Possessive My, our, your...

etc

Distributive My, either, neither

Demonstrative This, that, these,those

Interrogative Whose, Which

Countable Noun/ Uncountable Noun

Indefinite
Types Many, Much, Some, Any, Most, More,
Several...etc.

Proper Made from proper noun

The Ordinal First, Second, Third...

Numeral
The Cardinal One, Two, Three...

Trick: DOSAS COMP Determiner (Article) Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Origin Material Purpose Main Noun

Quality Positions
He is a handsome tall Indian actor.
Examples:
I bought a black wooden table.

Equally

Examples: He is as rich as I (am).

He is not as tall as she/her.

Concept: as + positive degree + as
He is as good/better as his friend.
Positive Degree
He is equally as tall as I.

only in negative statement

Examples: He is so/as rich as she.

Concept: so + positive degree + as He is not so rich as she.

She is not so intelligent as her friend.

Uses:

Examples: He is more intelligent than she.

Use 1- For comparison
This house is bigger than yours.

Comparative degree + Preposition

Like: Senior to, junior to, inferior to, superior

to, elder to, younger to...
Use 2- For information (not for comparison)

Examples: He is senior to/than her/she.

Comparative Degree
My sister is elder to/than me/I.

The + Comparative degree

Degrees Examples: Out of these two chairs which

Use 3- Comparative degree (for selection of
either) one is better/the better.

You have two sons. I want to know which

one is the more intelligent of the two.

Examples: The more you sing this song, the

Use 4- The + comparative degree + more you will like it.
statement, the comparative degree +
statement The sooner you realize your mistake, the
better it is for you.

Selection (one or more) out of three or

more

Examples: Out of these two singers, which

Superlative Degree one is the best/better ?

These are the best players.

The + Superlative Degree
He is one of the best teachers.

She is one of the most beautiful girls.

Don't make sentence using double

comparative or double superlative.

Examples: She is more tall/taller than

Miscellaneous Rahul.

He is more smarter than Ravi.

He is less stronger/strong than Ravi.

More + Plural Noun Eg: More players will be selected.

More + U. Noun ---> Singular Verb Eg: More gold was bought by him.

More---> As a pronoun Eg: I want more of this cake.

More---> Comparative Degree Eg: I like tea more than coffee.

More

More---> As an adverb Eg: He is more intelligent than his friend.

Eg: More than one computer was bought

More than one + S.noun + S.verb
by him.

Eg: More computers than one were

More + P.noun + than one + P.verb
bought by him.

Eg: Most teachers know/knows me.

Most + Plural Noun ---> Plural Verb
Remember: Most of + Plural Noun

Most + P. noun Eg: Most students know Prem Chand.

Use of Many, Much, More, Most Most---> As a pronoun
Most Eg: In this village, I know most of the
Most of the + P.noun
students.

Eg: He is the most(adv.) intelligent(adj.)

Most intelligent---> Superlative degree
student.
Most---> As an adverb
Eg: I love my family the most.

Positive degree: Few Eg: I have a few books for my best friend.

Eg: No fewer than twenty students should

Few---> For Countable noun Comparative degree: Fewer
be there.

Superlative degree: Fewest

Few and Little
Positive degree: Little
Adds extra details to the meaning of the
noun/pronoun Little---> For Uncountable noun Comparative degree: Less Eg: He is less strong than his friend.

Superlative degree: Least Eg: He is the least strong player.

Adjective
But---> Different degree (to show opposite
sense)

Examples: They are poor but honest.

He is as tall as but stronger than his friend.

And (conjunction)---> Same degree (same He is stronger than but as tall as his friend.
sense)
She is more beautiful but not so cultured
as his sister.

But for = Without

Use of But For: Eg: Without you, I can not do this work.

or, But for you, I can not do this work.

Positive Degree (Eg:) He is as smart and

intelligent as his friend.
Use of And, But
Comparative Degree (Eg:) He is smarter
and stronger than this friend. He is senior
to and smarter than Ravi. He is smarter
than and senior to Ravi.

Note: Comparative degree + and +

more/less + Positive degree

Superlative Degree (Eg:) He is the strongest

and smartest player. He is the tallest and
most intelligent student.

Note: Superlative degree + and +

most/least + Positive degree

Non Gradable Adjectives---> Only Positive

Degree
Gradable Adjectives
Round, Complete, Perfect, Unique, Prime,
Chief, Major, Minor, Prefer, Preferable, Eg: He is the most unique singer.
Whole

Few, Fewer, Fewest

Gradable and Non Gradable Little, Less, Least

Adjectives
Angry, Angrier, Angriest

Bad, Worse, Worst

Cheap, Cheaper, Cheapest

Famous, More famous, Most Famous

Prefer---> For selection (not for comparison)

Prefer---> To (preposition)/Than
Use of Prefer
Examples: I prefer coffee to tea.

I prefer reading to writing.

Examples: The poor = Poor people

Concept: The + Adjective The rich = Rich people

The poor is/are helped by my friend.

Concept: A number of + Plural Eg: A number of customers are increasing

noun---> Plural verb in our bank.

Concept: The number of + Plural Eg: The number of customers is increasing

noun---> Singular verb in our bank.

A lot of + Plural noun + Plural verb A lot of books have been read by me.

Lots of + Plural noun + Plural verb Eg: Lots of books have been read by me.
Concept: A lot of, lots of
A lot of/ Lots of + Uncountable noun +
Singular verb
For Uncountable noun
Eg: A lot of milk was given to them.

Eg: He is as rich as but not more than his

friend.
Concept: If not---> But not/Unlike
or, He is as rich as if not more than his
friend.

A certain + singular noun

Certain + Plural noun
Concept: Certain, A certain (same Eg: I have a certain problem.
meaning of both)
Eg: I have certain problems.

Case 2- In superlative degree---> Other

Case 1- Positive degree/Comparative
degree ---> No other, most other, all other,
any other, many other Eg: He is the most intelligent of all the
other students.

Eg: This student is taller than any student/

any other student.
Use of "Other"
Eg: Rohan is as strong as all other players.

Eg: This house is bigger than all the other

houses/all the houses.

Eg: No other boy/No boy is stronger than

Ravi.

All/both + Possessive determiner

(my,our,your,his...) + noun
Twice/Thrice... (or two times, three times...)
+ as + Positive degree/superlative degree
Eg: My both friends/Both my friends are
Miscellaneous concepts: coming here.

Eg: He is twice as rich as his friend.