 DEGREE OF COMPARATION

Comparison Degree merupakan istilah dalam grammar Bahasa Inggris untuk menunjukkan perbandingan. Dalam Comparison Degree,
adjective (kata sifat) atau adverb (kata keterangan) akan mengalami perubahan bentuk sesuai dengan tingkatan perbandingannya.
Oleh karena itu, Comparison Degree bisa juga disebut sebagai Tingkatan Perbandingan.

Comparison Degree digunakan ketika hendak membandingkan satu hal dengan hal yang lain. Selain itu, tingkat perbandingan tersebut
memiliki tiga tingkat, yaitu positive degree, comparative degree, dan superlative degree. Untuk lebih jelasnya, silahkan lihat materi
berikut ini.

1.Positive Degree
a. Pengertian
Positive Degree adalah adverb atau adjective yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbandingan yang levelnya setara.
Dalam degree of comparison, positive degree merupakan derajat pertama yang kemudian diikuti oleh comparison
degree dan superlative degree.
Positive Degree juga dapat digunakan untuk menerangkan suatu hal berdasarkan kata sifat atau kata keterangan yang melekat pada
hal tersebut, sehingga dapat dikatakan tidak ada perbandingan pada positive degree.
b. Rumus Positive Degree
Untuk penggunaan positive degree sebagai perbandingan setara dalam sebuah kalimat, kamu perlu menerapan rumus positive
degree, yakni:

As + Positive Degree + As
Subject + to be + as + Adjective + as + Object / Complement

c. Contoh Kalimat Positive Degree

Adjective pada positive degree digunakan untuk menjelaskan orang, tempat atau kata benda lainnya. Misalnya:

 Hanna is as Smar as her sister.t.

 Surabaya is as hot as Ponorogo.

2. Comparative Degree
 a. Pengertian
 Pada comparative degree, salah satu dari kedua hal yang dibandingkan memiliki sifat ‘lebih’ dibanding hal lainnya, oleh
karena itu digunakan adjective/adverb + -er atau more + adjective/adverb. Misalnya, “You are prettier than her.” memiliki arti
kamu lebih cantik daripada dia. Comparative Degree (tingkat lebih) adalah kata sifat yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu
benda atau orang memiliki tingkatan yang bersifat lebih dari pembandingnya.
 b. Rumus Comparative Degree

No
Rumus Comparative Degree Contoh Kalimat
.

Today is colder than

1 adjective + er + than
yesterday.

Madonna is more popular

2 more + adjective
than Britney Spears.

3 adjective + er + than much His motorcycle is far better

 than yours.

far + more + adjective + than Your cellphone is far more

4
much expensive than theirs.

subject + verb + the +

Rudy is the taller of the two
5 comparative + of the two +
boys.
noun
of the two + noun + subject + verb + Of the two bags, this one is the
6
the + comparative prettier.
Penggunaan Comparative Degree
Penggunaan Comparative Degree adalah sebagai berikut :
a). Untuk lebih menegaskan bentuk Comparative Degree (tingkat lebih). Contoh kalimat: His motorcycle is far better than yours.
Menyatakan dua benda atau orang yang tidak memiliki kesamaan tingkat perbandingan. His ruler is not as long as yours.
b). Penggunaan Comparative Degree (tingkat lebih) ini dapat dipakai dalam keadaan yang semakin.
Contoh kalimat:
The harder you study English, the cleverer you will be.
c). Bentuk Comparative Degree (tingkat lebih) tanpa THAN. Contoh kalimat: Jeffrey is the taller of the two boys.

3. Superlative Degree
a. Pengertian
Superlative adalah nama yang diberikan untuk grammar yang digunakan untuk membandingkan tiga atau lebih orang, benda, atau hal.
Dalam penggunaannya, penggunaan superlative biasanya diawali dengan “the most” atau juga akhiran “-est”. Dengan begini kamu
harus teliti dan melihat terlebih dahulu kata sifat yang digunakan, apakah menggunakan “the most” atau akhiran “-est”.
b. Contoh kalimat

 I’m the tallest among my friends.

 My brother is the fattest in our family.
 He is the richest man in this country.
 He drove the fastest in the country
 In order to get the best score, she must study the hardest of all her classmates.They are
 the most tired workers I’ve ever seen.

Exercise of Degrees of Comparison

A. Choose the correct answer for the questions below!

1. Mathematics is the ….. subject for me.

a. difficulter
b. more difficult
c. difficultest
d most difficult

2. My new job is …… than my old job.

a. gooder
b. goodest
c. better
d. best

3. Cheese butter potato chip is not too salty. Salted egg potato chip is very salty. There is …. salt in Cheese
butter potato chip and there is …. salt in salted egg potato chip.
a. more - fewer
b. fewer - more
c. less - more
d. more - less

4. Risma and Riri join marathon competition. Risma can run for 5 KM. But Riri gives up earlier than Risma.
Risma can run . . . . . . . . . . . . . than Riri.
a. Farrer
b. More far
c. Farther
d. Farthest

5. My brother always ranks first in his class. And so do I. I am . . . . . . . . my brother.

a. As smart as
b. Smarter than
c. Smarter
d. Smartest

6. When it comes to Physics subject, I am …….. in my class because I can’t remember the formulas.
a. worse
b. the worst
c. good
d. the best

7. Analyze these sentences.

Which sentence is the best grammatically?
a. Russia is more larger than USA.
b. My house is bigger then her house.
c. The children are taller than their parents.
d. I am not more smarter than my brother.

8. My school is 3 Km from here, the market is 4 Km from here and the Town Square is 5 Km from here.
Which statement is not true?
a. the school is nearer than the market
b. the market is nearer than the Town Square
c. the school is the nearest
d. the market is the farthest

9. I have 20 books. My teacher has 50 books. I have . . . . . books than my teacher.

The best answer to fill in the blank spaces is . . . . .
a. most
b. little
c. fewer
d. more
10. Dian’s jacket is Rp. 325.000
Andzar’s jacket is Rp. 250.000
Dessy’s jacket is Rp. 275.000
Andzar has the …… jacket among all.
a. most expensive
b. more expensive
c. most cheap
d. cheaper

B. Fill in blanks by using the most appropriate words in Positive Degree form!

1. My sister got 1st rank. My brother got 1st rank.

My sister is as ……….. as my brother.

2. I can speak English and Japanese well.

My English is as ……….. as my Japanese.

3. Tara is 150 cm. Tata is 150 cm.

Tara is as ………… as Tata.

4. Ruler A is 30 cm. Ruler B is 30 cm.

Ruler A is as ………. as ruler B.

5. Danny is a handsome boy. His father is also handsome.

Danny is as …………….. as his father.

6. I am bad at Mathematics. I am also bad at Physics.

My Math is as …………. as my Physics.

7. She can’t lift that big box. Her mom also can’t lift it.
She is as …………… as her mom.

8. My knife is sharp. The chef’s knife is also sharp.

My knife is as ………….. as the chef’s.

9. Gary doesn’t study regularly. Harry also doesn’t study regularly.

Gary is as ……………. as Harry.

10. Sinna’s house is not small. Sherina’s house is also not small.
Sinna’s house is as ……………… as Sherina’s house.

C. Choose the correct adjective and make comparisons

1. The mountain is .........................than the hill.

(big-small)

2.Milk is ........................than carbonated beverage.

(bad-good)

3. I am ..................than my younger sister.

(young-old)
4. An SUV car is ….. than sport car.
(fast-slow)

5. Brad Pitt is .......................than Mr.Bean.

(handsome-ugly)

6. Indonesian area is ......................than Japan.

(large-small)

7. Mount Everest is ....................than the Merapi.

(high-low)

8. The Citarum river is .....................than The Nile.

(long-short)

9. Cotton is .......................than stone.

(light-heavy)

10. Tokyo is ….. than Jakarta.

(empty-crowded)

D. Fill in the blanks by using the correct adjective in Superlative form!

1. The white jasmines are the _________ flower in our garden.

2. The desert is the _________ place. The water level is very low.

3. Lionel Messi is the __________ football player. He has an amazing talent.

4. Anna always ranks 1st in our school. She is the ___________ student.

5. Elephant is the ___________ animal on the land, while whale in the sea.

6. I am the last child of my family. I am the _______.

7. Maya is the __________ girl in our neighborhood. She always smiles and greets everyone.

8. My grandpa is the ____________ family member.

9. Mathematics is the ____________ lesson for me. I can’t even memorize the multiplication table.

10. Gold is the __________ metal. That’s why it’s so precious.