DEGREE OF COMPARISON
Degrees of Comparison are used when we compare one person or one thing with another.
There are three Degrees of Comparison in English.
They are:
1. Positive degree.
2. Comparative degree.
3. Superlative degree.
Let us see all of them one by one.
1.Positive degree.
When we speak about only one person or thing,We use the Positive degree.
Examples:
This house is big.
In this sentence only one noun The house is talked about.
He is a tall student.
This flower is beautiful.
He is an intelligent boy.
Each sentence mentioned above talks about only one noun.
The second one in the Degrees of Comparison is...
2.Comparative degree.
When we compare two persons or two things with each other,
We use both the Positive degree and Comparative degree.
Examples:
a. This house is bigger than that one. (Comparative degree)
This house is not as big as that one. (Positive degree)
The term bigger is comparative version of the term big.
Both these sentences convey the same meaning.
b. This flower is more beautiful than that. (Comparative)
This flower is not as beautiful as that. (Positive)
The term more beautiful is comparative version of the term beautiful.
Both these sentences convey the same meaning.
c. He is more intelligent than this boy. (Comparative)
He is not as intelligent as this boy. (Positive)
The term more intelligent is comparative version of the term intelligent.
Both these sentences convey the same meaning.
d. He is taller than Mr. Hulas. (Comparative)
He is not as tall as Mr. Hulas. (Positive)
The term taller is comparative version of the term tall.
Both these sentences convey the same meaning.
The third one in the Degrees of Comparison is...
DEGREE OF COMPARISON
There is three ways in forming Degree of Comparison ( ada tiga cara dalam pembentukan Tingkatan
Perbandingan)
1. Untuk kata Sifat Yang Terdiri satu dan Dua Suku Kata ( syllable and disyllable )
- apabila kita ingin menyatakan bentuk LEBIH ( COMPARATIVE DEGREE ) tinggal Tambahkan ER
saja dari bentuk Biasanya (Positive DEGREE)
- apabila kita ingin menyatakan Bentuk PALING (SUPERLATIVE DEGREE)
Tambahkan kata the di depannya dan EST dibelakangnya
Positive Degree Comparative Degree Superlative Degree Meaning
Biasa Lebih Paling Arti
Young Younger The youngest Muda
long Longer The Longest Panjang
Hollow Hollower The Hollowest Hampa
Polite Politer The politest Sopan
Clever cleverer The Cleverest Pintar
Tall taller The tallest Tinggi
Low lower the lowest Rendah
short shorter The shortest Pendek
soft softer The softest Lembut
cheap cheaper The cheapest Murah
sweet sweeter The sweetest Manis
thin thinner thinnest Tipis
big bigger biggest Besar
2. Untuk Kata sifat yang Berakhiran dengan huruf Y
Untuk membuat tingkatan lebihnya harus merubah huruf y menjadi ier
Dan untuk membuat tingkatan palingnya tambahkan the didepannya dan iest dibelakangnya
Positive Degree Comparative Degree Superlative Degree Meaning
Biasa Lebih Paling Arti
Easy Easier The Easiest Mudah
Happy Happier The happiest Bahagia
Heavy Heavier The heaviest Berat
lazy lazier The laziest Malas
ugly uglier The ugliest Jelek/jahat
Lucky Luckier The Luckiest Beruntung
pretty prettier The prettiest Cantik
tidy tidier The tidiest Rapi
3. Untuk kata sifat yang lebih dari dua suku, kata two syllable adjectives ending in -ed, -ing, -ful, or
-less
Untuk membuat kalimat tingkatannya lebihnya tamabah kan kata more didepannya
Dan untuk membuat tingkatan Palingnya tambahkan Kata The Most didepannya
Positive Degree Comparative Degree Superlative Degree Meaning
Biasa Lebih Paling Arti
Beautiful More Beautiful The most Beautiful Cantik
important More important The most important Penting
Difficult More difficult The most difficult Sulit
Diligent More diligent The most diligent rajin
worried More worried The most worried Khawtir
Boring More boring The most boring bosan
Careful More careful The most careful Hati-hati
useless More useless The most useless Tidak berguna
Dangerous
Exceptions:
Kata-kata berikut adalah kata-kata yang termasuk dalam pengecualian dan tidak termasuk kedalam
tiga cara tadi:
Positive Degree Comparative Degree Superlative Degree Meaning
Biasa Lebih Paling Arti
Good/well Better The best Baik/sehat
Bad/ ill worse The worst Buruk /sakit
Much / many More The most banyak
little less The least sedikit
far farther The farthest jauh
Late Later The last
(terlambat) (kemudian) (penghabisan)
Positive degree di gunakan untuk menjelaskan satu Benda
Comparative degree di gunakan untuk membentuk dua benda
Superlative degree digunakan untuk membentuk lebih dari lebih dari dua benda
Penggunaan as.......as untuk menyatakan sama dengan (+)(?)
Untuk membuat pertanyaan comparative degree dan superlative degree digunakan which is
- untuk pertayaan comparative degree jawabannya harus ditambah Than(dari pada) dari dua benda
yang dibandingkan
- untuk pertanyaan superlative jawabanya harus ditambah ofand in (dari) dari benda yang dibentuk
lebih dari 2 perbandingan dengan cukup menyebut bilangannya saja
