Degree Of Comparison

Degree of comparison digunakan untuk menujukkan derajat atau tingkat perbandingan manakala kita membandingkan sesuatu : ‘sama’, ‘lebih’ atau ‘paling’.

Ada tiga tingkat perbandingan :

1. Positive degree ( tingkat perbandingan ‘sama’ ).

2. Comparative degree ( tingkat perbandingan ‘lebih’ ).

3. Superlative degree ( tingkat perbandingan ‘paling’ ).

Example :

1. Possitive degree à As ………. As

( adjective / adverb )

Contoh : Tina is as tall as ani.

2. Comparative degree à menggunakan …… + …… + –er than

( adjective / adverb )

or more + … + than

Contoh :

Ø He is older than I am.

Ø That brown chair is more comfortable than this one.

3. Superlative degree à menggunakan the … - est atau the most …

Contoh :

Yesterday was the hottest day of the year.

That was the most boring film I’ve ever seen.