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DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

1. Manasi is clever.

In this sentence clever is an adjective.

The adjective clever simply tells us that Manasi has the quality of cleverness.

It is said to be an adjective in the Positive Degree.

2. Manasi is cleverer than Vanshika.

In this sentence cleverer is an adjective. 

The adjective cleverer compares the cleverness of Manasi with that of Vanshika.

It tells us that Manasi has more cleverness than Vanshika. 

It is said to be an adjective in the Comparative Degree. 

An adjective in the comparative degree is used to compare two things.

3. Manasi is the cleverest girl in her class.

In this sentence cleverest is an adjective

The adjective cleverest compares the cleverness of other girls in her class.

It is said to be an adjective in the Superlative Degree.

An adjective in the superlative degree is used to compare more than two things.

The words

clever, cleverer, clearest

tall, taller, tallest

small, smaller, smallest

rich, richer, richest

fast, faster, fastest

near, nearer, nearest

are adjectives

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