THE DEGREES OF COMPARISON

The degrees of comparison (tingkat perbandingan) berjumlah tiga tingkat, yaitu :

1. The positive degree (tingkat biasa)

2. The comparative (tingkat lebih/perbandingan)

3. The superlative (tingkat paling)

  1. The positive degree is the most basic form of the adjective, positive because it does not relate to any superior or inferior qualities of other things in speech.
  2. The comparative degree denotes a greater amount of a quality relative to something else. The phrase “Anna is taller than her father” means that Anna's degree of tallness is greater than her father's degree of tallness.
  3. The superlative degree denotes the most, the largest, etc., by which it differs from other things.

Positive Degree

…as + adjective + as …

Example :

1. Ani is as beautiful as her sister.
2. This box is as heavy as that box.
3. The first test is as easy as the second test.

Comparative

… adjective + -r / -er +than…

…More + adjective + than …

Example :

1. The new principle is wiser than the previous one.
2. She works quicker today than yesterday.
3. The music concert in the open air is more interesting for people in a rural area.

Superlative

…The + adjective +-est …

…The Most + adjective …

Example :

1. She is the best actress in the film festival this year.
2. What is the latest news of the war?
3. Michael Jackson is the most famous singer in the world.

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