WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-Degrees of Comparison: Comparative to Superlative Degree

 

Degrees of Comparison: Comparative to Superlative Degree

1. "Iron is more useful than any other metal." (Change to Superlative)

A. Iron is one of the most useful metals.

B. Iron is the most useful of all metals.

C. No other metal is as useful as iron.

D. Iron is the usefulest metal.

2. "Jupiter is larger than all other planets." (Change to Superlative)

A. Jupiter is the largest planet.

B. Jupiter is one of the largest planets.

C. Jupiter is as large as the largest planet.

D. No other planet is larger than Jupiter.

3. "Shakespeare is greater than most other English poets." (Change to Superlative)

A. Shakespeare is the greatest English poet.

B. Shakespeare is a great English poet.

C. Shakespeare is one of the greatest English poets.

D. Most other poets are not as great as Shakespeare.

4. "Mount Everest is higher than any other peak in the world." (Change to Superlative)

A. Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world.

B. Mount Everest is one of the highest peaks.

C. Mount Everest is as high as the highest peak.

D. No other peak is higher than Everest.

5. "The tiger is more ferocious than most other animals." (Change to Superlative)

A. The tiger is the most ferocious animal.

B. The tiger is one of the most ferocious animals.

C. The tiger is as ferocious as any animal.

D. No other animal is as ferocious as the tiger.

6. "Health is better than wealth." (Change to Superlative)

A. Health is the best thing of all.

B. Health is one of the best things.

C. Wealth is the best thing.

D. Health is the most good thing.

7. "Lead is heavier than any other metal." (Change to Superlative)

A. Lead is one of the heaviest metals.

B. Lead is the heaviest metal.

C. Lead is more heavy than most metals.

D. No other metal is the heaviest.

8. "Tokyo is more crowded than most other cities in the world." (Change to Superlative)

A. Tokyo is the most crowded city in the world.

B. Tokyo is one of the most crowded cities in the world.

C. Tokyo is as crowded as any other city.

D. Other cities are not as crowded as Tokyo.

9. "The sword is not as mighty as the pen." (Change to Superlative — Logic Reverse)

A. The pen is the mightiest.

B. The sword is the mightiest.

C. The pen is one of the mightiest.

D. The pen is mightier than all.

10. "A cheetah runs faster than any other animal." (Change to Superlative)

A. The cheetah is one of the fastest animals.

B. The cheetah is the fastest animal.

C. The cheetah runs as fast as the fastest.

D. No other animal is faster than the cheetah.

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Answer Key

Question	Answer	Rule Applied
1	B	"Than any other" becomes "the most [adjective]."
2	A	"Than all other" indicates a unique superlative position.
3	C	"Than most other" becomes "one of the [superlative]."
4	A	For a unique record, use "the -est."
5	B	"Most other" implies a group; use "one of the most."
6	A	"Best" is the superlative of "better."
7	B	Change "-er" to "-est" and add "the."
8	B	"Than most other" requires "one of the" in superlative.
9	A	Logic: If the pen is mightier than the sword, it is the mightiest.
10	B	Direct transformation to the absolute top degree.