COMPARISON DEGREE

Pengertian : Bentuk Adjective (Kata Sifat) atau Adverb (Kata Keterangan) yang menyatakan perbandingan. (Positive, Comparative, dan Superlative).

JENIS PERBANDINGAN RUMUS CONTOH KALIMAT

1. B.J. Habibie is as diligent as Albert

Einstein.

As + Adjective + As 2. B.J. Habibie studied as diligently as Albert

POSITIVE (Adjective menjelaskan Noun) Einstein.
(SAMA)
Digunakan untuk membandingkan 2 hal 3. Doctor is as careful as nurse.
yang sifatnya dan kedudukannya sama. As + Adverb + As
(Adverb menjelaskan Verb) 4. Doctor diagnoses patient as carefully as
nurse.

Adjective + er + than 1. Surabaya is hotter than Kediri.

( 1 suku kata “syllable” )
More + ANA + than 2. Sule is more popular than Tukul Arwana.
COMPARATIVE ( lebih dari 1 suku kata “syllable” )
(LEBIH)
Digunakan untuk membandingkan 2 hal Less + ANA + than 3. Doctor diagnoses patient more carefully than
yang sifatnya dan kedudukannya berbeda. (kurang/sedikit) nurse.

Adverb “ly” tidak pernah 4. I need more sugar than yesterday

bisa diberi tambahan “er”

SUPERLATIVE
(PALING)
Digunakan untuk membandingkan 1 hal
yang sifatnya dan kedudukannya paling
diantara keseluruhan.
PENGECUALIAN
Jika ada Adjective (2 syllable) berakhiran “y”
Maka rumusnya pakai yang untuk 1 syllable :
ADJECTIVE + ER + THAN (Comparative)
THE + ADJECTIVE + EST + in/of (Superlative)
COMPARISON DEGREE
5. Listening Class is less interesting than
Grammar Class.
6. Aisyah speaks less slowly than Sri.
7. I need less sugar than before.
The + Adjective + est + Prep 1. Semeru Mountain is the highest mountain in
( 1 suku kata “syllable” ) East Java.
The + Most + Adjective + Prep 2. Bermuda Triangle is the most dangerous place
( lebih dari 1 suku kata “syllable” ) in the world.
The + Least + ANA + Prep 3. The least damage of the Earthquake occured in
1987.
(paling sedikit)
PENGECUALIAN
Jika ada Adjective (2 syllable) berakhiran (“er” / “ow”)
Maka rumusnya BEBAS. Boleh pakai yang mana aja.
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1. Clever – Cleverer – The Cleverest

Clever – More Clever – The Most Clever

 Happy – Happier – The Happiest 2. Slender – Slenderer – The Slenderest

 Funny – Funnier – The Funniest Slender – More Slender – The Most Slender

 Lazy – Lazier – The Laziest 3. Narrow – Narrower – The Narrowest

 Lucky – Luckier – The Luckiest Narrow – More Narrow – The Most Narrow

 Crazy – Crazier – The Craziest 4. Shallow – Shallower – The Shallowest

 Silly – Sillier – The Silliest Shallow – More Shallow – The Most Shallow

 Easy – Easier – The Easiest 5. Mellow – Mellower – The Mellowest

 Heavy – Heavier – The Heaviest, etc. Mellow – More Mellow – The Most Mellow, etc.

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE ADVERB

Good Better The Best Well
Baik / Bagus Lebih Baik / Bagus Paling Baik / Bagus Dengan Baik / Bagus
Bad Worse The Worst Badly
Buruk / Jelek Lebih Buruk / Jelek Paling Buruk / Jelek Dengan Buruk / Jelek

1. Hot objects emit more infrared rays than blue rays. MORE + NOUN

2. Plants release more oxygen in the morning than in the evening. MORE + NOUN
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Adjectve yang berakhiran “ly”

Lovely Costly Daily Curly
Likely Scholarly Friendly Deadly
Silly Nightly Weekly Silly
Elderly Lively Ugly Monthly

PENGGUNAAN THAT OF & THOSE OF DI DALAM KALIMAT

THAT OF & THOSE OF  LETAK : SETELAH KATA “THAN”

Fungsi  Digunakan untuk membandingkan 2 hal yang berbeda.

Digunakan jika perbandingannya (Belum Sama / Belum Setara)

THAT OF & THOSE OF  (JIKA BELUM SETARA)

THAT OF  SINGULAR VS THOSE OF  PLURAL

The salary of the doctor is higher than the teacher. (TIDAK SETARA)  SALAH
(Uang) (Profesi)
KIRI KANAN

The salary of the doctor is higher than that of the teacher. (BENAR)  (SETARA)
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The salary of the doctor is higher than the salary the teacher. (SALAH)  (PENGULANGAN)

The forests in Kalimantan Island are wider than in Java Island. (TIDAK SETARA)
(Hutan) (Pulau)
KIRI KANAN

The forests in Kalimantan Island are wider than those of in Java Island. (BENAR)  (SETARA)

The forests in Kalimantan Island are wider than the forests in Java Island. (SALAH)  (PENGULANGAN)

Doctor is richer than teacher (BENAR) Doctor is richer than that of teacher (SALAH)
Kalimantan’s forests are wider than Java’s forests. (BENAR) Kalimantan’s forests are wider than those of Java’s forests. (SALAH)

DOUBLE COMPARATIVE  PERBANDINGAN COMPARATIVE YANG MUNCUL SEBANYAK 2x DI SALAM 1 KALIMAT

CIRI-CIRI 1. PERBANDINGANNYA JENIS COMPARATIVE

2. DIAWALI DENGAN  ARTICLE (THE) WAJIB
3. COMPARATIVE YANG MUNCUL SEBANYAK 2x
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THE ADJ ER ____________, THE ADJ ER _____________

THE MORE _____________, THE MORE ______________
THE LESS______________, THE LESS_________________
THE MORE_____________, THE LESS________________
THE LESS______________, THE MORE_______________
The more you study hard, the more you get the high score on test.
The more you love people, the less you are disliked by people.
The less you read book, the more you don’t know about something.
The less you interact with other people, the less you have friends.

Big  Careful
Tall  Difficult
High  Popular
Clean  Famous
Clear  Wonderful
Large  Amazing
Slim  Interesting
Fat  Dangerous
Great  Beautiful

1 syllable  Lebih dari 1 syllable