Degree of Comparison

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Anak-anakku yang baik, (dan yang tidak terlalu baik),

ini lho Bu Ros bikinkan catetan untuk Comparative. Ada test-nya di bawah. Kerjain, yaaaaa.... Luph yu <3>

Degree of Comparison

There are three kinds of comparison:

1.  Positive degree
2.  Comparative degree
3.  Superlative degree

Positive Degree → is used o compare two thinks that are equal.

The pattern

                                S + to be + as + adj + as         or      S + verb + as + adv + 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

Comparative Degree → is used to compare two things that are not equal.

The Pattern for 1 syllable

                                S + to be + adj + er + than     or       S + verb + adv + er + than

Examples

·         Today is hotter than yesterday

·         This exercise is easier than the last one

The pattern for more than two syllables

                                S + to be + more + adj + than      or     S + verb + more + adv + than

Examples

·         This red dress is more comfortable than the white

·         He speaks Spanish more fluently than I

Superlative Degree→ is used to compare one thing with two or more other things.

The pattern for 1 syllable

                S + to be + the + adj + est       or      S + verb + the + adv + est

Examples

·         John is the tallest boy in the family

·         He works the hardest of all the employee in this office.

The pattern for more than two syllables

                                S + to be + the most + adj       or      S + verb + the most + adv

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 Far Good Well Little much/many	Worse Farther Further Better Better Less more	The worst The Farthest The Furthest The best the best The least The most

Exercises

1.       Harry is taking an English course now. He can speak English ________________ than before.

2.        He is actually 35 years old, but he looks _______________. He is like a 20 years old man.

3.        As parts of English lesson, language function is ______________than grammar focus.

4.       As we know, a dove is _______________than any other birds.

5.        For most Indonesian, eating rice is _______________than eating bread.

6.        Mr. Anwar is really a good teacher. He is _______________ than any other teachers.

7.       Husni often comes late to school. He wishes he lived ______________to school.

8.       Knowing that there are many students coming late, the teacher warns them to come ____________.

9.       The shoes are too small for me. I need a ____________one.

10.   I was surprised that the total of the bill is _____________than we predict before.

Write a sentence comparing one thing with another.

 For example:  

Compare two rooms in your house:     My bathroom is smaller than my living room.

1. Compare two people in your class:  __________________________________________________

2. Compare two films that you have seen:  ______________________________________________

3. Compare two Asian countries:  ______________________________________________________

4. Compare two types of transport: ____________________________________________________

5. Compare two novels that you have read:  _____________________________________________

6. Compare two places near to where you live:  __________________________________________

7. Compare two famous people from history:  ___________________________________________

8. Compare two capital cities:  _______________________________________________________

9. Compare two occupations: ________________________________________________________

10. Compare two days of the week:  ___________________________________________________

Here’s a list of verb / adverb you might use:

Angry	Exciting	Busy	Competent
Diligent	Quiet	Small	Smart
Nice	Tall	Short	Wide
Poor	Crowded	Sad	Large
Rich	Interesting	Happy	Educated
Tiring	Sleepy	Lazy	Scary
Fun	Thick	Strong	Slow
Boring	Thin	Weak	Quick