flower.(Com/Sup) 7. Mithu is as strong as Pintu.(Com) 8. Dela is not less wise than Jim.(Pos) 9. Night queen is one of the most attractive flowers.(Pos/Com) 10. He is more talkative than you.(Pos)

Content reference- Helping books: Wren & Martin, Advanced Learner’s, Home Tutor Pictures: Internet, Facebook

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