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Exercise – 2: 1. The mango is one of the most delicious fruits. 2. Iceland is colder than many other countries. 3. Repalli is not as thickly populated as Kurnool. 4. Aditya is as intelligent as Ashwin. 5. Hindi is one of the most widely spoken languages. 6. The Charminar is not as famous as the TajMahal.

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Tirumala is colder than Tirupati. Chennai is not sultrier than Guntur. No other man in the town is as rich as Raghav. Mumbai is one of the most congested cities. No other girl in the class is as beautiful as Asha. Very few birds are as small as the humming bird. Gold is more expensive than silver. Tinku is not taller than Rinku. Very few other persons I have met are as brilliant as Keshav.

Tirupati is not as cold as Tirumala DEGREES OF COMPARISON THESE ARE THE EXERCISES from ACADEMY TEXT BOOK & ACADEMY WORKBOOK along with KEY is

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provided herewith….., Change of Degree of comparison without changing the meaning of the sentence.

Exercise from BIE - Work Book: 1. Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world. (use ‘higher than’) 2. ‘Shakuntala’ is better than any other drama in Sanskrit. (use ‘as good as’) 3. No other town in Malaysia is as old as Malacca. (use ‘the oldest’) 4. The lion is the most ferocious animal. (use ‘as ferocious as’) 5. He is richer than all other men in the village. (use ‘the richest’) 6. Very few animals are as useful as the cow. (use ‘one of the most useful’) 7. Latif is more hardworking than most other boys. (use ‘as hardworking as’) 8. Ashoka was one of the most powerful emperors. (use ‘more powerful than’) 9. India is hotter than most other countries. (use ‘one of the hottest’) 10. Very few poets are as great as Keats. (use ‘greater than’) 11. Silver is not as precious as gold. (use ‘more precious than’) 12. The pen is mightier than the sword. (use ‘not as mighty as’) 13. A deer runs faster than a horse. (use ‘not as fast as’) 14. Your knife is not as sharp as mine. (use ‘sharper than’) 15. A foolish friend is not as good as a wise enemy. (use ‘better than’) 16. Shahrukh Khan is not greater than Dilip Kumar. (use ‘as great as’) 17. My house is at least as big as yours. (use ‘not bigger than’) 18. The TajMahal is at least as famous as the Statue of Liberty. (use ‘not more famous than’) 19. Sanjeev is not fatter than Veeru. (use ‘as fat as’) 20. This tree is as old as that tree. (use ‘not older than’) 21. Tennyson is not greater than some other poets. (use ‘not the greatest’) 22. Some boys are at least as industrious as Suresh. (use ‘not more industrious than’) 23. This is not the best college in the city. (use ‘as good as’) 24. Rohan is not the dullest boy in the class. (use ‘not duller than’) 25. Some students are at least as clever as Rani. (use ‘not the cleverest’)

Exercises from BIE - Text Book: Exercise – 1: 1. The Nile is the longest river. (change into positive) 2. Kavutaram is one of the smallest villages. (change into comparative) 3. Neela is taller than Leela. (change into positive)

4. Few other metals are as heavy as lead. (change into superlative) 5. Australia is larger than Srilanka. (change into positive) 6. No other animal is as faithful as the dog. (change into superlative) 7. A few other birds are as graceful as the peacock. (change into superlative) 8. Actions speak louder than words. (change into positive) 9. Mahesh babu is one of the most popular actors. (change into comparative) 10. Politics is at least as interesting as economics. (change into comparative)

Exercise – 2 1. The mango is more delicious than many other fruits. (change into superlative) 2. Iceland is one of the coldest countries. (change into comparative) 3. Kurnool is more thickly populated than Repalli. (change into positive) 4. Ashwin is not more intelligent than Aditya. (change into positive) 5. A few other languages are as widely spoken as Hindi. (change into superlative) 6. The TajMahal is more famous than the Charminar. (change into positive) 7. Tirupati is not as cold as Tirumala. (change into comparative) 8. Guntur is at least as sultry as Chennai. (change into comparative) 9. Raghav is the richest man in the town. (change into positive) 10. A few other cities are as congested as Mumbai. (change into superlative) 11. Asha is the most beautiful girl in the class. (use ‘beautiful’) 12. The humming bird is smaller than many other birds. (use ‘small’) 13. Silver is not as expensive as gold. (use ‘more expensive’) 14. Rinku is at least as tall as Tinku. (use ‘taller’) 15. Keshav is one of the most brilliant persons I have met. (use ‘brilliant’) � Key to Degrees of Comparison

Key to BIE Work Book Exercises:

1. Mount Everest is higher than any other peak in the world. 2. No other drama in Sanskrit is as good as

‘Shakuntala’. 3. Malacca is the oldest town in Malaysia. 4. No other animal is as ferocious as the lion. 5. He is the richest man in the village. 6. The cow is one of the most useful animals. 7. Very few boys are as hard working as Latif. 8. Ashoka was more powerful than most other emperors. 9. India is one of the hottest countries. 10. Keats is greater than most other poets. 11. Gold is more precious than silver. 12. The sword is not as mighty as the pen. 13. A horse doesn’t run as fast as a deer. 14. My knife is sharper than yours. 15. A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend. 16. Dilip Kumar is as great as Sharukh Khan. 17. Your house is not bigger than mine. 18. The Statue of Liberty is not more famous than the TajMahal. 19. Veeru is at least as fast as Sanjeev. 20. That tree is not older than this tree. 21. Tennyson is not the greatest poet. 22. Suresh is not more industrious than some other boys. 23. Some colleges in the city are at least as good as this. (college) 24. Rohan is not duller than some other boys in the class. 25. Rani is not the cleverest student. Key to BIE Text Book Exercises: Exercise – 1: 1. No other river is as long as the Nile. 2. Kavutaram is smaller than most other villages. 3. Leela is not as tall as Neela. 4. Lead is one of the heaviest metals. 5. Srilanka is not as large as Australia. 6. The dog is the most faithful animal. 7. The peacock is one of the most graceful birds. 8. Words do not speak as loud as actions. 9. Mahesh Babu is more popular than many other actors. 10. Economics is not more interesting than politics. VIVEKANANDA.B Narayana Group 9912343401.

THESE ARE THE EXERCISES from ACADEMY TEXT BOOK & ACADEMY WORKBOOK along with KEY is provided herewith….., ARTICLES Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ or ’an’ or ‘the’. Exercises from B I E Work Book EXERCISE- 1 1. I had ------ sandwich and ------ apple for breakfast. 2. ------ cow is ------ useful animal. 3. Sonal is ------ intelligent girl. 4. Only ------ Wordsworth can write such a poem. 5, Pour the milk into ------ utensil. 6. It was ------ extremely difficult problem. 7. We will leave after ------ hour. 8. I have yet to meet ------ European. 9. This is ------ humble beginning. 10. The children are busy making ------ x'mas card. 11. Sharan is ------ N C C officer. 12. Rabindranath Tagore was ------ great poet. 13. The students are going to enact ------ One -act play. 14. ------ triangle has three sides. 15. About ------ hundred houses were damaged. 16. Sujatha is ------ M.L.A. 17. John is ------ handsome boy. 18. What ------ beautiful painting! 19. India is ------ SAARC country. 20. He is ------ university professor. EXERCISE- 2 1. He is ------ habitual drunkard. 2. ------ Mr. Shyam wishes to speak to you. 3. ------ rich are not always happy. 4. The girl is ------ orphan. 5. Can you shut ------ door, please? 6. He has been suffering fo ------ last two days. 7. Krishna went to ------ rescue of Arjuna. 8. He was ------ first man to arrive. 9. He called me from ------ distance. 10. He is playing ------ tabla. 11. ------ earth revolves around ------ sun. 12. Saritha is ------ taller of ------ two girls. 13. ------ bridge has been built across -----river Godavary, 14. Sri Lanka is ------ island. 15. Kalidas is ------ Shakespeare of India. 16. Have you read ------ Quran? 17. Let us take ------ vacation. 18. ------ Himalayas are to __North of India. 19. This is ------ place for our picnic. 20. Bananas sell at twenty rupee ------ dozen. KEY TO ARTICLES EXERCISE -1 1) a, an 2) A, a 3) an 4) a 5) a 6)an 7) an 8) a 9)a 10) an 11) an 12) a 13) a 14) A 15) a 16) an 17) a 18) a 19) a 20) a EXERCISE -2 1) a 2) A 3) the 4) an 5) the 6) the 7) the 8) the 9)a 10) the 11) the, the 12) the, the 13) a, the 14) an 15) the 16) the 17) a 18) the, 19) the 20) a