Degree of Comparison

By Group 1

Kinds of Degree of Comparation

Positive Degree

Superlative Degree

Comperative Degree

Positive Degree

S + to be + as + Adjective + as + Object

S + to be + not+ as/so + Adjective + as + Object

Example :• The tree is as high as the man.• Antono is as handsome as Aliando.

Example :• The task is not as difficult as you imagine.

Comparative Degree

S+ to be + Comparative Adjective (er/more) + than + O

Example :• She is more beautiful than her mother.• Her hair is better than mine.

The pattern of use of the ... the ...• The sooner, the better• The more dangerous it is, the more I like it

Comparative Degree

1. Adjective -e comparative (by adding -r)Example :• brave : berani braver : lebih berani⟶• large : luas larger : lebih luas⟶

2. Adjective -consonant comparative (by adding -er)Example :• hard : keras harder : lebih keras⟶• high : tinggi higher : lebih tinggi⟶

3. Adjective the vowel-consonant comparative (by doubling the consonant and give -er)

Example :• big : besar bigger: lebih besar⟶• fat : gemuk fatter : lebih gemuk⟶

Comparative Degree

4. Adjective -y after consonant comparative (-y -i, + -er)⟶Example :• crazy : gila crazier : lebih gila⟶• easy : mudah easier : lebih mudah⟶

5. Adjective -r, -er, -le, -ow comparative (by adding -er)

Example :• clever : pandai cleverer : lebih pandai⟶• shallow : dangkal shallower : lebih dangkal⟶

Comparative Degree

6. Adjective consists of three syllables or more comparative (by adding : more)

Example :• beautiful : cantik more beautiful : lebih cantik⟶• delicious : enak more delicious : lebih enak⟶• difficult : sulit more difficult : lebih sulit⟶

7. Some adjectives comparative with irregular patternExample :• good : bagus better : lebih bagus⟶• bad : buruk worse : lebih buruk⟶• little : sedikit less : lebih sedikit⟶• much : banyak more : lebih banyak⟶• far : jauh farther/further : lebih jauh⟶

Superlative Degree

to be + Superlative Adjective (the most/est)

Example :He is the laziest boy in his officeThis is the most expensive car

Superlative Degree

1. Adjective -e superlative (by adding -st)Example :• brave : berani bravest : paling berani⟶• large : luas largest : paling luas⟶

2. Adjective -r, -er, -le, -ow comparative (by adding -er)

Example :• clever : pandai cleverer : lebih pandai⟶• shallow : dangkal shallower : lebih dangkal⟶

Superlative Degree

3. Adjectives that consist of a single syllable and ending with consonantssuperlative (by doubling the consonant and then add -est)

Example :• big : besar biggest: paling besar⟶• fat : gemuk fattest : paling gemuk⟶

4. Adjective -y after a consonant superlative (by replacing -y -i , and ⟶then add -est)

Example :• crazy : gila craziest : paling gila⟶• easy : mudah easiest : paling mudah⟶

5. Adjective -r, -er, -le, -ow superlative (by adding -est)Example :• clever : pandai cleverest : paling pandai⟶• near : dekat nearest : paling dekat⟶

Comparative Degree

6. Adjective consists of three syllables or more superlative (by adding : most)

Example :• beautiful : cantik most beautiful : paling cantik⟶• delicious : enak most delicious : paling enak⟶

7. Some adjectives comparative with irregular patternExample :• good : bagus best : paling bagus⟶• bad : buruk worst : paling buruk⟶• little : sedikit least : paling sedikit⟶• much : banyak most : paling banyak⟶• far : jauh farthest/furthest : paling jauh⟶

Superlative Degree

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