ENGLISH SECTION-SPOT THE ERROR
ADJECTIVE
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Single syllable (good –better- best)
Double syllable (careful –more careful –most careful)
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TYPES OF ADJECTIVES:
· Adjective of Quality (Descriptive Adjective) – large, honest, foolish
· Adjective of Quantity- some, little, all, great
· Proper Adjective – (formed from proper noun) –Indian Culture, French wines,
· Definite Adjective- Cardinals- One, Two, three –Ordinals- First, Second, Third
· Indefinite Adjective –All, many, few, some, several
· Distributive Adjective - each, every, either, all
· Interrogative Adjective- What, Whose, Which
RULES:
Single person- 2 properties then we use – more+ positive degree.
HE IS MORE THIN THAN FAT.
There are some adjectives which denote absolute positions of which comparative degree and superlative degree remains the same.
SENIOR, JUNIOR, INFERIOR, EXTERIOR, SUPERIOR, COMPLETE, IDEAL, PERFECT, CHIEF
This is the most major operation.
The implementation of NRHM is better than MNREGA.
USE, to for adjective having suffix –ior not then (SUPERIOR, SENIOR, JUNIOR, INFERIOR, EXTERIOR, PREFER, YOUNGER, ELDER)
COFFEE IS PREFERABLE TO TEA.
HE IS MUCH SENIOR TO ME.
HE IS MUCH MORE SENIOR TO ME.
When comparison: much
Single person (very)
RAJENDER IS MUCH MORE INTELLIGENT THEN NIKHIL.
If 2 adjective are separated by (they need to be in the same degree) in same sentence-
SHE IS BOTH KIND AND MORE INTELLIGENT THAN HER SISTER.
We always use Ordinal before cardinal in a sentence.
THE FIRST TWO CHAPTER OF THIS BOOK ARE VERY IMPORTANT .
Conversion of superlative degree into comparative degree:
ALL + OTHER + P.N
ANY + OTHER + S.N
NO + OTHER + S.N
SHE ASKED HIM WHAT IT WAS THAT MADE HIM STRONGER THEN ANY OTHER MAN.
HE IS BETTER THAN ALL OTHER BOYS IN THE CLASS.
NO OTHER STUDENT IN OUR CLASS IS AS INTELLIGENT AS HE IS.
Other is not needed in superlative.
AKBAR WAS THE GREATEST OF ALL OTHER KINGS.
VERY (Present participle gerund)
MUCH (Past participle V3 Passive)
THE MATCH BECOMES VERY INTERESTING.
EXCEPTION: VERY TIRED
VERY FRUSTATED
VERY SURPRISED
TOO
( also, something extra)
Very is not used in comparative degree.
Much is need in comparative.
Very much is Comparative.
ASHISH TOO IS A STRONG POLICEMAN.
HE IS TOO WEAK TO DANCE.
PRAVEEN TOO IS GOING TO THE PARTY ALONG WITH US.
MANDEEP IS MUCH MORE INTELLIGENT THAN SUMIT.
SUPERLATIVE DEGREE:
SAGAR IS MUCH THE BEST MAN IN THE DEPARTMENT.
SAGAR IS THE VERY BEST MAN IN THE DEPARTMENT.
Don’t use any preposition before adverb.
With most humbly I rest my case.
PM is going to abroad next month.
STILL (positive)
HE IS STILL WORKING.
YET (negative)
THEY HAVEN’T ARRIVED YET.
SOME/ANY –
Some is positive and any is used in negative aspect for both countable and uncountable noun.
I have some books.
I don’t have any book.
Do you have any friend?
Would you like some bread?
FOREMOST/FIRST:
Foremost – is the best or the most important; in the leading position in a group of people or thing.
Mahatma Gandhi was the foremost leader of India.
He is the first person to start a trust in this locality.
LESS/LESSER:
Less suggest amount and lesser suggest degree showing some negative sense in a choice of two.
SHE HAS LESS MONEY THAN HE.
WHICH IS THE LESSER OF THE TWO EVILS?
ELDER/OLDER:
Elder and eldest are used only for person in blood relation.
Elder is used with to not then.
OLDER- are used for both person and things, it is used with then.
RAVI IS MY ELDER BROTHER.
JP PARK IS THE OLDEST PARK OF THE CITY.
LATER/LATTER/LAST:
LATER and LATEST refers to time, LATTER refer to position.
THE LATTER CHAPTERS OF THE BOOK ARE INTERESTING.
MUCH/MANY:
Much notifies only uncountable noun.
Many- used for countable noun.
HE DRINKS SO MUCH WATER.
I HAVE COLLECTED MANY BOOKS FROM THE CITY.
FEW/A FEW/ THE FEW:
FEW: means very few or none at all
A FEW: used to indicate-not a large number, but some or handful
THE FEW: used for a special limited number (not many but all)
SEND ME A FEW BOOKS.
