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- Tegar Putra Dermawan
 DEGREE OF
COMPARISON
(TINGKATAN
PERBANDINGAN)
THREE KINDS OF DEGREE COMPARISON

• POSITIVE DEGREE
• COMPARATIVE DEGREE
• SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
POSITIVE DEGREE
(TINGKATAN SAMA)
 DEFINITION : IS USED TO COMPARE TWO THINKS THAT ARE EQUAL. POLA
YANG DIGUNAKAN UNTUK MEMBANDINGKAN 2 BENDA YANG MEMILIKI
KUALITAS SAMA.

 POLA :
S + TO BE + AS + ADJECTIVE + AS
S + VERB + AS + ADVERB + AS

 EG. YANA IS AS CLEVER AS ADRIAN

DENA SPEAKS AS LOUDLY AS HIS FATHER
COMPARATIVE DEGREE
(TINGKATAN LEBIH)
 DEFINITION : IS USED TO COMPARE TWO THINGS THAT ARE NOT EQUAL.
 COMPARATIVE DEGREE IS USED TO STATE THAT THE CONDITION OF AN
OBJECT OR PERSON IS MORE THAN ANOTHER.

 A PATTERN USED TO COMPARE 2 OBJECTS, WHERE ONE OBJECT HAS MORE

QUALITY THAN ANOTHER.

The Pattern for 1 syllable
S + to be + adj + er + than
S + verb + adv + er + than
1. Today is hotter than
yesterday
2. Bill runs faster than Bob
3. This exercise is easier
than the last one
4. Andi works harder than
his brother
The Pattern for more than 2
syllables
S + to be + more + adj + than
S + verb + more + adv + than
1. This red dress is more
comfortable than the white
2. He speaks Spanish more
fluently than I
3. This year’s exhibit is more
impressive than the last
year’s
4. He visits his family more
frequently than she does
SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
(TINGKATAN PALING)

• DEFINITION → IS USED TO COMPARE ONE THING WITH TWO OR MORE OTHER

THINGS.

• SUPERLATIVE DEGREE IS USED TO STATE THAT AN OBJECT OR PERSON

(SINGULAR) IS THE MOST OR MOST… COMPARED TO OTHERS (PLURAL)

• A PATTERN USED TO COMPARE THREE OR MORE OBJECTS, WHERE ONE OBJECT

HAS THE MOST QUALITY AMONG OTHER OBJECTS.
The pattern for 1 syllable The pattern for more than
two syllables
S + to be + the + adj + est S + to be + the most + adj
S + verb + the + adv + est S + verb + the most + adv
1. John is the tallest boy 1. That was the most
in the family boring film I have ever
2. He works the hardest seen
employee of all the 2. Sally dances the most
employee in this office. gracefully of all the
participant
1. Adjectives ending in the letter -e are changed to comparative by adding -r. If
changed to live just add
Comparative Examples:
 Brave : berani  braver : lebih berani
 Large : luas  larger : lebih luas
Superlative Examples:
 Brave : berani  bravest : paling berani
 Large : luas  largest : paling luas

2. Adjectives consisting of one syllable and ending with a capital letter

can be changed to a comparative by adding -er. If changed to
superlative, just add -est.
Comparative Examples:
 Hard : keras  harder : lebih keras
 High : tinggi  higher : lebih tinggi
Superlative Examples:
 Hard : keras  hardest : paling keras
 High : tinggi  highest : paling tinggi
3. Adjectives ending in a capital letter after a vowel sound can be changed to a
comparative by doubling the consonants & then adding -er. If changed to
superlative, just add -est
Comparative Examples :
Big : besar  bigger : lebih besar
Fat : gemuk  fatter : lebih gemuk
Superlative Examples :
Big : besar  biggest : paling besar
Fat : gemuk  fattest : paling gemuk

4. Adjectives ending in the letter -y after the capital letter can be changed
to comparative by replacing the letter -y with the letter -I then adding
-er. If changed to superlative, just add -est
Comparative Examples :
 Crazy : gila  crazier : lebih gila
 Easy : mudah  easier : lebih mudah
Superlative Examples :
 Crazy : gila  craziest : paling gila
 Easy : mudah  easiest : paling mudah
5. Adjectives ending in the letters -r, -er, -le, -ow can be changed to
comparative by adding -er. If changed to superlative, just add -est
Comparative Examples :
 Clever : pandai  cleverer : lebih pandai
 Shallow : dangkal  shallower : lebih dangkal
Superlative Examples :
 Clever : pandai  cleverest : paling pandai
 Near : dekat  nearest : paling dekat

6. An adjective consisting of three or more syllables can be changed to

a comparative by adding more. If you change it to superlative, you just
need to add MOST
Comparative Examples :
 Beautiful : cantik  more beautiful : lebih cantik
 Delicious : enak  more delicious : lebih enak
Superlative Examples :
Beautiful : cantik  most beautiful : paling cantik
 Delicious : enak  most delicious : paling enak
7. Some adjectives are changed to comparatives with an irregular pattern.
Likewise for superlatives.
Comparative Examples :
 Good : bagus  better : lebih bagus
 Little : sedikit  less : lebih sedikit
 Much : banyak  more : lebih banyak
Superlative Examples :
Good : bagus  best : paling bagus
 Little : sedikit  least : paling sedikit
 Much : banyak  most : paling banyak
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
Exercise Example :

RIO          : WHICH IS MORE INTERESTING. THE SAFARI PARK OR RAGUNAN ZOO?

DAUD    : I THINK RAGUNAN ZOO IS …… AS THE SAFARI PARK. BOTH OF THEM HAVE
MANY GOOD THINGS TO SEE.
A.  MORE INTERESTING
B.  LESS INTERESTING
C.  THE MOST INTERESTING
D.  AS INTERESTING
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