DEGREE
OF COMPARISON
Definisi:
The degrees of comparasion is the strucuture of
language competency in distinguishing something comparable levels. When we want to compare the adjective, we have
degree of comparison.
Pattern :
a. Positive
Degree
To compare two objects or groups of
the same nature or circumstances.
As + Adjective +as (sama + kata sifat)
Example :
-
She is as beautiful as my mother
(Ia
secantik ibu saya)
-
His car is as expensive as mine.
(Mobilnya
semahal mobilku)
-
Bambang is as clever as Sutrisman
(Bambang
sepintar Sutrisman)
Untuk membentuk kalimat negatif
dapat menggunakan dua pola:
Not
as + adjective + as( tidak sama/tidak + kata sifat)
Example :
-
She is not as beautiful as my mother
She
is not so beautiful as my mother
-
His car is not as expensive as mine.
His
car is not so expensive as mine.
-
Bambang is not as clever as Sutrisman.
Bambang
is not so clever as Sutrisman.
a. Comparative
Degree
To compare two different objeects
or groups of properties.
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Example :
-
I’m stronger than you are.
(Saya
lebih kuat daripada kamu).
-
Mathematics is more difficult than English.
(Matematika
lebih sukar daripada Bahasa Inggris).
-
He is older than my brother.
(Ia
lebih tua daripada saudara laki-laki saya).
-
You are younger than i am.
(Kamu
lebih muda daripada saya).
a. b. Superlative
Degree
To compare more than two objects or
groups of different nature..
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Example :
-
He is the cleverest student in the
class.
(Ia
murid terpandai di kelas).
-
She is the most beautiful girl i’ve ever
seen.
(Ia
gadis tercantik yang pernah aku lihat).
-
I’m the youngest child in my family.
(Aku
anak yang paling muda dalam keluargaku).
-
This is the most interesting story i’ve
ever read.
(Ini
cerita yang paling menarik yang pernah kubaca).
-
John is the tamest of the three boys.
(John
yang paling tinggi dari ketiga anak laki-laki itu).
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