How to Change a Positive Degree to a Comparative Degree | Transformation of Sentence

Summary

This video explains how to transform positive degree sentences into comparative degree sentences without altering their meaning. It covers three sentence types: 'as...as,' 'no other...as,' and 'very few...as,' providing clear structures and examples for each. The video also discusses converting comparative degree sentences back into positive degree ones. Viewers are encouraged to practice these transformations with an exercise and are invited to comment with their answers. The video concludes with a teaser for the next lesson on converting superlative degree sentences into comparative and positive degrees.

Takeaways

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• 📚 The video explains how to convert a positive degree sentence into a comparative degree sentence without changing the meaning.
• 📝 There are three types of positive degree sentences that can appear in exams: 'as...as', 'no other...as', and 'very few...as'.
• 🔄 For 'as...as' sentences, the comparative degree structure involves subject two, followed by 'not', the comparative adjective, and 'than'.
• 👫 Example: 'She is as beautiful as her friend' converts to 'Her friend is not more beautiful than her'.
• 🏆 For 'no other...as' sentences, the comparative degree structure replaces 'no other' with 'any other'.
• 🌍 Example: 'No other city in Rajasthan is as beautiful as Jaipur' converts to 'Jaipur is more beautiful than any other city in Rajasthan'.
• 🎯 For 'very few...as' sentences, the comparative degree structure replaces 'very few' with 'most other'.
• 🚶 Example: 'Very few boys in the school are as wise as Suresh' converts to 'Suresh is wiser than most other boys in the school'.
• 🧠 The video also covers how to reverse the process by converting comparative degree sentences back into positive degree sentences.

Q & A

What is the main focus of the video?

The video focuses on how to convert positive degree sentences to comparative degree sentences without changing their meaning.

What are the three types of positive degree sentences discussed in the video?

The three types of positive degree sentences are: (1) 'as...as' or 'so...as', (2) 'no other...as...as', and (3) 'very few...as...as'.

What is the structure for converting 'as...as' positive degree sentences to comparative degree?

The structure is: Subject 2 + verb + not + comparative degree + than + Subject 1.

Can you provide an example of converting an 'as...as' sentence to a comparative degree sentence?

Yes. Example: 'She is as beautiful as her friend.' (Positive degree) converts to 'Her friend is not more beautiful than her.' (Comparative degree).

How is a 'no other...as...as' positive degree sentence converted to a comparative degree sentence?

The structure for conversion is: Subject 2 + verb + comparative degree + than + any other + Subject 1.

Provide an example of converting a 'no other...as...as' sentence to a comparative degree sentence.

Example: 'No other city in Rajasthan is as beautiful as Jaipur.' (Positive degree) converts to 'Jaipur is more beautiful than any other city in Rajasthan.' (Comparative degree).

What is the structure for converting 'very few...as...as' sentences to comparative degree sentences?

The structure is: Subject 2 + verb + comparative degree + than + most other + Subject 1.

Can you give an example of converting a 'very few...as...as' sentence to a comparative degree sentence?

Example: 'Very few boys in the school are as wise as Suresh.' (Positive degree) converts to 'Suresh is wiser than most other boys in the school.' (Comparative degree).

What is an important note to remember when converting sentences with 'not' in them?

If the positive degree sentence contains 'not', the comparative degree sentence will not include 'not' and vice versa.

What will be covered in the next video in this series?

The next video will cover how to convert a superlative degree sentence to a comparative degree and a positive degree sentence.