Manipur Board Class 9 and 10 English Grammar Solution: 1st Part Lesson 10 More About Adjectives
Board of secondary education Manipur- BSEM published Class 9 and 10 English Grammar textbook 1st Part Lesson 10 ‘More About Adjectives’ full exercises Questions Answers. We have included all the right answer of each grammar question.
1.) Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with suitable words selected from those given in bracket against each sentence:
(i) He is the ________poet in Manipur. (First, foremost).
Answer. He is the foremost poet in Manipur.
The foremost is the right adjective to denote first.
(ii) Mema is _______ than her sister Bembem(elder, older).
Answer.Mema is older than her sister Bembem.
Adjective older is followed by than.
(iii) We can give our opinion only after_______examination. (farther, further).
Answer. We can give our opinion only after further examination.
Further means more so the correct adjective for examination is further.
(iv) He is senior _________ Lalit in the office. ( to, that)
Answer. He is senior to Lalit in the office.
Adjective senior is followed by to.
v) This book is only of ___________ use to the boy.( little, a little).
Answer. This book is only of a little use to the boy.
A little will be proper adjective for showing small use.
(v) Many a boy ___________ present in the class on that day. ( was, were)
Answer. Many a boy was present in the class on that day.
Many a boy takes singular verb in a sentence.
(vi) He is the __________ man in village. (oldest, eldest)
Answer. He is the oldest man in village.
Oldest is the correct adjective to explain how senior he is.
(vii) She is my __________ relative in this town. ( nearest, next)
Answer. She is my nearest relative in this town.
Nearest is the right adjective to show closeness.
(viii) Sheela came _________ than her mother. (Later, latter.)
Answer. Sheela came later than her mother.
Later is the correct adjective to show time.
(x) I have only __________ lessons to read. (Few, a few)
Answer. I have only a few lessons to read.
A few is the right adjective here.
2.) Insert the correct form of the degree of Adjectives in the following sentences:
(i) You are the ____________ of the two.
Answer. You are the better of the two.
Comparative degree is used to show comparison between two.
(ii) This is the _____________ edition of the book.
Answer. This is the latest edition of the book.
‘The’ is used before superlative degree of adjective.
(iii) Your knife is ___________ but mine is blunt.
Answer. Your knife is sharp but mine is blunt.
The opposite of adjective blunt is sharp.
(iv) Honour is ___________ to him than life.
Answer. Honour is greater to him than life.
Comparative degree of adjective is used before than.
(v) Name the ___________ city in India.
Answer. Name the busiest city in India.
‘The’ is used before superlative degree of adjective.
vi) There is no animal ___________ than the cow.
Answer. There is no animal more useful than the cow.
The correct adjective for cow is useful and its comparative degree is used before than.
vii) It was the __________ moment of my life.
Answer. It was the happiest moment of my life.
‘The’ is used before the superlative degree of adjective.
3.) Change the Degree of Comparison in the following sentences, without changing the meaning.
(i) I know the boy quite as well as you do.
Answer. You do not know him better than I do.
The change is done in comparative degree.
(ii) Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Answer.Open rebuke is the best of secret love.
The change is done in superlative degree.
(iii) He has more money than brains.
Answer. He does not have as much money as brain.
The sentence is changed into positive degree.
(iv) Very few boys are as intelligent as Sanjay.
Answer. No other boy is more intelligent than Sanjay.
The sentence is turned into comparative degree.
(v) Koubru is the highest peak in Manipur.
Answer. No other peak is as high as Koubru in Manipur.
The sentence is changed into positive degree.
(vi) Shakespeare is the greatest of all the English poets.
Answer. No other English poet is as great as Shakespeare.
The change is done into positive degree.
(vii) A foolish friend is worse than a wise enemy.
Answer. A foolish friend is not as good as a wise enemy.
The sentence transformed into positive degree.
4.) Correct the following sentences:
(i) My house is further from here than yours.
Answer. My house is farther from here than yours.
Farther is the correct adjective for distance.
(ii) He is our mutual friend.
Answer. He is our common friend.
Common is the correct adjective for friends.
(iii) Kiran is coward.
Answer. Kiran is a coward.
A will be used before noun coward.
(iv) There were no less than fifty men in the hall.
Answer. There were no fewer than fifty men in the hall.
Fewer than is the correct adjective.
v) This is the fresh news.
Answer. This is the latest news.
Latest is the correct adjective for news.
(v) Never look down upon the poor.
Answer. The poor should not be looked down upon.
The sentence is done into passive.