COMPARATIVE DEGREE
I. Comparative Degree
Comparative Degree is used to:
1. comparing singular noun with the other singular noun
2. comparing one group of noun with the other group of noun
Formula:
a. Subject + to be + comp. degree + than + pronoun I + to be
b. Subject + to be + comp. degree + than + noun
For example:
- Kamu lebih tinggi dari dia
You are taller than him
-
Jono tiba lebih lambat dari Bambang
Jono arrived later than Bambang
EQUAL COMPARISON
Formula:
a. Subject + to be + comp. degree + than + pronoun I + to be
b. Subject + to be + comp. degree + than + noun
For example:
- Tulisan saya sebagus dia
My writing is as good as he is
-
Kamu secantik dia
You are as beautiful as her
Negative Comparison
I. To denote “kurang dari”
Formula:
“Subject/Sentence + to be + less + adjective + than + noun/Sentence”
For example:
Wacthing badminton is less interesting than watching football
menonton badminton kurang menarik daripada menonton
sepakbola.
II. Inequality Comparison (tidak se...)
“Subject + to be + not + so + adjective + as + noun”
For example:
- Pagi ini tidak sedingin pagi kemarin
This morning isn’t so cold as yesterday morning
I. REGULAR
1. Adjective with one syllable is showed by “-er and -est”
ex:
Comp. Degree
Sup. Degree
Short
shorter
shortest
Black
blacker
blackest
Attention!
Consonant must be doubled if preceded by single vowel
ex: Fat
fatter
fattest
Thin
thinner
thinnest
2. Adjective with two syllable is also showed by “-er and -est” if :
a. Stress is in the second syllable
Comp. Degree
Sup. degree
Polite
politer
politest
Profound
profounder
profoundest
b. ended by “y, er, le, ow, some, full ”
lazy
lazier
clever
cleverer
able
abler
careful
carefuler
handsome
handsomer
laziest
cleverest
ablest
carefulest
handsomest
3. Other than the rule above, it uses “more and most”
beautiful
more beautiful
most beautiful
diligent
more diligent
most diligent
famous
more famous
most famous
II. IRREGULAR
many
much
good
well
bad
old
far
little
late
late
Comp. degree Sup. degree
more
most
more
most
better
best
better
best
worse
worst
older
oldest
farther
farthest
less
least
later
latest (time)
latter
last
(sequence)