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SONDEGREE
 Under
standi
ngCompar
isonDegr
ee

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sonDegreei
sater
mi nEngli
shgrammart oshowcompari
son.InaComparisonDegree,
anadjecti
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efore,
theCompar i
sonDegr
eecanalsobereferr
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sonDegree.

Compar i
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lahdal am grammarBahasaI nggri
sunt ukmenunj ukkan
perbandi
ngan.Dalam Compar i
sonDegr ee,adject
ive(katasif
at)atauadv er
b( kat
aketerangan)
akanmengalamiper ubahanbentuksesuaidengant i
ngkatanperbandingannya.Olehkar
enai tu,
Compar i
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 Compar
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Compar
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ouwantt
ocompar
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thanot
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.

Compar
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gunakanket
ikahendakmembandi
ngkansat
uhaldenganhaly
angl
ain.

 Compar
isonDegr
eeLev
el

Compar i
son Degree has t
hree l
evel
s,namel
y posi
ti
ve degr
ee,compar
ati
ve degr
ee,and
superl
ati
vedegree.What'
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oget
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Comparison Degree memil

ikit
iga t
ingkat
,yait
u posi
ti
ve degr
ee,comparat
ive degree,dan
super
lat
ivedegree.Apaper
bedaanketi
ganya?Yuk,ki
tal
i
hatsama-samadigambarberikut!
  Compar
isonDegr
eeSent
encePat
ter
nsandExampl
es

 Posi
ti
veDegr
ee

I
nthepositi
vedegree,t
het wothi
ngsbeingcomparedar
eatthesameorcompar
abl
elev
el,
t
heref
oretheyareusedasadj ect
ives/
adver
bsas.Forexampl
e,"
Youar
easprett
yasher."
meansyouareasbeauti
ful
asher.

Padaposit
ivedegr
ee,keduahalyangdibandi
ngkanber
adadilev
elyangsamaatausebandi
ng,
ol
ehkarenaitudi
gunakanasadject
ive/
adverbas.Mi
sal
nya,“
Youareaspret
tyasher
.”memili
ki
ar
tikamusamacant i
knyadengandia.
  Compar
ati
veDegr
ee

I
nthecomparativ
edegree,
oneoft hetwothi
ngsbeingcomparedi
s'more't
hantheot
her,
that'
s
whyanadject
ive/
adver
b+- erormore+adject
ive/
adver
bisused.Forexampl
e,"
Youarepret
ti
er
t
hanher.
"meansy ouarepr
etti
erthanher
.

Padacomparat
ivedegr ee,sal
ahsatudarikeduahalyangdibandingkanmemil
i
kisifat‘
l
ebih’
di
bandi
ng hallainnya,ol eh kar
ena i
tu di
gunakan adj
ect
ive/adverb+- eratau more+
adj
ect
ive/
adver
b.Mi sal
nya,“Youarepr
ett
iert
hanher.
”memi l
i
kiar t
ikamulebi
hcanti
kdari
pada
di
a.
  Super
lat
iveDegr
ee

I
nt hesuperl
ati
vedegree,t
het hi
ngbeingdiscussedhast hemost'most 't
rai
tamongothers,
ther
efor
eadject
ive/
adverb+-estormost+adjecti
ve/
adverbareused.Forexample,
"Youar
ethe
pret
ti
estgi
rli
nschool.
"meansy ouaret
hemostbeaut i
fulgi
rli
nschool.

Padasuperl
ati
vedegree,halyangdibi
carakanmemili
kisif
at‘
pali
ng’diant
arayanglainnya,ol
eh
karenait
udigunakanadject
ive/
adverb+- estat
aumost+adj ect
ive/
adver
b.Misalnya,“Youare
thepret
ti
estgi
rli
nschool.”memili
kiar
tikamuadalahperempuanpali
ngcanti
kdisekol ah.