Adjectives - Shortcut Rules - Part 1
Basic Definition of Adjective : Simply we can say that Adjectives are describing words. Adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns.
Examples :
- Sizes : big, small, large, thin, thick
- Shapes : triangular, round, square, circular
- Colors : black, blue, white, green, red
- Personality : happy, sad, angry, depressed
- Time : Yearly , monthly, annually
- Ages : new, young, old, brand-new, second-hand
- Sounds : Loud, noisy, quiet, silent
- Tastes : juicy, sweet
- Qualities : good, bad, mediocre
now lets have a look at the Rules on Adjectives :
Shortcut Rule 1 : In a comparision, the conjunction 'than' should be followed by 'any other' If a person / thing is compared with any other person / thing among some / many.
- Mumbai is greater than any city in India. ☓
- Mumbai is greater than any other city in India. ✔
Shortcut Rule 2 : In comparisons, the monosyllable words like "hot / easy / tall / small" should not be used with more / most.
- This question is more easier than that. ✔
- This question is easier than that. ✔
- He is more taller than Kumar. ☓
- He is taller than Kumar. ✔
Shortcut Rule 3 :
- Elder / Eldest should be used with the members of the same family.
- Older/ Oldest these comparative adjective denote the age of person / thing.
Ex :
- He is elder to me. (He and me belong to one family).
- Ronald Reagan was the oldest person elected to the Presidency in US history (Not specifying a family)
- This is the eldest tree in the garden ☓
- This is the oldest tree in the garden. ✔
Shortcut Rule 4 : While comparing the objects, we should see that a noun is compared with another but not with some other word.
- The population of Hyderabad is greater than Nagpur ☓
- The population of Hyderabad is greater than that of Nagpur (OR) ✔
- The population of Hyderabad is greater than the population of Nagpur. ✔
- The climate of Ooty is better than Chennai. ☓
- The climate of Ooty is better than that of Chennai. ✔
