Definisi dari Comparison adalah perbandingan. Comparison digunakan dengan kata sifat (Adjective) atau kata
keterangan (Adverb).
1. Positive Degree
2. Comparative Degree
3. Superlative Degree
As (setara/sama)
More (lebih...dari)
Most (ter.../paling)
1. Positive Degree
Positive Degree yaitu bentuk kalimat yang digunakan untuk membandingkan antara 2 hal yang sifatnya setara. Apabila hal
yang dibandingkan itu tidak setara, maka dalam possitive degree dinyatakan dalam kalimat negatve.
Pola kalimat:
(+/?) as Adjective/Adverb as + S + (Auxiliary)
(-) not + as Adjective/Adverb as + S + (Auxiliary) atau
(-) not + so Adjective/Adverb as + S + (Auxiliary)
Contoh kalimat :
1. Mother works as hard as father =>Ibu bekerja sekeras ayah
2. You are as tall as your father =>Kamu setinggi ayahmu
3. Geovani is not as kind as his sister. =>Geovani tidak sebaik kakaknya
Pola Kalimatnya:
S + V + Adjective/Adverb + er + than + S + V S + V +
more/less + than + than + S + V
S + V + more/less + than + S + V
Contoh kalimat:
1. He is more clever than I (am) => Dia lebih pintar daripada saya
=>
2. Lea is kind than her sibling. Lia lebih baik daripada saudara kandungnya
=>
3. Cheetah runs more quickly than Leopard Cetah berlari lebih kencang daripada macan tutul
4.
3. Superlative degree
Superlative Degree adalah perbandingan tertinggi yang sudah tidak ada perbandingannya lagi.
Pola Kalimatnya:
S+ V + the superlative (Adj/Adv-est) atau S + V + the most (Adj/Adv-est)
Contoh kalimat:
1. Nena is the most diligent in her class =>Nena adalah yang paling rajin di kelasnya
2. Paul spoke the most loudly yesterday =>Paul berbicara paling keras kemarin
3. What is the highest mount in Indonesia? =>Gunung apa yang tertinggi di Indonesia
Peraturan Degrees of Comparison
4. Penggunaan comparative dan superlative tergantung dari jumlah suku kata adjective-nya (kata
sifatnya). e.g: Tall (1 suku kata), Famous (2 suku kata), Beautiful (3 suku kata)
1 suku kata: tinggal nambahi -est/-er di belakangnya.
Contoh: I am slimer than you. My father is oldest in my family.
2 suku kata. Ada yang menggunakan more ada yang menggunakan -er untuk comparative.
Untuk superlative ada yang menggunakan -est ada yang menggunakan most.
Contoh: Tukul more famous than Gogon atau boleh juga Tukul cleverer than Gogon; We
are the cleverest/most clever creation of God.
3 atau lebih suku kata. harus memakai Most dan More.
Contoh: She is the most beautiful girl in my life.
5. Pengecualian:
beberapa kata sifat dalam comparative dan superlative akan mengalami pen-double-an huruf
terakhir. seperti: big>bigger dan biggest; sad> sadder dan saddest.
Kalau kata sifat diakhiri dengan huruf “y”, maka diganti dengan “i”. Seperti:
Happy>Happiest dan Happier
Task
1. Rita can walk … than you think. 2. I hope tomorrow will be … than today.
1. more far 1. best
2. further 2. better
3. furthest 3. good
3. He runs as … as molasses in January. 4. The modern wind turbine works the …
1. Slow 1. More efficiently
2. Slowest 2. Most efficiently
3. Slower 3. efficiently
5. He has the … house among all his friends. 6. I have no idea why he spoke … than before.
7. Krystal is as … as her sister. 8. If only I could find the … path from node x to node y.
1. more beautiful 1. easiest
2. most beautiful 2. More easy
3. beautiful 3. Easier
9. The man treated his stepchildren … than animals. 10. Your spicy ramen noodle is … than mine.
1. Badly 1. hot
2. Worst 2. hotter
3. Worse 3. hottest