Comparison 2t5d60

DEGREES OF COMPARISON[Tingkat perbandingan untuk Adjective / Adverb]

 Adjective: Kata sifat yang menjelaskan benda

 Adverb : Kata keterangan yang menjelaskan kata kerja

The three degrees of comparison of modifiers are:

A. The positive degree B. The comparative degree C.The superlative degree

A. Positive Degree [Membandingkan 2 benda yang se… / tidak se…]

Subject + verb + as + {adjective} + as + {noun} adverb

Pronoun

*Equal comparison: An equal comparison indicates that the two entities are (or are not if negative) exactly the same. The following rule generally applies to this type of comparison. E.g. - He is as tall as his father - He is not as tall as his father * Note: sometimes you may see so instead of as before the adjective or adverb in negative comparison E.g. - He is not as tall as his father OR - He is not so tall as his father * Note: that the subject form after as in correct English E.g.

Peter is as tall as I

of the pronoun will always be used

You are as old as she

Examples of equal comparisons:  My book is as interesting as yours  His car runs as fast as a race car  John sings as well as his sister  Their house is as big as that one  His job is not as difficult as mine OR  His job is not so difficult as mine  They are as lucky as we

(adjective) (adverb) (adverb) (adjective) (adjective) (adjective)

The same idea can also be conveyed in another way; Subject + verb + the same + (noun) + as + {noun} Pronoun

Note: As high as means the same as the same height as - My house is as high as his - My house is the same height as his - His father is as old as mine - His father is the same age as mine  Be sure that you know the following adjectives and their corresponding nouns

Adjective

Noun

Far – near

Distance

Heavy – light

Weight

Tall – short

Height

High – low

Height

Cheap – expensive

Price

Fast – quick – slow

Speed

Long – short

Length

Old – new – young

Age

Deep – shallow

Depth

Big / large – small

Size

Round – square – triangle

Shape

Good – bad

Quality

Wide – narrow

Widht

Cold – hot

Temperature

White – blue

Colour

*Tall: manusia, pohon, bangunan / gedung; selain itu ~> high

NOTE: that the opposite of the same as is different from. NEVER use different than Examples of the same as and different from;  These trees are the same as those  He speaks the same language as she  Her address is the same as Rita’s  Their teacher is different from ours  My typewriter types the same as yours  She takes the same courses as her husband

2. Comparative Degree (lebih…daripada…) S + verb + {adjective + er} + than + {noun} {adverb + er*} {pronoun} {more + adjective / adverb} {less + adjective / adverb}

Unequal comparison: this type of comparative implies that the entities are comparable in a greater or lesser degree  NOTE: The –er suffix means exactly the same as more. Therefore, they can NEVER be used together. It is NOT CORRECT to say: more prettier, more faster, more better

Examples: John’s grades are higher than his sister’s Today is hotter than yesterday This chair is more comfortable than the other He speaks Spanish more fluently than I He visits his family less frequently than she does This year’s exhibit is less impressive than last year’s

{adjective} {adjective} {adjective} {adverb} {adverb} {adjective}

Unequal comparison can be further intensified by adding much or far before the comparative form E.g. - Harry’s watch is much nicer than mine - Your house is far more expensive than mine - She dances much more artistically than her instructor - His radio is far better than yours

 Words of one syllable get er and est  Words of two syllables, ending in; -le -ow -er -y -some GET er and est

{simple ~ simpler ~ simplest} {narrow ~ narrower ~ narrowest} {clever ~ cleverer ~ cleverest} {happy ~ happier ~ happiest} {handsome ~ handsomer ~ handsomest}

 Words of three syllables, get; MORE ; MOST - dangerous ~ more dangerous ~ most dangerous - beautiful ~ more beautiful ~ most beautiful

Doubled comparatives:  the + comparative + subject + verb + the + comparative + subject + verb - The hotter it is, the more miserable I feel - The bigger they are, the harder they fall - The sooner you take the medicine, the better you will feel

 the more + subject + verb + the + comparative + subject + verb - The more diligently you study, the smarter you will become - The more he slept, the more irritable he became

3. Superlative Degree (Paling…) In the superlative degree, three or more entities are compared, one of which is superior of inferior to the others. The following rule applies; S + Verb + the + {adjective + est} + {in / of + singular / plural count noun} {most + adjective} {least + adjective}

NOTE:

Adverbs usually are not followed by – er or – est. instead, they are compared by adding more or less for the comparative degree, and by adding most or least to form the superlative

Examples: These shoes are the least expensive in this shop John is the tallest boy in the family Deana is the shortest of the three sisters Sally drove the most cautiously of all That child behaves the most carelessly of the group