Please guide me as when to use the word like close-closer,near-nearer,easy-easier etc.?

Answer 1

Simply speaking,when u compare two things u use the Comaparitive degree......"my house is closer to Reena's than Divya's".......".it's easier to question than to answer!!" LOl.right?

Answer 2

Say your classmate Ram lives 5 miles from your school, you live 3 miles and your teacher Laxaman lives only 1 mile. Now say every one comes from 7 miles or over.

Take only near, nearer and the nearest. near is the word, it can have many endings to mean many things. Hear we will take "er" and "est".

so if you were to describe the fact that 3 of you live near the school. You would say.

My teacher Laxaman lives the nearest.

Ram lives near the school but I live nearer then Ram.

Or

Ram is near the school, I am nearer then him and the teacher is nearest.

In case of close to, it would be, closer to and the closest to.

If you are talking about travel time then, Ram takes short time to travel compare to others, I take shorter time and the teachers time is the shortest.

These are the ending that help you compare thing systematically.

Answer 3

closer,nearer,more easy etc. are in comparative degree. So there must be two entities for comparison." My friend's house is close to mine (not my house,as it would be repetitive)" means two entities of houses which are related to each other by proximity. If u say " My friend's house is closer to mine", then the meaning is incomplete. What remains unstated is: 'closer than what?' .A correct structure would be for example: "My friend's house is closer to mine than the bus stand". Here apparently though there are three entities, the relationship is twice the dual,viz., " my friend's house & mine" AND "my friend's house & the bus stand" both relationships compared and definite conclusion arrived at about the relative proximity.

Answer 4

Though they seem to mean the same, they differ in context. He is my close friend not my near friend. She is my close relative not my near relative. There are three degrees of comparison: positve, comparative and superlative. Close, near and easy are positive whereas closer, nearer and easier are comparative.

Answer 5

Please note that close is adjective.Near is also adjective.As adjectives they have three forms- as

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
Close Closer Closest
Near Nearer Nearest

Close can be used for a close relative or for showing a smalll distance away or restricted or complete or through.Closer is used when a comparision is made-such as-Her answer is closer to the the one given in answersheet.Closest means the best or the most desired one.Example-He was the closest among the winners.

Close is also used as VERB-meaning to bar or close or shut.As we may sat The road is closed for repairs.If we use ed with close that is closed it shows no oned can go beyond this.Close also means to reach an agreement.

Close is also used as NOUN-A conclusion or finish.

Close also used as -ADVERB-as closely meaning-approximately.

NEAR- means close in time,space,degree or position.Such as-The station is near to his house.For NEARER- He is nearer to his mother than his father to confide in.NEAREST-She is the nearest relation I can depend on.

Near as VERB-Come near me do not be scared.She drew nearer to me after recognising me as her friend from her hometown.

EASY also is adjective- as easy,easier,easiest.It means to acquire with ease or posing no difficulty.Example-How easy is success to those who will only be true to themselves.EASIER-This sum is easier than the previous one.EASIEST-The easiest way to love God is to serve His people.EASY as ADVERB-Easy come easy go,easier said than said.OR The handle turns easily.

I hope this will clear your doubts.

Answer 6

Closer 0r nearer r used for comparison
They were comin closer 2 me.
Close or near r used as general.
They were standing close to me.

Answer 7

Close and near are used when talking about distance.
India is close (or near) to Burma.
Closer and nearer are used when comparing one distance to another.
India is closer (or nearer) to Pakistan than to Burma.

Answer 8

English adjectives have three forms: simple, comparative and superlative. Most (all?) comparatives end in "...er" and superlatives in "...est". The comparative is used when 2 things are involved. E.g. if you have two cars, then you can say that one is faster than the other, although they may both go pretty fast. If you own three or more, then you can say that one of them is the fastest. Have a look at the following:

This question is easy to answer (just one question)
This question is easier to answer than the last one I saw (two things involved)
This question is the easiest to answer (out of all the questions posed)

Answer 9

This is difficult to explain.
If a person lives in close proximity to a railway station, they live NEAR a railway station.
If two sisters are very CLOSE it means they have a strong bond
of affection.
If you are giving an estimate that might not be exact, but almost right, it is a CLOSE estimate.
Quite often you could use either word and it would be correct.
But, if the air in a room was hot & stuffy, it would be described as 'close', not 'near'.

Answer 10

descriptive form of words which describe that aspect of a situation which is nearer towards you, But not that much , although it is two steps more closer but 2 steps less closer than it would be otherwise if the description was Closest. Dear, (eXPENSIVE) dEARER (MORE EXSPENSIVE) DEAREST (MOST EXPENSIVE)