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Degrees of Comparison 6 ⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️ Change the following sentences into Positive Degree (PD). 1. Mahatma Gandhi was one of the greatest Indian leaders. Ans. Very few Indian leaders were as great as Mahatma Gandhi. 2. Canada is one of the largest countries. Ans. Very few countries are as large as Canada. 3. Nisha is one of the cleverest girls in our class. Ans. Very few girls in our class are as clever as Nisha. 4. Nilesh is one of the tallest boys in our class. Ans. Very few boys in our class are as tall as Nilesh. 5. The Ganga is one of the holiest rivers in India. Ans. Very few rivers in India are as holy as the Ganga. 6. Virat is one of the best players in our team. Ans. Very few players in our team are as good as Virat. 7. Gandhinagar is one of the cleanest cities in India. Ans. Very few cities in India are as clean as Gandhinagar. 8. Shailesh is one of the most helpful English teachers. Ans. Very few English teachers are as helpful as Shailesh. 9. The lion is one of the most ferocious animals. Ans. Very few animals are as ferocious as the lion. 10. The peacock is one of the most beautiful birds. Ans. Very few birds are as beautiful as the peacock. 11. Copper is more useful than most other metals. Ans. Very few metals are as useful as copper. 12. The Burj Khalifa is taller than most other buildings. Ans. Very few buildings are as tall as the Burj Khalifa. 13. Tabbu is more talented than most other heroines. Ans. Very few heroines are as talented is Tabbu. 14. Rohit Shetty is more popular than most other directors. Ans. Very few directors are as popular as Rohit Shetty. 15. Kerala is more educated than most other states in India. Ans. Very few states in India are as educated as Kerala. 16. Adani is richer than most other business men in India. Ans. Very few business men in India are as rich as Adani. 17. Tina is more intelligent than most other students in our class. Ans. Very few students in our class are as intelligent as Tina. 18. Vivekananda is more popular than most other Indian saints. Ans. Very few Indian saints are as popular as Vivekananda. 19. Wordsworth is more popular than most other poets in English literature. Ans. Very few poets in English literature are as popular as Wordsworth. 20. Sonia is more beautiful than most other girls in our college. Ans. Very few girls in our college are as beautiful as Sonia. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Degrees of Comparison 5 ⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️ Change the following sentences into Superlative Degree (SD). 1. No other day of my life was so sad as it. Ans. It was the saddest day of my life. 2. No other church in India is so old as this. Ans. This is the oldest church in India. 3. No other city in India is so polluted as New Delhi. Ans. New Delhi is the most polluted city in India. 4. No other peak in the world is so high as Mount Everest. Ans. Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world. 5. No other building in Dubai is so tall as Burj Khalifa. Ans. Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in Dubai. 6. No other king in India was so great as Ashok. Ans. Ashok was the greatest king in India. 7. No other woman I have ever met is so kind as you. Ans. You are the kindest woman I have ever met. 8. No other boy in our class is so smart as Samir. Ans. Samir is the smartest boy in our class. 9. No other girl in our college is so beautiful as Naimita. Ans. Naimita is the most beautiful girl in our college. 10. No other metal is so heavy as lead. Ans. Lead is the heaviest of all metals. 11. The elephant is bigger than any other animal on land. Ans. The elephant is the biggest animal on land. 12. King cobra is more poisonous than any other snake. Ans. King cobra is the most poisonous snake. 13. Bhim was stronger than any other Pandava. Ans. Bhim was the strongest of the Pandavas. 14. I am younger than any other member in our family. Ans. I am the youngest member in our family. 15. Education is more important than any other thing. Ans. Education is the most important of all things. 16. China is more populated than any other country in the world. Ans. China is the most populated country in the world. 17. Greenland is larger than any other island in the world. Ans. Greenland is the largest island in the world. 18. This has been worse than any other summer we have ever had. Ans. This has been the worst summer we have ever had. 19. Sachin has been better than any other player in our team. Ans. Sachin has been the best player in our team. 20. An honest man is nobler than any other work of God. Ans. An honest man is the noblest work of God. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Degrees of Comparison 4 ⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️ Change the following sentences into Comparative Degree (CD). 1. Solomon was the wisest king. Ans. Solomon was wiser than any other king. 2. The cheetah is the fastest animal. Ans. The cheetah is faster than any other animal. 3. Rita is the cleverest girl. Ans. Rita is cleverer than any other girl. 4. Gandhiji was the greatest of all leaders. Ans. Gandhiji was greater than any other leader. 5. Iron is the most useful metal among all. Ans. Iron is more useful than any other metal. 6. Gold is the most precious of all metals. Ans. Gold is more precious than any other metal. 7. The lion is the strongest of all animals. Ans. The lion is stronger than any other animal. 8. The whale is the largest of all mammals. Ans. The whale is larger than any other mammal. 9. The Nile is the longest river. Ans. The Nile is longer than any other river. 10. The amazon is the densest forest. Ans. The amazon is denser than any other forest. 11. No other movie is as popular as Bahubali. Ans. Bahubali is more popular than any other movie. 12. No other man in his village is so old as John. Ans. John is older than any other man in his village. 13. No other girl in her family is so pretty as Maria. Ans. Maria is prettier than any other girl in her family. 14. No other runner was so fast as David. Ans. David was faster than any other runner. 15. No other month of the year is so short as February. Ans. February is shorter than any other month of the year. 16. No other place in the world is so cold as Siberia. Ans. Siberia is colder than any other place in the world. 17. No other place in the world is so hot as the Sahara Desert. Ans. The Sahara Desert is hotter than any other place in the world. 18. No other boy in our school is so fat as Tom. Ans. Tom is faster than any other boy in our school. 19. No other singer in my family is so bad as I am. Ans. I am worse than any other singer in my family. 20. No other paper was so hard as that one. Ans. That paper was harder than any other paper. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Degrees of Comparison 3 ⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️ Change the following sentences into Positive Degree (PD). 1. Solomon was the wisest of all kings. Ans. No other king was so wise as Solomon. 2. The cheetah is the fastest of all animals. Ans. No other animal is so fast as the Cheetah. 3. Rita is the cleverest of all girls. Ans. No other girl is so clever as Rita. 4. Gandhiji was the greatest of all leaders. Ans. No other leader was so great as Gandhiji. 5. Iron is the most useful metal among all. Ans. No other metal is so useful as iron. 6. Gold is the most precious of all metals. Ans. No other metal is so precious as gold. 7. The lion is the strongest of all animals. Ans. No other animal is so strong as the lion. 8. The whale is the largest of all mammals. Ans. No other mammal is so large as the whale. 9. The Nile is the longest river. Ans. No other river is so long as the Nile. 10. The amazon is the densest forest. Ans. No other forest is so dense as the Amazon. 11. Bahubali is the most popular of all movies. Ans. No other movie is as popular as Bahubali. 12. John is the oldest man in his village. Ans. No other man in his village is so old as John. 13. Maria is the prettiest girls in her family. Ans. No other girl in her family is so pretty as Maria. 14. Davis was the fastest runner. Ans. No other runner was so fast as David. 15. February is the shortest month of the year. Ans. No other month of the year is so short as February. 16. Siberia is the coldest place in the world. Ans. No other place in the world is so cold as Siberia. 17. The Sahara Desert is the hottest place in the world. Ans. No other place in the world is so hot as the Sahara Desert. 18. Tom is the fattest boy in our school. Ans. No other boy in our school is so fat as Tom. 19. I am the worst singer in my family. Ans. No other singer in my family is so bad as I am. 20. That paper was the hardest of all papers. Ans. No other paper was so hard as that one. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Degrees of Comparison 2 ⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️ Change the following sentences into Positive Degree (PD). 1. Sanskrit is easier than English. Ans. English is not so easy as Sanskrit. 2. Your dress is fancier than mine. (mine = my dress) Ans. My dress is not so fancy as yours. (yours = your dress) 3. His father is fatter than mine. Ans. My father is not so fat as his. (his = his father) 4. These tomatoes are fresher than those ones. Ans. Those tomatoes are not so fresh as these ones. 5. The king was greater than the queen. Ans. The queen was not so great as the king. 6. These mangoes are tastier than those ones. Ans. Those mangoes are not so tasty as these ones. 7. The cat runs faster than the dog. Ans. The dog does not run so fast as the cat. 8. Varun is more handsome than his brother. Ans. His brother is not so handsome as Varun. 9. Your need is greater than mine. Ans. My need is not so great as yours. 10. Amar is stronger than Ajay. Ans. Ajay is not so strong as Amar. 11 Manali is not cooler than Simla. Ans. Simla is as cool as Manali. 12. Nisha is not chubbier than Neha. Ans. Neha is as chubby as Nisha. 13. That room is not cleaner than this one. Ans. This room is as clean as that one. 14. The previous night was not cloudier than tonight is. Ans. Tonight is as cloudy as the previous night was. 15. Kiara Adwani is not clumsier than Alia Bhatt. Ans. Alia Bhatt is as clumsy as Kiara Adwani. 16. His house is not bigger than his brother's. Ans. His brother's house is as big as his. (his = his house) 17. She did not drink more milk than her brother did. Ans. Her brother drank as much milk as she did. 18. She is not greedier than her husband. Ans. Her husband is as greedy as she is. 19. Ramesh is not worse than Rajesh. Ans. Rajesh is as bad as Ramesh. 20. Rita is not bolder than Rina. Ans. Rina is as bold as Rita. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Degrees of Comparison 1 ⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️ Change the following sentences into Comparative Degree (CD). 1. Alka is as smart as Trupti. Ans. Trupti is not smarter than Alka. 2. Trupti is as beautiful as Alka. Ans. Alka is not more beautiful than Trupti. 3. She is as cheerful as her sister. Ans. Her sister is not more cheerful than she is. 4. I am as happy as you. Ans. You are not happier than I am. 5. He is as naughty as she. Ans. She is not naughtier than he is. 6. Sunil is as brave as Satish. Ans. Satish is not braver than Sunil. 7. Today is as bright as yesterday was. Ans. Yesterday was not brighter than today is. 8. I am as busy as you. Ans. You are not busier than I am. 9. The roads of Rajkot are as broad as those of Surat. Ans. The roads of Surat are not broader than those of Rajkot. 10. This mobile is as cheap as that one. Ans. That mobile is not cheaper than this one. 11. We are not so rich as they. Ans. They are richer than we are. 12. You are not so clever as I am. Ans. I am cleverer than you are. 13. The cheetah is not so heavy as the leopard. Ans. The leopard is heavier than the cheetah. 14. Our house is not so big as theirs. Ans. Their house is bigger than ours. 15. Your handwriting is not so good as mine. Ans. My handwriting is better than yours. 16. Gujarat is not so cold as Kashmir. Ans. Kashmir is colder than Gujarat. 17. John was not so cruel as David. Ans. David was crueler than John. 18. Her sister's hair is not so curly as hers. (her = her hair). Ans. Her hair is curlier than her sister's. 19. The bed room was not so dirty as the kitchen. Ans. The kitchen was dirtier than the bed room. 20. His sister is not so dull as he is. Ans. He is duller than his sister. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Degrees of Comparison 2 ⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️ 1. Sunil is as brave as Satish. Ans. Satish is not braver than Sunil. 2. Today is as bright as yesterday was. Ans. Yesterday was not brighter than today is. 3. I am busy as you. Ans. You are not busier than I am. 4. The roads of Rajkot are as broad as those of Surat. Ans. The roads of Surat are not broader than those of Rajkot. 5. This mobile is as cheap as that one. Ans. That mobile is not cheaper than this one. 6. Gujarat is not so cold as Kashmir. Ans. Kashmir is colder than Gujarat. 7. John was not so cruel as David. Ans. David was crueler than John. 8. Her sister's hair is not so curly as hers. (her = her hair). Ans. Her hair is curlier than her sister's. 9. The bed room was not so dirty as the kitchen. Ans. The kitchen was dirtier than the bed room. 10. His sister is not so dull as he is. Ans. He is duller than his sister. 11. Manali is not cooler than Simla. Ans. Simla is as cool as Manali. 12. Nisha is not chubbier than Neha. Ans. Neha is as chubby as Nisha. 13. That room is not cleaner than this one. Ans. This room is as clean as that one. 14. The previous night was not cloudier than tonight is. Ans. Tonight is as cloudy as the previous night was. 15. Kiara Adwani is not clumsier than Alia Bhatt. Ans. Alia Bhatt is as clumsy as Kiara Adwani. 16. Sanskrit is easier than English. Ans. English is not so easy as Sanskrit. 17. Your dress is fancier than mine. (mine = my dress) Ans. My dress is not so fancy as yours. (yours = your dress) 18. His father is fatter than mine. Ans. My father is not so fat as his. (his = his father) 19. These tomatoes are fresher than those ones. Ans. Those tomatoes are not so fresh as these ones. 20. The king was greater than the queen. Ans. The queen was not so great as the king. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Degrees of Comparison 1 ⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️ 1. Alka is as smart as Trupti. Ans. Trupti is not smarter than Alka. 2. Trupti is as beautiful as Alka. Ans. Alka is not more beautiful than Trupti. 3. She is as cheerful as her sister. Ans. Her sister is not more cheerful than she is. 4. I am as happy as you. Ans. You are not happier than I am. 5. He is as naughty as she. Ans. She is not naughtier than he is. 6. We are not so rich as they. Ans. They are richer than we are. 7. You are not so clever as I am. Ans. I am cleverer than you are. 8. The cheetah is not so heavy as the leopard. Ans. The leopard is heavier than the cheetah. 9. Our house is not so big as theirs. Ans. Their house is bigger than ours. 10. Your handwriting is not so good as mine. Ans. My handwriting is better than yours. 11. These mangoes are tastier than those ones. Ans. Those mangoes are not so tasty as these ones. 12. The cat runs faster than the dog for short distance. Ans. The dog does not run so fast as the cat for short distance. 13. Varun is more handsome than his brother. Ans. His brother is not so handsome as Varun. 14. Your need is greater than mine. Ans. My need is not so great as yours. 15. Amar is stronger than Ajay. Ans. Ajay is not so strong as Amar. 16. His house is not bigger than his brother's. Ans. His brother's house is as big as his. (his = his house) 17. She did not drink more milk than her brother did. Ans. Her brother drank as much milk as she did. 18. She is not greedier than her husband. Ans. Her husband is as greedy as she is. 19. Ramesh is not worse than Rajesh. Ans. Rajesh is as bad as Ramesh. 20. Rita is not bolder than Rina. Ans. Rina is as bold as Rita. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

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Phrasal verbs with call FEBRUARY 18, 2015 =================================== Each sentence given below contains an incomplete phrasal verb. Complete the expression by supplying a suitable particle or preposition. 1. Shailesh is not in at the moment. I will ask him to call you ………………….. as soon as he arrives. in out back 2. Alka called ..................... yesterday when I was working in the garage. in out for 3. If you are not feeling well, I will call ……………….. a doctor. up on in 4. When the situation got out of hand, we had to call ...................... the police. up in out 5. They have called .....................… the wedding. for on off 6. I called ...................... his name, but there was no answer. on out in 7. Call me …………………. when you reach there. in on up ======================= 🟢Answers🟢 1. Shailesh is not in at the moment. I will ask him to call you back as soon as he arrives. 2. Alka called in yesterday when I was working in the garage. (To call in is to visit somebody.) 3. If you are not feeling well, I will call in a doctor. 4. When the situation got out of hand, we had to call in the police. 5. They have called off the wedding. 6. I called out his name, but there was no answer. 7. Call me up when you reach there. (To call somebody up is to telephone them.) 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Exclamatory and Assertive Sentences: 5 ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ 1. If I were a king! Ans. I wish I were a king. 2. Oh, that I were young again! Ans. I desire I were young again. 3. What a beautiful sunset! Ans. It is a very beautiful sunset. 4. Wow! What an achievement! Ans. It was a very great achievement. 5. How fast he runs! Ans. He runs very fast. 6. A teacher and afraid of books! Ans. It is quite strange that a teacher is afraid of books. 7. A soldier and afraid of death! Ans. It is quite surprising that a soldier is afraid of death. 8. A doctor and afraid of an injection! Ans. It is quite astonishing that a doctor is afraid of an injection. 9. How happy I am! Ans. I am very happy. 10. What a handsome boy! Ans. He is a very handsome boy. 11. Alas! I am so sad! Ans. I am very sad. 12. How exciting! Ans. It was very exciting. 13. A pilot and afraid of heights! Ans. It is really surprising that a pilot is afraid of heights. 14. A swimmer and afraid of water! Ans. It is quite strange that a swimmer is afraid of water. 15. An actor and afraid of a camera! Ans. It is quite astonishing that an actor is afraid of a camera. 16. Oh! I'm so glad! Ans. I am really glad. 17. You're so sweet! Ans. You are very sweet. 18. What a girl! Ans. She is a very beautiful/strange girl. 19. What a car! Ans. It is a very nice car. 20. Excellent! Ans. It is really excellent. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Exclamatory and Assertive Sentences: 4 ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ 1. Oh! how I miss my college! Ans. I really miss my college. 2. What a surprise! Ans. It is a very pleasant surprise. 3. What a movie! Ans. It was really a great movie. 4. How I loved that book! Ans. I really loved that book. 5. What a good news! Ans. It was really a good news. 6. You're so romantic! Ans. You are very romantic. 7. What a great victory! Ans. It was really a great victory. 8. Wow! You look so young! Ans. You look very young. 9. What a fantastic film! Ans. It was really a fantastic film. 10. What a beautiful room it is! Ans. It is a very beautiful room. 11. What a lovely dog he has! Ans. He has a very lovely dog. 12. How interesting this story is! Ans. This is very interesting. 13. How gracefully she dances! Ans. She dances very gracefully. 14. The meal was so good! Ans. The meal was really good. 15. She’s such a quiet girl! Ans. She is a very quiet girl. 16. They are such kind people! Ans. They are very kind people. 17. You're so pretty! Ans. You are very pretty. 18. What a nice house you bought! Ans. You bought a very nice house. 19. What a beautiful place it is! Ans. It is a very beautiful place. 20. Had I the wings of a bird! Ans. I wish I had the wings of a bird. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Exclamatory and Assertive Sentences: 3 ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ 1. Ugh, that bug is so ugly! Ans. That bug is very ugly. 2. He's such a kind soul! Ans. He is really a kind soul. 3. That's such a gorgeous ring! Ans. That is a very gorgeous ring. 4. Your puppy is such a cutie! Ans. Your puppy is very cute. 5. You’re such a liar! Ans. You are indeed a liar. 6. What big eyes you have! Ans. You have very big eyes. 7. How sharp its teeth are! Ans. Its teeth are very sharp. 8. How wonderful she is! Ans. She is very wonderful. 9. What a goal that was! Ans. That was really an excellent goal. 10. Wow! That's amazing! Ans. That is really amazing. 11. How sad is this! Ans. This is very sad. 12. What a sad incident it was! Ans. It was a very sad incident. 13. How sadly she sings! Ans. She sings quite sadly. 14. What a big house this is! Ans. This is a very big house. 15. How big it is! Ans. It is very big. 16. How strange it was! Ans. It was very strange. 17. What a strange girl you are! Ans. You are a very strange girl. 18. How strangely he behaved! Ans. He behaved very strangely. 19. What a mess! Ans. It was a very big mess. 20. Wow! The baby is so adorable! Ans. The baby is very adorable. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Exclamatory and Assertive Sentences: 2 ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ 1. How beautiful the mountains are! Ans. The mountains are very beautiful. 2. How clever of you! Ans. It was very clever of you. 3. How noble of him to do that! Ans. It was really noble of him to do that. 4. How beautifully she sings! Ans. She sings very beautifully. 5. How disgusting! Ans. It was really disgusting. 6. What a nice evening! Ans. It was really a nice evening. 7. What a pleasant surprise! Ans. It was really a pleasant surprise. 8. What awful weather! Ans. It was quite awful weather. 9. Yikes, what a terrible movie! Ans. It was really a terrible movie. 10. What a wonderful job! Ans. You did really a wonderful job. 11. What a lovely bouquet of flowers! Ans. It was a very lovely bouquet of flowers. 12. What a cute puppy! Ans. It is a very cute puppy. 13. What an ugly bug! Ans. It is a very ugly bug. 14. What a happy ending! Ans. It was a very happy ending. 15. Shilpa's gift was so amazing! Ans. Shilpa's gift was really amazing. 16. How bright they've grown in the sunlight! Ans. They have grown quite bright in the sunlight. 17. How well he listens! Ans. He listens quite well. 18. How slow they crawl! Ans. They crawl very slow. 19. How fast you ran! Ans. You ran very fast. 20. That birthday cake was so good! Ans. That birthday cake was very good. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ