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Question
Language Study: Degrees of comparison.
We use different forms of adjectives and adverbs to show comparison. They are known as degrees of comparison.
- Positive: Mangesh was as strong as Ravi.
She is as tall as her sister. - Comparative: Mangesh was stronger than other players.
She is taller than her sister. - Superlative: Mangesh was the strongest player in the team.
Their sister is the tallest amongst the three.
Solution
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| 1 | swift | swifter | swiftest |
| 2 | confident | more confident | most confident |
| 3 | strong | stronger | strongest |
| 4 | popular | more popular | most popular |
| 5 | mighty | mightier | mightiest |
| 6 | successful | more successful | most successful |
| 7 | healthy | healthier | healthiest |
| 8 | great | greater | greatest |
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