DEGREE OF COMPARISON

1.REGULAR COMPARISON
1.1.POSITIVE DEGREE
S + TO BE + AS +ADJECTIVE + AS + NOUN

EXAMPLE : Irma is 175 cm tall.Aldi is 175 cm tall.

= Irma is as tall as Aldi

1.2.COMPARATIVE DEGREE
S + TOBE + ADJECTIVE +R/ER +THAN + NOUN
S + TOBE +MORE +ADJECTIVE + THAN + NOUN

EXAMPLE : Berliana is 170 cm.Revan is 175 cm

= Berliana is shorter than revan
= Revan is taller than berliana.
 English test is more difficult than Geography test
 Syarief is more diligent than his cousin
 A colour tv is more expensive than a vcd player

1.3.SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
S + TOBE + THE + ADJECTIVE + ST/EST
S + TOBE + THE +MOST + ADJECTIVE

EXAMPLE : Whales are the biggest mammals

 Azmi is the tallest student in my class
 Citra is the youngest student in my class
 Karina is the most beautiful student in my class
 Borobudur is the most famous temple in Indonesia

NOTES ON EXCEPTION :

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

 Shallow Shallower The shallowest
Narrow Narrower The narrowest
Clever Cleverer The cleverest
Bitter Bitterer The bitterest
Lazy Lazier The laziest
Pretty Prettier The prettiest
Simple Simpler The simplest
Handsome Handsome The handsomest

EXERCISE : MAKE DEGREE OF COMPARISON BASED ON THE TABLE.

Name Age Height Weight

Intan 12 I70 30
Hasany 10 175 40
Imelda 13 165 35
Monica 12 170 35
Adjective Old - Tall - Thin -
young Short Fat

1.INTAN IS AS OLD AS MONICA

INTAN IS AS YOUNG AS MONIC
INTAN IS OLDER THAN

MAKE DEGREE OF COMPARISON BASED ON THESE SENTENCES :

1.Arnys’s Novel has 700 pages

Kuni’s novel has 750 pages
Ulin’s novel has 700 pages
Ashit’s novel has 800 pages

2.My aunt is 50 kg. My mother is 55 kg. My grandmother is 50 kg. My cousin is

60 kg
3.Diana’s pencil is 5.000. Mumtaz’s pencil is 4000. Thoriq’s pencil is 5500.
Ana’s pencil is 4000