Question

Change the below mentioned sentence from comparative to the positive degree of comparison:
Mike, the wrestling champion is stronger than Laurel.
A) Mike is a stronger wrestling champion.
B) Mike, the wrestling champion is more strong than Laurel.
C) Mike is the strongest among all wrestlers.
D) Mike, the wrestling champion is the most strong of all wrestlers.

Answer 1

Hint: Degree of comparison is a form of an adjective that indicates a different degree of the attribute the adjective denotes. Degree of comparisons are: the positive, comparative and superlative forms. For example: The degrees of comparison of good:
Positive - good, comparative - better and superlative - best.

Complete answer:
Comparative degree of comparison is used to compare between two or more subjects or objects or when two or more items or people are compared. For example: My house is bigger than yours.
Positive degree of comparison does not make comparison between any object or person. For example: rich, pretty, handsome, good and etc.

Option A) Mike is a stronger wrestling champion – is the correct answer because comparative degree is formed by suffixing '-er' and the superlative degree is formed by suffixing '-est' and the adjective ‘strong’ is the positive form. Its comparative degree of comparison is 'stronger'. Its superlative degree of comparison is 'strongest '. So, this is the correct answer.

Option B) Mike, the wrestling champion is more strong than Laurel - is an incorrect answer because this option does not give the positive degree of comparison. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option C) Mike is the strongest among all wrestlers – is an incorrect answer because this option is not into a positive degree of comparison as comparison is made in this option. So, this is an incorrect answer.

Option D) Mike, the wrestling champion is the most strong of all wrestlers – is an incorrect answer because again in this option comparison is being made. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: Comparative degree is used by putting ‘er’ to the adjective word in association with the word. And a positive degree of comparison does not lead to comparison. Thus, option A is the most appropriate as compared to any other option.