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St. Thomas School, Dhurwa, Ranchi English Grammar: Exercise-2, Page-295 Transformation of Sentences STD-8

The document contains 20 sentences that demonstrate the transformation of sentences from one degree of comparison to another (positive, comparative, superlative) without changing the core meaning. Each sentence provides an example of a comparative or superlative construction and its equivalent positive construction. The sentences cover a range of topics from animals to people to activities to demonstrate different grammatical structures for comparison.

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St. Thomas School, Dhurwa, Ranchi English Grammar: Exercise-2, Page-295 Transformation of Sentences STD-8

The document contains 20 sentences that demonstrate the transformation of sentences from one degree of comparison to another (positive, comparative, superlative) without changing the core meaning. Each sentence provides an example of a comparative or superlative construction and its equivalent positive construction. The sentences cover a range of topics from animals to people to activities to demonstrate different grammatical structures for comparison.

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ST.

THOMAS SCHOOL, DHURWA, RANCHI

ENGLISH GRAMMAR
Exercise-2, Page-295 TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES STD-8

Change the Degree of Comparison in the following sentences without altering the sense:-

1. A horse is more intelligent than an ass. (Comparative)


An ass is not as intelligent as a horse. (Positive)
2. A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend. (Comparative)
A foolish friend is not as good as a wise enemy. (Positive)
3. Mumbai is the best sea-port in India. (Superlative)
Mumbai is better than any other sea-port in India. (Comparative)
No other sea-port in India is as good as Mumbai. (Positive)
4. Disraeli was the greatest statesman of England. (Superlative)
Disraeli was greater than any other statesman of England. (Comparative)
No other statesman of England was as great as Disraeli. (Positive)
5. There are few districts as fertile as Hoshiarpur. (Positive)
Hoshiarpur is more fertile than most other districts. (Comparative)
Hoshiarpur is one of the most fertile districts. (Superlative)
6. Kalidasa is one of the greatest poets. (Superlative)
Kalidasa is greater than most of the poets. (Comparative)
Very few poets are as great as Kalidasa. (Positive)
7. Very few books are as popular as Dickens’ ‘David Copperfield’. (Positive)
Dickens’ ‘David Copperfield’ is more popular than most other books. (Comparative)
Dickens’ ‘David Copperfield’ is one of the most popular books. (Superlative)
8. Gold is one of the most precious metals. (Superlative)
Gold is more precious than most of the metals. (Comparative)
Very few metals are as precious as gold. (Positive)
9. It is easier to speak than to act. (Comparative)
To act is not as easy as to speak. (Positive)
10. The train runs faster than a horse-cart. (Comparative)
A horse-cart does not run as fast as the train. (Positive)
11. He knows you better than I. (Comparative)
I do not know you as good as he (knows). (Positive)
12. He knows you better than me. (Comparative)
He does not know me as good as you. (Positive)
13. Of all men he is the meanest. (Superlative)
He is meaner than any other men. (Comparative)
No other men are as mean as he (is). (Positive)
14. Let us see who runs fastest. (Superlative)
Let us see who runs faster than others. (Comparative)
Let us see who runs as fast as he. (Positive)
15. He does his work more honestly than anybody else. (Comparative)
He does his work most honestly. (Superlative)
Nobody does his work as honestly as he does. (Positive)
16. Few historians write as graphically as Prof. Bipin Chandra. (Positive)
Prof. Bipin Chandra is one of the historians who write most graphically. (Superlative)
Prof. Bipin Chandra writes more graphically than most other historians. (Comparative)
17. John bowls faster than Jack. (Comparative)
Jack does not bowl as fast as John. (Positive)
18. Ashoka was one of the noblest of Indian kings. (Superlative)
Ashoka was nobler than most of Indian kings. (Comparative)
Very few Indian kings was as noble as Ashoka. (Positive)
19. A live ass is better than a dead lion. (Comparative)
A dead lion is not as good as a live ass. (Positive)
20. Jim seemed more cheerful than any of his companions. (Comparative)
Jim seemed the most cheerful among his companions. (Superlative)
No other companions seemed as cheerful as Jim. (Positive)

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