membandingkan sesuatu dengan yang lain dan hanya digunakan untuk adjective (kata sifat) dan adverb (kata keterangan).
(Perlu diingat, comparison degree tidak
menggunakan kata kerja (verb). Comparison degree hanya menggunakan kata sifat (adjective) dan kata keterangan (adverb) saja. Tingkatan Comparison Degree
• Ada tiga tingkatan dalam degree of
comparison, yaitu :
Positive Degree
Comparative Degree
Superlative Degree Positive Degree • Pola perbandingan ini digunakan saat kita hendak menunjukkan bahwa kedua benda/orang/grup itu setara/ sama.
“____ as Adjective/Adverb as ____"
• She is as beautiful as her sister. Dia (pr) secantik kakaknya
• John is as tall as James John setinggi James • I want to be as strong as Dwayne Johnson Saya ingin menjadi sekuat Dwayne Johnson Comparative Degree
• Comparative degree adalah membandingkan
dua hal dimana yang satu lebih daripada yang lain. • Mudahnya, makna yang dihasilkan dari bentuk comparative adalah "lebih ___ daripada ___". Comparative Degree
____to be + adjective(er) + than_____
Adjective+er digunakan ketika adjective hanya terdiri
dari satu suku kata. Contoh: smarter, taller, shorter, bigger (Jika adjective-nya berakhiran satu huruf mati seperti big, maka huruf terakhir digandakan bigger) • Dave is bigger than his friend Dave lebih besar dari temannya • You are taller than Gigi Kamu lebih tinggi daripada Gigi Comparative Degree
_____ more + adjective + than_____
More +Adjective digunakan ketika adjective terdiri dari
dua suku kata atau lebih. Contoh : more expensive, more beautiful, more comfortable, more responsible. • Selena is more beautiful than Hailey Selena lebih cantik dari Hailey • Hermes bags are more expensive than Gucci Tas Hermes lebih mahal dari tas Gucci Superlative Degree
• Superlative degree adalah membandingkan
tiga hal atau lebih, dimana salah satunya paling dominan daripada yang lain. • Makna yang dihasilkan dari bentuk superlative adalah "paling" atau "ter-". Superlative Degree
____to be + the + adjective(est) _____
Adjective+est digunakan ketika adjective hanya terdiri dari satu
suku kata. Contoh: the smartest, the tallest, the shortest, the biggest (Kata the harus selalu ada dalam superlative degree, ) • James is the best student in his class James adalah siswa terbaik di kelasnya • Gigi is tall. Kendall is tall. But Taylor is the tallest of them. Gigi tinggi. Kendall tinggi. Tapi Taylor adalah yang tertinggi diantara mereka Superlative Degree
____+ most + adjective + of/in/among__
Most +Adjective digunakan ketika adjective terdiri dari
dua suku kata atau lebih. Contoh : the most expensive, the most beautiful, the most comfortable, the most responsible. • Lisa is the most beautiful among her friends. Lisa adalah yang paling catik diantara teman-temannya • I am the happiest woman in the world Saya wanita yang paling bahagia di dunia Adjective 1 atau 2 suku kata Positive Comparative Superlative Cold Colder The coldest Fast Faster The fastest Clever Cleverer The cleverest Smart Smarter The smartest Big Bigger The Biggest Strong Stronger The strongest
Adjective lebih dari 2 suku kata
Positive Comparative Superlative Careful More Careful The most Careful Difficult More Difficult The most Difficult Famous More Famous The most Famous Beautiful More beautiful The most beautiful Beberapa adjective mempunyai bentuk positive, comparative dan superlative yang berbeda (pengecualian)
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
bad worse worst good better best far farther farthest well better best late later latest (time) late later last (position) little less least much more most many more most old older oldest old Elder (sibling) Eldest (sibling) Comparison degree (Adverb)
Absolute Comparative Superlative
angrily more angrily most angrily brightly more brightly most brightly dimly more dimly most dimly freely more freely most freely gladly more gladly most gladly heavily more heavily most heavily loudly more loudly most loudly quietly more quietly most quietly sweetly more sweetly most sweetly terribly more terribly most terribly Contoh kalimat comparative degree menggunakan adverb: • You speak more loudly than a loudspeaker. • Sirius shines more brightly than all the other stars. • The teacher spoke more slowly to help us to understand. • Could you sing more quietly please? Contoh kalimat superlative degree menggunakan adverb: • He arrived the earliest, so he had to wait for the others. • Why do you have to speak the most loudly of all at the meeting? • Of all the girls, your sister sang the most sweetly. EXERCISE TIME!