COMPARATIVE DEGREE OF QUANTITY

1. SHOWING DIFFERENCES

Follow the patterns!

fewer countable noun than

more countable or uncountable than

less uncountable noun than

Write a sentence using fewer, more or less.

Example :

a. You have three oranges.

b. Your brother has four oranges.

The answer :

You have fewer oranges than your brother does.

Your brother has more oranges than you do.

1. There are 100 books in the bookcase.

There are 30 books on the desk.

- There are more books in the bookcase than on the desk.

- There are fewer books on the desk than in the bookcase.

2. There are 10 candies in the jar.

There are 15 candies on the table.

- There are fewer candies in the jar than on the table.

- There are more candies on the table than in the jar.

3. This English textbook has 7 chapters.

That Indonesian textbook has 7 chapters.

 - This English textbook has as many chapters as the Indonesian textbook does.

- The Indonesian textbook has as many chapters as the English textbook does.

4. The main fuel tank contains 200 litres of petrol.

The reserve tank contains 100 litres of petrol.

- The main fuel tank contains more litres of petrol than the reserve tank does.

- The main fuel tank contains more petrol than the reserve tank does.

- The reserve fuel tank contains fewer litres of petrol than the main fuel tank does.

- The reserve fuel tank contains less petrol than the main tank does.

5. The travel guidebook contains a lot of information.

The travel brochure contains a little information.

- The travel guidebook contains more information than the travel brochure does.

- The travel brochure contains less information than the travel guidebook does.

6. February has 28 days.

March has 31 days.

- February has fewer days than March does.

- March has more days than February does.

7. Mrs. Indra had Rp 100,000,00 in her wallet yesterday.

Mrs. Chandra had Rp 75,000,00 in her wallet yesterday.

- Mrs. Indra had more money in her wallet than Mrs. Chandra did yesterday.

- Mrs. Chandra had less money in her wallet than Mrs. Indra did yesterday.

8. Mrs. Shanti has bought ten kilograms of sugar.

My aunts have bought 20 kilograms of sugar.

- Mrs. Shanti has bought fewer kilograms of sugar than My aunts have done.

- My aunts have bought more kilograms of sugar than Mrs. Shanti has done.

- Mrs. Shanti has bought less sugar than my aunts have done.

- My aunts have bought more sugar than Mrs. Shanti has done.
9. Monica ought to read 5 books a week.

I ought to read 7 books a week.

- Monica ought to read fewer books than I ought to do.

- I ought to read more books than Monica ought to do.

10. Does your mother buy three bottles of ketchup?

Does your father buy two bottles of ketchup?

- Does your mother buy more bottles of ketchup than your father does?

- Does your father buy fewer bottles of ketchup than your mother does?

- Does your mother buy more ketchup than your father does?

- Does your father buy less ketchup than your mother does?

11. Will you join two games?

Will Boy join three games?

- Will you join fewer games than Boy will do?

- Will Boy join more games than you will do?

12. Did she have Rp 200,000,00 ?

Did he have Rp 300,000,00?

- Did she have less money than he did?

- Did he have more money than she did?

13. I got 15 parcels during the lebaran days.

She got 20 parcels during the lebaran days.

-I got fewer parcels than she did during the lebaran days.

- She got more parcels than I did during the lebaran days.

14. I’ve participated in 3 competitions.

My brother has participated in two competitions.

- I’ve participated in more competitions than My brother has done.

- My brother has participated in fewer competitions than I have done.

 15. Betty can speak four languages.

Sonny can speak five languages.

- Betty can speak fewer languages than Sonny can do.

- Sonny can speak more languages than Betty can do.

B. SHOWING SIMILARITIES

Follow the following patterns

As many countable noun as

As much uncountable noun as

Write a sentence using as many or much … as …

Example : I have 15 novels.

She has 15 novels.

Example : I have as many novels as she does.

Or She has as many novels as I do.

1. I bought three kilograms of grape.

She bought five kilograms of grape.

- I bought less grape than she did.

- She bought more grape than I did.

2. Donny drinks three litres of water a day.

Derry drinks three litres of water a day.

- Donny drinks as much water as Derry does.

- Derry drinks as much water as Donny does.

3. My mother got Rp 6,000,000,00 rupiah.

I got Rp 6,000,000,00 rupiah.

 - My mother got as much money as I did.

- I got as much money as my mother did.

4. I drank 3 glasses of lemonade yesterday.

She drank 3 glasses of lemonade yesterday.

I drank as many glasses of lemonade as she did yesterday.

She drank as many glasses of lemonade as I did yesterday.

5. Betty got 7 in English.

Adilla got 7 in English.

Betty got as much school grade as Adilla did.

Adilla got as much score as Betty did.

II. Complete the following sentences with the correct auxiliary verbs.

1. I don’t have as many books as she does .

2. Monica may borrow more books from the library as I may do

3. Jessica dares to buy fewer novels than her brother does

She dares buy fewer novels than her brother dares do.

4. Andri will buy more flowers than his friends will do

5. Betty had got fewer novels from the library than her brothers had done

6. I had more experiences than my sister did

7. Gerry will be having as many lessons as his friends will be doing

8. She has got as many letters as I have done

9. I did more work than she did

10. Betty needs to buy less sugar for the cake than her sister does

I need buy a new TOEIC book as many as

She needs do.

11. Jasmine found more people n the hall than her friends did

12. My father met more people in the party than I did

 13. I know fewer information than she does

14. Donny keeps less money than I do

15. Betty fell in love with fewer boys than her sister did

III. Examine the following diagram then create as many as possible sentences showing degree
comparison of quantity.

The blue colour shows number of students who love English.(60%)

The red colour shows number of students who love biology.(40%)

The purple colour shows number of students who love chemistry.(20%)

The green colour shows number of students who love physics.(20%)

Example : There are more students who love biology than chemistry.