📝 Degree of Comparison in English Grammar: Rules, Examples & Transformations (With Bengali Explanation)

Degree of Comparison (ডিগ্রির তুলনা) ইংরেজি ব্যাকরণের একটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ অধ্যায়, যার মাধ্যমে কোনো adjective বা বিশেষণের গুণ বা অবস্থান তুলনা করা হয় — একটির সঙ্গে অন্যটি বা একাধিক বস্তুর মধ্যে।

এই পোস্টে আমরা শিখব:

ডিগ্রির প্রকারভেদ
রূপান্তর করার নিয়ম (Positive → Comparative → Superlative)
সহজ টেবিল সহ উদাহরণ
অনুশীলনের জন্য প্রশ্ন

📚 What is Degree in Grammar?

Degree বলতে এমন শব্দগুচ্ছ বোঝায় যা adjective বা adverb এর মাধ্যমে কারো বা কিছুর গুণাগুণ বা অবস্থা তুলনা করে।

👉 Adjective এর তিনটি Degree রয়েছে:

Positive Degree – সাধারণ গুণ প্রকাশ করে (তুলনা নেই)
Comparative Degree – দুটি জিনিসের মধ্যে তুলনা
Superlative Degree – তিন বা ততোধিক জিনিসের মধ্যে সর্বোচ্চ গুণ

🔁 Types of Degree with Examples

বাংলা অর্থ	Positive Degree	Comparative Degree	Superlative Degree
সুন্দর	beautiful	more beautiful than	the most beautiful
ভালো	good	better than	the best
খারাপ	bad	worse than	the worst
ছোট	small	smaller than	the smallest
উঁচু	tall	taller than	the tallest
দূর	far	farther than / further than	the farthest / the furthest

🧠 Degree রূপান্তরের নিয়ম (Change of Degree Rules)

🔹 Rule 1: Superlative → Comparative

Structure:
Subject + verb + Comparative form + than any other + বাকির অংশ

Example:

Superlative: He is the best player in the team.
Comparative: He is better than any other player in the team.

🔸 যদি all থাকে, তাহলে:
Superlative: He is the best of all players.
Comparative: He is better than all other players.

🔹 Rule 2: Superlative with “One of the” → Comparative

Structure:
Subject + verb + Comparative form + than most other + বাকির অংশ

Example:

Superlative: Canada is one of the coldest countries.
Comparative: Canada is colder than most other countries.

🔹 Rule 3: Positive (No other) → Comparative

Structure:
Subject (end of positive sentence) + verb + Comparative + than any other + বাকির অংশ

Example:

Positive: No other player is as good as Rafi.
Comparative: Rafi is better than any other player.

🔹 Rule 4: Positive (Very few) → Comparative

Structure:
Subject + verb + Comparative + than most other + বাকির অংশ

Example:

Positive: Very few students are as wise as Tanvir.
Comparative: Tanvir is wiser than most other students.

🔹 Rule 5: As…as → Comparative (Negative)

Structure:
Second subject + verb + not + Comparative + than + First subject

Example:

Positive: He is as tall as his friend.
Comparative: His friend is not taller than him.

🔹 Rule 6: Comparative → Superlative

Structure:
Subject + verb + the + Superlative + বাকির অংশ

Example:

Comparative: He is taller than any other student.
Superlative: He is the tallest student.

🔸 যদি than most other থাকে:

Comparative: Dhaka is bigger than most other cities.
Superlative: Dhaka is one of the biggest cities.

🔹 Rule 7: Positive → Superlative

a) With No other:

Structure:
Subject (end of positive) + verb + the + superlative + বাকির অংশ

Example:

Positive: No other man is as honest as Karim.
Superlative: Karim is the most honest man.

b) With Very few:

Structure:
Subject + verb + one of the + Superlative + বাকির অংশ

Example:

Positive: Very few players are as skilled as Messi.
Superlative: Messi is one of the most skilled players.

📌 Common Irregular Adjectives Table

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
good	better	best
bad	worse	worst
much	more	most
little	less	least
far	farther	farthest

✍️ Practice Exercise: Fill in the Blanks

🧪 Part 1: ER/EST Form

This hill is __________ (high) than that one.
This is the __________ (cold) day of the year.
My room is __________ (small) than yours.

🧪 Part 2: More/Most Form

This book is __________ (interesting) than that one.
That was the __________ (difficult) question of the test.

🧪 Part 3: Irregular Degrees

This food is __________ (good) than that one.
Today is __________ (bad) than yesterday.
This is the __________ (worst) day of my life.

🧪 Part 4: As…As & Not as…As

He is __________ (not/tall) as his brother.
This phone is __________ (expensive) as mine.

✅ Bonus Tips

🔸 “Any other” is used when comparing with all individuals except the subject.
🔸 “Most other” is used when subject is among the best, but not necessarily the best.
🔸 Always use “the” before superlative degree.
🔸 Adjectives of 2 or more syllables take more/most instead of -er/-est.

🎯 Conclusion

Degree of Comparison helps in writing effective English and expressing comparison clearly. Whether you’re a student or preparing for competitive exams, mastering this topic is crucial.