TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES (DEGREE)

Subject: English 2nd Paper (Grammar)

Positive | Comparative | Superlative

• • As good as | Better than | The best
  • No other | Any other | X
  • Very few | Most other | One of the

1. 1. S: Karim is the best boy in the class.
      C: Karim is better than any other boy in the class.
      P: No other boy in the class is as good as Karim.
   2. S: Karim is one of the best boys in the class.
      C: Karim is better than most other boys in the class.
      P: Very few boys in the class are as good as Karim.
   3. C: A car is faster than a bicycle.
      P: A bicycle is not as fast as a car.
   4. P: Football is not as popular as cricket.
      C: Cricket is more popular than football.

(A) Superlative to Comparative (any other):

1. 1. Karim is the best boy in the class.
      Karim is better than any other boy in the class.
   2. Dhaka is the largest city in Bangladesh.
   3. He was the laziest boy in the class.
   4. Chittagong is the biggest port in Bangladesh.
   5. Milk is the most nutritious of all food.
   6. English is the richest of all languages in the world.

(B) Superlative to Comparative (most other):

1. 1. Karim is one of the best boys in the class.
      Karim is better than most other boys in the class.
   2. The Padma is one of the biggest rivers in Bangladesh.
   3. This is one of the widest roads in the city.
   4. Truthfulness is one of the greatest virtues in a man’s life.
   5. She is one of the cleverest girls in the class.
   6. Our auditorium is one of the biggest of all cadet colleges.

(C) Comparative to Positive (No other):

1. 1. Karim is better than any other boy in the class.
      No other boy in the class is as good as Karim.
   2. Chittagong is bigger than any other port in Bangladesh.
   3. Dhaka is bigger than any other city in Bangladesh.
   4. The Padma is bigger than any other river in Bangladesh.
   5. He is taller than any other boy in the class.
   6. She is cleverer than any other girl in the class.

(D) Comparative to Positive (Very few):

1. 1. Karim is better than most other boys in the class.
      Very few boys in the class are as good as Karim.
   2. The Padma is bigger than most other rivers in Bangladesh.
   3. She is cleverer than most other girls in the class.
   4. He is taller than most other boys in the class.
   5. Our auditorium is bigger than most other cadet colleges.
   6. Our school is more famous than most other schools.

(E) Superlative to Positive (No other): (Question from A)

1. 1. Karim is the best boy in the class.
      No other boy in the class is as good as Karim.

(F) Superlative to Positive (Very few): (Question from B)

1. 1. Karim is one of the best boys in the class.
      Very few boys in the class are as good as Karim.

(G) Comparative to Positive: (Question from C)

1. 1. Karim is better than any other boy in the class.
      No other boy in the class is as good as Karim.