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Comparison Degree

The document discusses the three types of comparison in English: positive, comparative, and superlative degree. The positive degree compares two items as being equal, using patterns like "as ADJECTIVE as". The comparative degree compares two unequal items using "-er" or "more" patterns. The superlative degree compares one item to two or more others using "the ADJECTIVE-est" or "the most" patterns. Examples are provided for each pattern and type of comparison.

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Comparison Degree

The document discusses the three types of comparison in English: positive, comparative, and superlative degree. The positive degree compares two items as being equal, using patterns like "as ADJECTIVE as". The comparative degree compares two unequal items using "-er" or "more" patterns. The superlative degree compares one item to two or more others using "the ADJECTIVE-est" or "the most" patterns. Examples are provided for each pattern and type of comparison.

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There are three kinds of

comparison:
1.Positive degree
2.Comparative degree
3.Superlative degree
A. Positive Degree →
is used to compare two thinks that are equal.

The pattern
S + to be + as + ADJECTIVE + as
S + verb + as + ADVERB + as
Examples
 My book is as interesting as yours
 His car runs as fast as a race car
 Their house is as big as that one
B. Comparative Degree →
is used to compare two things that are not equal.

The Pattern for 1 syllable


S + to be + ADJECTIVE + er + than
S + verb + ADVERB+ er + than
Examples
 Today is hotter than yesterday
 Bill runs faster than Bob
 This exercise is easier than the last one
 Andi works harder than his brother
The pattern for more than two syllables
S + to be + more + ADJECTIVE+ than
S + verb + more + ADVERB + than

Examples
 This red dress is more comfortable than the white
 He speaks Spanish more fluently than I
 This year’s exhibit is more impressive than the last year’s
 He visits his family more frequently than she does
C. Superlative Degree→
is used to compare one thing with two or more
other things.

The pattern for 1 syllable


S + to be + the + ADJECTIVE + est
S + verb + the + ADVERB + est

Examples
 John is the tallest boy in the family
 He works the hardest employee of all the
employee in this office.
The pattern for more than two syllables
S + to be + the most + ADJECTIVE (kt.sifat)
S + verb + the most + ADVERB (kt.Keterangan)
Examples
 That was the most boring film I have ever seen
 Sally dances the most gracefully of all the participant

NOTE
* Use the form more + adjective for adjective ending in the
following suffixes: -ed, -ful, -ing, -ish and ous (more
useful, more boring, more cautious)
* When an adjective ends in a consonant +y, change the y
to i and add –er or - est (happy-happier/ the happiest, dry-drier/the
driest) and for –some, - ow and add –er or -est (handsomer/the
handsomest, narrower/the narrowest)
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
Bad Worse The worst
Far Farther The Farthest
Further The Furthest
Good Better The best
Well Better the best
Little Less The least
much/many more The most
For example
1. His behavior is as bad (bad) as his brother’s.
2. New York has the most (many) tall buildings of any city
in the world
3. She knits as good (good) as her mother
4. Alisa plays the violin better (good) than the other
violinist
Exercises
1. You can tell Harris about it just ____(easily) as I can.
2. That tall woman is _____ (ambitious) secretary in this
house.
3. Pierre understands English _____ (little) of all the
students
4. He plays guitar _____ (well) as Andre Segovia.
5. Nobody is _______ (happy) than Maria Elen
6. Brazil export ____ (much) coffee of all the American
countries

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