LEARN TAMIL THROUGH PHONETICS BY D.SINGARAYAN

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Table 6.1 Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives


TAMIL
ENGLISH

TYPE - 1 A


Ooty is as cool as Kodaikanal.  (P)


Kodaikanal is not cooler than Ooty.  (C)



TYPE - 1 B


Thirunelveli is not so/as big as Chennai. (P)



Chennai is bigger than Thirunelveli.  (C) 

TYPE - 2

Muruhan is the tallest boy in the class.  (S)


Muruhan is taller than any other boy in the
class.  (C)



No other boy in the class is so/as tall as
Muruhan.  (P)

TAMIL
ENGLISH

TYPE - 3


Chennai is one of the biggest cities in India.  (S)


Chennai is bigger than most other cities in India.  (C)




Very few cities in India are so big as Chennai.  (p)

TYPE - 4

Ram is the shortest of all boys.  (S)



Ram is shorter than all other boys.  (C)




No other boy is so/as short as Ram.  (P)


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