The adjective itself is the positive degree. The other degrees are the comparative (comparing two things) and superlative (comparing more than two things).
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Jan is taller than Edison
more generous
eat ate eaten
full
great
Saddest is the superlative degree.
Some adjectives form Irregular form.EXamplE:positive:wellive: bestcomparative:betterSuperlat
You compare adjectives and adverbs, not nouns.
Superlative
Adjectives and adverbs have 3 different forms to show degrees of comparison.Positive degree is the base form of the adjective or adverb; it does not show comparison. An example would be "a tall tree" which is a positive degree adjective. This means the tree is not being compared to anything.Comparative degree is the form an adjective or adverb takes to compare two things. An example for comparative degree would be "a taller tree." This means that two trees are being compared in which one tree is taller than the other.Superlative degree is the form an adjective or adverb takes to compare three or more things. "Tallest tree" is a superlative degree, comparing 3 or more trees.
"Shorter" is an adjective, as it describes the comparative form of the adjective "short."
Whiter. Example My blouse is whiter than yours. or Dan´s shirt is white, but Paul´s is whiter.
Positive Degree of Comparison.
Degree fo comparison applies to adjectives, not nouns. Positive is the basic form, as "funny," "red," or "late." Comparative shows that the adjective applies more to one example than another, as "funnier," "redder," or "later." Superlative applies to the one of a group that has the characteristic more than any of the others, as "funniest," "reddist," or "latest."
.The degree of comparison for early is earlier