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I. Comparative Degree (more / - er ) Comparative Degree is used to:

COMPARATIVE DEGREE. I. Comparative Degree (more / - er ) 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: Subject + to be + comp. degree + than + pronoun I + to be

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I. Comparative Degree (more / - er ) Comparative Degree is used to:

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  1. COMPARATIVE DEGREE • I. Comparative Degree (more / -er) • 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: • Subject + to be + comp. degree + than + pronoun I + to be • Subject + to be + comp. degree + than + noun • For example: • Kamu lebih tinggi dari dia • You are taller than him • Pesawatlebihcepatdarikapal • plain is faster than ship

  2. EQUAL COMPARISON • Formula: • Subject + to be + as + adjective + as+ pronoun I + to be • Subject + to be + as + adjective + as + noun • For example: • - Tulisan saya sebagus dia • My writing is as good as he is • - Kamu secantik dia • You are as beautiful as her

  3. Negative Comparison • 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

  4. REGULAR • 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

  5. 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 laziest • clever cleverer cleverest • able abler ablest • careful carefuler carefulest • handsome handsomer handsomest • 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

  6. II. IRREGULAR Comp. degree Sup. degree many more most much more most good better best well better best bad worse worst old older oldest far farther farthest little less least late later latest (time) late latter last (sequence)

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