Comparison
Degree atau Tingkat Perbandingan merupakan cara mengungkapkan kalimat untuk
membandingkan sesuatu dengan yang lain (Comparatives
Use -er
to compare one syllable
adjectives and adverbs
as well as two-syllable adjectives ending in -y.). Perhatikan
tabel berikut:
Setara
|
Komparatif
|
Superlatif
|
as as
|
er than
more |
the est
the most |
Dini is as tall as Fahri..
= Dini setinggi Fahri.
Jakarta is hotter than Purwakarta.
= Jakarta lebih panas daripada Purwakarta.
Untuk kata sifat yang bersuku-kata lebih dari satu, tingkat komparatifnya tidak ditambahi dengan -er than, melainkan diawali more diikuti dengan kata sifat tersebut.
Sementara tingkat superlatif untuk kata sifat bersuku-kata lebih dari satu, diawali dengan the most, diikuti dengan kata sifat itu.
Perhatikan kalimat berikut:
Lucy is the most beautiful girl in our school.
= Lucy gadis yang paling cantik di sekolahan kami.
Tiger is the most dangerous animal in the world.
= Harimau adalah binatang yang paling berbahaya di dunia.
Berikut ini adalah beberapa kata sifat yang bentuk perbandingannya menjadi perkecualian:
Setara
|
Komparatif
|
Superlatif
|
good
bad far many / much a few / a little |
better
worse further / farther more less |
best
worst furthest / farthest most least |
A
horse is bigger than a dog.
He is shorter than his brother.
I’m busier today than I was yesterday.
I can run faster than you can.My house is smaller.
It’s the lesser of two evils.
He is shorter than his brother.
I’m busier today than I was yesterday.
I can run faster than you can.My house is smaller.
It’s the lesser of two evils.
She
is more helpful than her sister.
Mr. Gallant is more courageous than his cousin.
Craig is less practical than Kay.Celine sings more beautifully than Barbara.
Mr. Gallant is more courageous than his cousin.
Craig is less practical than Kay.Celine sings more beautifully than Barbara.
For better or worse
·
That’s
a good movie, but this one is better.
Actually, I think that one is worse.
Actually, I think that one is worse.
Use better and worse for comparisons
with good or well.
Use as . . . as to show similarity
He’s
as quick as his brother.
This chair is not as comfortable as that one.
SuperlativesThis chair is not as comfortable as that one.
Use the -est to indicate the superlative of one-syllable adjectives and adverbs as well as two-syllable adjectives ending in -y.
He’s the fastest man alive.
That’s the funniest clown I’ve ever seen.
Ben works the hardest of them all.
Use the best or the
worst as the superlative of good
or well.That’s the funniest clown I’ve ever seen.
Ben works the hardest of them all.
This is the best deal I can offer you.
That was the best time I’ve ever had.
It was the worst dinner I’ve ever cooked.
I like this one (the) best.
Use the most + adjective/adverb to indicate the superlative of longer
adjectives and adverbs.That was the best time I’ve ever had.
It was the worst dinner I’ve ever cooked.
I like this one (the) best.
He’s the most wonderful man I’ve met.
That was the most difficult exam I’ve ever taken.
Chris sings the most beautifully of them all.
That was the most difficult exam I’ve ever taken.
Chris sings the most beautifully of them all.
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