Degree exercises

 Change of Degrees from Superlative to Positive:

1.   The Jamuna is one of the largest rivers in Bangladesh.

Answer: Very few rivers in Bangladesh are as large as the Jamuna.

2.   Sovon is the best boy I have ever found.

Answer: No other boy I have ever found is so good as Shovon.

3.   Sojol is the noblest person I have ever found.

Answer: No other person I have ever found is so noble as Sojol.

4.   This is the dirtiest place in the city.

Answer: No other place in the city is so dirty as this.

5.   He was the cleverest of all persons.

Answer: No other person was so clever as he.

6.   Bhutan is one of the smallest countries in the world.

Answer: Very few countries in the world are so small as Bhutan.

7.   This is one of the greatest pictures in the world.

Answer: Very few pictures in the world are so great as this.

8.   Milk is the most nutritious of all kinds of food.

Answer: No other kind of food is so nutritious as milk.

9.   Sonargoan is one of the most expensive restaurants.

Answer: Very few restaurants are as expensive as Sonargoan.

10. The rose is the finest of all flowers.

Answer: No other flower is as fine as the rose.

11.   A journey by boat gives me the greatest pleasure.

Answer: Nothing gives me so great a pleasure as journey by boat.

12.  January is the coldest month in Bangladesh.

Answer: No other month in Bangladesh is so cold as January.

13.  My car is the most expensive car.

Answer: No other car is so expensive as my car.

14.    It burns the prettiest of any wood.

Answer: No other wood burns so pretty as it.

15.                Time passes the quickest of anything.

Answer: Nothing passes so quick as time.

16.                He is one of my closest friends.

Answer: Very few friends are so close as he.

17.   Gold is the most precious metal.

Answer: No other metal is so precious as gold.

18.  Rani is the prettiest girl in the class.

Answer: No other girl in the class is so pretty as Rani.

19.  He is the best boy.

Answer: No other boy is so good as he.

20.  Mr. Jarif is the most popular teacher.

Answer: No other teacher is so popular as Mr. Jarif.

21.    The lady was the cleverest woman.

Answer: No other woman was so clever as the lady.

22.    He draws the lowest salary in the office.

Answer: No one in the office draws salary so low as he.

23.     Karim and Bella sacrificed the greatest treasures of their flat.

Answer: No one sacrificed so great treasure of their flat as Karim and Bella.

24.                The mutton chop was the cheapest dish on the menu.

Answer: No other dish on the menu was cheap as the mutton chop.

25.     This is the rarest opportunity.

Answer: No other opportunity is so rare as this.

26.        He is the kindest man I have ever seen.

Answer: No other man I have ever seen is so kind as he.

27.        Mr. Hasan is the fittest chairman.

Answer: No other chairman is so fit as Mr. Hasan.

28.       Bella’s comb is the finest in the shop window.

Answer: Nothing in the shop window is so fine as Bella’s comb.

29.   Of all who give and receive gifts, they are the wisest.

Answer: No other people who give and receive gifts, are so wise as they.

30.      The cow is the most useful of all animals.

Answer: No other animal is so useful as the cow.

31.     Rafiq is the wisest of all men who work in the office.

Answer: No other man in the office is so wise as Rafiq.

32.         He works the hardest of all workers.

Answer: No other worker works so hard as he.

33.                The lady was the cleverest woman the writer had ever seen.

Answer: No other the writer had ever seen was so clever as the lady.

34.                Liza is the smartest of all girls.

Answer: No other girl is so smart as Liza.

35.                Shakespeare is the greatest of all dramatists.

Answer: No other dramatist is so great as Shakespeare.

36.                They live in the remotest corner of the country.

Answer: No other of the country live so remote as they.

37.                Aziz is the sincerest student in our school.

Answer: No other student in our school is so sincere as Aziz.

38.                Milk is the most nutritious of all foods.

Answer: No other food is so nutritious as milk.

39.                English is the richest of all languages in the world.

Answer: No other language in the world is so rich as English.

40.                The porter was the cleverest of all in the company.

Answer: No other in the company was so clever as the porter

Prepared by Noor E Alam Sir

University of Dhaka