DEGREES OF

COMPARISON
Raihan A
X RPL 1
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  Adjective: Kata sifat yang
menjelaskan benda
DEGREES OF
COMPARISON
 Adverb : Kata keterangan
yang menjelaskan kata kerja
 The three
degrees of A. The positive degree
comparison B. The comparative degree

of modifiers C. The superlative degree

are:
The same idea can also be
conveyed in another way;

- My house is as high as his

- My house is the same height
as his
- His father is as old as mine Subject + verb + the same + (noun) + as +

- His father is the same age as {noun}

mine
Pronoun
Examples of the same as and different from;

 These trees are the same as those

 He speaks the same language as she
 Her address is the same as Rita’s
 Their teacher is different from ours
 My typewriter types the same as yours
 She takes the same courses as her husband
2. Comparative Degree
(lebih…daripada…)

 Unequal comparison: this type

of comparative implies that the
entities are comparable in a
greater or lesser degree
 NOTE: The –er suffix means S + verb + {adjective + er} +
exactly the same as more. than + {noun}
Therefore, they can {adverb + er*}
NEVER be used together. It is {pronoun}
NOT CORRECT to say: {more + adjective / adverb}
more prettier, more {less + adjective / adverb}
faster, more better
 Words of one syllable get er and est
 Words of two syllables, ending in;
 -le {simple ~ simpler ~ simplest}
 -ow {narrow ~ narrower ~ narrowest}
 -er {clever ~ cleverer ~ cleverest}
 -y {happy ~ happier ~ happiest}
 -some {handsome ~ handsomer ~ handsomest}
GET er and est
 Words of three syllables, get;
 MORE ; MOST
- dangerous ~ more dangerous ~ most dangerous
- beautiful ~ more beautiful ~ most beautiful
Doubled comparatives:

 the + comparative + subject + verb + the + comparative + subject +

verb
- The hotter it is, the more miserable I feel
- The bigger they are, the harder they fall
- The sooner you take the medicine, the better you will feel

 the more + subject + verb + the + comparative + subject + verb

- The more diligently you study, the smarter you will become
- The more he slept, the more irritable he became
3. Superlative Degree
(Paling…)

 In the superlative degree, three or more entities

are compared, one of which is superior of inferior
to the others. The following rule applies;
NOTE:

 Adverbs usually are not followed by – er or – est.

instead, they are compared by adding more or
less for the comparative degree, and by adding
most or least to form the superlative