DEGREES OF COMPARISON

DEGREES OF COMPARISON

What is degrees of Comparison?

            Degrees of Comparison is a kind of a comparison used to compare something with another thing or with the others using adjective to compare.

There are three kinds of Degrees of Comparison:

1.      Positive Degree

It is a comparison to compare one thing with another in the same level.

Rules:

a.       There is no additional type of its adjective.

NO	ADJECTIVE	FORM OF POSITIVE DEGREE
1	Tall	Tall
2	Smart	Smart
3	Slim	Slim
4	Heavy	Heavy
5	Beautiful	Beautiful

b.      Don’t forget to put “as” before and after adjective.

NO	ADJECTIVE	FORM OF POSITIVE DEGREE
1	Tall	As tall as
2	Smart	As smart as
3	Slim	As slim as
4	Heavy	As heavy as
5	Beautiful	As beautiful as

Example:

1.      Rina itu sama cantiknya dengan teman sekelasku, Rani.

Rina is as beautiful as my classmate, Rani.

2.      Tuan Brown bisa berlari sama cepatnya dengan dosen saya, Mr. Black.

Mr. Brown can run as fast as my lecturer, Mr. Black.

3.      Dinda itu sama cerdasnya dengan Britney.

Dinda is as smart as Britney.

2.      Comparative Degree

It is to compare one thing with another thing in the different level.

Rules:

a.       If it is 1 or 2 syllables, adjective + er. Put “than” after adjective itself.

NO	ADJECTIVE	FORM OF COMPARATIVE
1	Big + er	Bigger than
2	Slim + er	Slimmer than
3	Short + er	Shorter than
4	Heavy + er	Heavier than
5	Lazy + er	Lazier than
6	Crazy + er	Crazier than

Examples:

1.      Candi Borobudur itu lebih besar daripada candi Prambanan.

Borobudur temple is bigger than Prambanan temple.

2.      Tuan Kent itu lebih pendek daripada tuan Gowell.

Mr. Kenedy is shorter than Mr. Gowell.

3.      Guru bahasa Inggris kami lebih langsing daripada istrinya, Nyonya There.

My English teacher is slimmer than his wife, Mrs. There.

b.      If it is 3 or more syllables, adjective doesn’t change. We put “more” before adjective itself than add “than” after the adjective.

NO	ADJECTIVE	FORM OF COMPARATIVE
1	Difficult	More difficult than
2	Diligent	More diligent than
3	Expensive	More expensive than
4	Inteligent	More inteligent than
5	Possible	More possible than
6	Impossible	More impossible than

Examples:

1.      Hanny itu lebih cantik daripada Hanna.

Hanny is more beautiful than Hanna.

2.      Mobil pak Handy lebih mahal harganya daripada mobilnya pak Halim.

Mr. Handy’s car is more expensive than Mr. Halim’s car.

3.      Misi Patrick lebih sulit dikerjakan daripada misi Rudy.

Patrick mission is more difficult to be done than Rudy’s mission.

3.      Superlative Degree

It is a kind of comparison to compare one thing with other things (more than one thing)

Rules:

a.       If it is one or two syllables, adjective + est. Put “the” before its adjective.

Don’t put “than” after its adjective!

NO	ADJECTIVE	FORM OF SUPERLATIVE
1	Tall	The tallest
2	Big	The biggest
3	Small	The smallest
4	Heavy	The heaviest
5	Lazy	The laziest

Examples:

1.      Yova adalah anak yang paling cerdas di kelasnya.

Yova is the smartest student in her class.

2.      Kotak ini paling berat di antara kotak-kotak yang lainnya.

This box is the heaviest among others.

3.      Ibuku adalah orang yang paling tinggi dikampungnya.

My mother is the tallest woman in her village.

b.      If it is three or more syllables, just put “the” and “most” before its adjective.

Don’t put “than” after adjective!

NO	ADJECTIVE	FORM OF SUPERLATIVE
1	Difficult	The most difficult
2	Diligent	The most diligent
3	Inteligent	The most inteligent
4	Expensive	The most expensive
5	Beautiful	The most beautiful
6	Possible	The most possible

Examples:

1.      Ini merupakan mobil yang paling mahal di dunia.

It is the most expensive car in the world.

2.      Valencia adalah siswa yang paling cantik di sekolah kami.

Valencia is the most beautiful girl at our school.

3.      Ella adalah anak yang paling rajin di dalam keluarga kami.

Ella is the most diligent person in our family.

NOTE:

There is an exception for irregular adjective form.

Look at this table carefully:

NO	POSITIVE DEGREE	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
1	Good	Better than	The best
2	Bad	Worse than	The worst
3	Little	Less than	The least
4	Old	Older than Elder than	The oldest The eldest
5	Far	Further than Farther than	The furthest The farthest
6	Many	More than	The most

Examples:

1.      Dialah yang terbaik.

He is the best.

2.      Ayahku lebih tua daripada ayahmu.

My father is elder than your parent.

3.      Candi tertua di Indonesia adalah kerajaan Kuta.

The oldest kingdom in Indonesia is Kutai.

4.      Untuk informasi lebih lanjut, calon pengurus OSIS harap menghubungi ketuanya.

For further information, the chairperson candidates must confirm it to its leader.

EXERCISES:

A.    Complete the following sentences using degrees of comparison.

1.      It is . . . . . . . . . . . . . than another one. (heavy)

2.      Our president can announce the increasing of gas price  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . than we think. (fast)

3.      Mrs. Henny dances . . . . . . . . . . . . than her student, Albert. (good)

4.      Those bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  as mine. (beautiful)

5.      The doctor’s son is the . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pupil at his school. (smart)

6.      The actor is . . . . . . . . . . . .  of all actors. (good)

7.      The price of this car is more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . another one. (expensive)

8.      One of Saint Albert teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . than me. (confident)

9.      The dancing performance of your school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mine. (attractive)

10.  The condition of this room is as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the school library. (tidy)

B.     Translate all sentences below into English using “Degrees of Comparison” pattern!

1.      Anita tidak sama cantiknya dengan Anna.

2.      Dia lebih rendah daripada ayahnya.

3.      Orang itu sama tingginya dengan orang yang ada di rumah saya.

4.      Ayah dan ibuku lebih rajin daripada kakek dan nenekku.

5.      Mobil yang berwarna merah itu lebih mewah daripada mobil yang berwarna putih itu.

6.      Gedung ini adalah yang paling tinggi di antara gedung-gedung yang lainnya.

7.      Ibuku lebih langsing daripada kakakku yang perempuan.

8.      Anak perempuanku adalah siswa suatu sekolah yang terpintar.

9.      Acara televisi hari ini lebih bagus daripada acara yang tadi malam.

10.  Harga bahan bakar di Indonesia lebih tinggi daripada harga bahan bakar di luar negeri.