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Degrees of Comparison

a. The first book is b. The second book c. The third book is
thick. is thicker than the the thickest of all.
first book.

The Positive Degree is used when no comparison is made.
Example: The first book is thick.
(This book is not being compared with other books. Hence the positive
degree has been used.)

The Comparative Degree is used to compare two persons, things or
groups.
Example: The second book is thicker than the first book.
(The first two books are being compared. Hence, the comparative
degree has been used -er or more are used to compare two persons,
things or groups..)

The Superlative Degree is used to compare more than two persons,
things or groups.
Example: The third book is the thickest of all.
(More than two books are being compared; hence the superlative
degree has been used -est or most are used to compare two persons,
things or groups.)

We use ‘the’ with the double comparative (special expression) and
superlative degrees.
a. She is the smartest girl.
b. The harder she works, the more successful she can be.

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