Degree of Comparison

Degree of Comparison
Definisi dari Comparison adalah perbandingan. Comparison digunakan dengan kata sifat (Adjective) atau
kata keterangan (Adverb).
Comparison dibagi menjadi 3 yaitu :
1. Positive Degree (se... setara/sama...)
2. Comparative Degree ( lebih...dari...)
3. Superlative Degree (ter.../paling...)
Dibawah ini penjelasan , rumus dan contoh kalimatnya.
1. Positive Degree
Positive Degree yaitu bentuk kalimat yang digunakan untuk membandingkan antara 2 hal yang sifatnya
setara. Apabila hal yang dibandingkan itu tidak setara , maka dalam possitive degree dinyatakan dalam
kalimat negatve.
Pola kalimat:
(+/?) as Adjective/Adverb as + S + (Auxiliary)
(-) not + as Adjective/Adverb as + S + (Auxiliary) atau
(-) not + so Adjective/Adverb as + S + (Auxiliary)
Contoh kalimat :
 Mother works as hard as father (Ibu bekerja sekeras ayah)
 You are as tall as your father ( Kamu setinggi ayahmu)
 Rio is as smart as his brother. ( Rio sepintar kakaknya )
 I can run as fast as flash ( Aku bisa berlari secepat kilat )
 I will handle this problem as carefully as possible. ( Aku akan menangani masalah ini sehati-hati
mungkin)
 You must come as soon as possible. ( Kamu harus datang sesegera mungkin)
 Pick me as soon as possible ( Jemput aku sesegera mungkin )
 I will be as strong as you (are) ( Aku akan menjadi sekuat dirimu ). Primary auxiliary (are) didalam
kurung boleh dihilangkan.
 Jono speaks as loud as I (did) yesterday (Jono berbicara sekeras aku kemarin)
 Resti is as beautiful as her mother was. ( Resti secantik ibunya dulu) Primary auxiliary (was) tidak
boleh dihilangkan karena menyatakan tenses simple past.
 Geovani is not as kind as his sister. ( Geovani tidak sebaik kakaknya )
 Bromo is not as high as Semeru. ( Bromo tidak setinggi Semeru)
 The cow doesn't run as fast as the horse. (Sapi tidak berlari secepat kuda )
 Does he look as diligent as his father lately? (Apakah dia kelihatan serajin ayahnya akhir-akhir ini?)
 Is Irma as friendly as Armi ? ( Apakah Irma seramah Armi ? )
2. Comparative Degree
Comparative Degree adalah suatu bentuk kalimat yang digunakan untuk membandingkan 2 hal yang tidak
setara, yang satu memiliki kelebihan diantara yang lainnya.
Comparative Degree diformulasikan kedalam 3 kategori.
A. Pola Conjunction
a. S + V + Adjective/Adverb + er + than + S + V
b. S + V + more/less + than + than + S + V
c. S + V + more/less + than + S + V
Contoh kalimat :
 He is more clever than I (am) ( Dia lebih pintar daripada saya )
 Lea is kind than her sibling. ( Lia lebih baik daripada saudara kandungnya )
 An elephant is bigger than a horse. ( Gajah lebih besar daripada kuda )
 My house is smaller than your house. ( Rumahku lebih kecil daripada rumahmu)
 Your friends are more than mine. (Teman-temanmu lebih banyak daripada teman-temanku)
 Be more careful . ( Lebih berhati-hatilah )
 Cheetah runs more quickly than Leopard ( Cetah berlari lebih kencang daripada macan tutul )
 Rony worked faster than anyone else ( Rony bekerja lebih cepat daripada yang lain )
 These shoes look more fashionable than those ones. ( Sepatu ini kelihatan lebih modern daripada yang
lain )
 Keanu ate more slowly than his friend . ( Keanu makan lebih lambat daripada temannya )
 Diana has answered better than I. ( Diana sudah menjawab lebih baik daripada saya )
 This soup tastes saltier than this salad. ( Soup ini terasa lebih asin daripada salad ini )
 Aura Kasih is more interesting than Luna Maya ( Aura Kasih lebih menarik daripada Luna Maya )
 Budi studies more diligently than before. ( Budi belajar lebih rajin daripada sebelumnya )
B. Double Comparative
Doble Comparative dibagi mejadi 2 yaitu :
1. General ( Semakin.......semakin.....) Pola kalimatnya adalah: The Comparative (Adj/Adv-er), The
Comparative(Adj/Adv-er) , maknanya mengacu pada kalimat sebelumnya.
Contoh kalimat :
 The smaller, the cuter ( Semakin kecil, semakin lucu )

 The larger, the more expensive ( Semakin besar, semakin mahal )
 The richer, the stronger ( Semakin kaya, semakin kuat )
 The younger, the more creative ( Semakin muda , semakin kreatif )
 The older, the wiser ( Semakin tua semakin bijaksana )
 The darker , the colder ( Semakin gelap semakin dingin )
 When shall we leave ? The sooner, the better ( Kapan kita berangkat ? Lebih cepat lebih baik )
 Be like a rice tree, the higher, the benter. (Jadilah seperti padi, semakin tinggi semakin merunduk)
The Comparative (Adj/Adv-er) + S+ V , the comparative (Adj/Adv-er) + S + V
Contoh kalimat:
 The sooner he leaves, the happier I will feel ( Semakin cepat dia pergi, saya akan merasa semakin
bahagia )
 The bigger the house is, the more expensive the price ( Semakin besar sebuah rumah, semakin mahal
harganya )
The more + S + V, the comparative (Adj/Adv-er) + S + V

Contoh kalimat :
 The more you study, the cleverer you will become
( Semakin banyak anda belajar, anda akan menjadi semakin pandai )
 The more I study, the more I am confused /the more confused I am
( Semakin banyak saya belajar, semakin bingung saya )
 The faster she walks, the sooner she can arrive home.
( Semakin cepat dia berjalan , semakin segera dia bisa tiba di rumah )
 The more expensive the seller give the price of their merchandise, the fewer he will gain the customer.
( Semakin mahal pedagang memberikan harga barang dagangannya, semakin sedikit dia akan
memperoleh pelanggan )
2. Gradual ( Semakin lama.....semakin......)

Pola kalimat yang digunakan adalah the comparative (Adj/Adv-er) and the comparative (Adj/Adv-er)
Contoh kalimat :
 Agung is taller and taller ( Agung semakin lama semakin tinggi )
 More and more people come to Pare ( Semakin lama semakin banyak orang datang ke Pare )
 David read more and more books ( David membaca buku semakin lama semakin banyak )
 My sister is smarter and smarter ( Kakakku semakin lama semakin pandai )
 The day is getting darker and darker ( Hari semakin lama semakin gelap )
C. Comparative tanpa menggunakan than
Pola kalimatnya :
a. S + V + the comparative of the two + Noun
b. Of the two + Noun + S + V + the comparative
Contoh kalimat :
 Sisca is the prettier of two nominees ( Sisca lebih cantik diantara 2 peserta )
 Julie is the more beautiful of the two twocontestant ( Julie lebih cantik diantara 2 kontestan)
 Of the two new secretaries, Rina is the more responsive ( Diantara dua sekretaris, Rina lebih sesuai )
 Of the two pens, the red one works better ( Diantara 2 bolpoin, yang merah bekerja lebih baik )
3. Superlative degree
Superlative Degree adalah perbandingan tertinggi yang sudah tidak ada perbandingannya lagi.
Pola kalimatnya yaitu :
a. S+ V + the superlative (Adj/Adv-est) atau S + V + the most (Adj/Adv-est)
Contoh kalimat :
 Nena is the most diligent in her class ( Nena adalah yang paling rajin di kelasnya )
 Paul spoke the most loudly yesterday ( Paul berbicara paling keras kemarin )
 What is the highest mount in Indonesia ? ( Gunung apa yang tertinggi di Indonesia ? )
 She made the biggest cake ever (Dia membuat kue terbesar sejak itu )*Who has done the duty the most
quickly ? ( Siapa sudah mengerjakan tugas paling cepat ? )
 Is Rico the tallest boy in your class ? ( Apakah Rio cowok tertinggi di kelasmu ? )
b. Of the superlatif (Adj/Adv-est) + plural noun, S + V
Contoh kalimat :
 All of the greatest lakes , Michigan has American borders
( Diantara semua danau terbesar, Michigan memiliki perbatasan Amerika )
 One of the biggest island in Indonesia is Borneo
( Salah satu pulau terbesar di Indonesia adalh Borneo )
 Reza is one ot the smartes students in my periode.
( Reza adalah satu diantara murid-murid di periode saya )
 Of the 3 girls , Jessica is the most beautiful
( Diantara 3 orang gadis itu , Jessica yang tercantik)
 Nuri is the most interesting of the 5 her friends
( Nuri yang paling menarik diantara 5 temannya itu )
 He is the bravest of them.
(Dia adalah yang paling berani diantara mereka)

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Dibawah ini penjelasan , rumus dan contoh kalimatnya.

Comparative Degree diformulasikan kedalam 3 kategori.

 The smaller, the cuter ( Semakin kecil, semakin lucu )

The more + S + V, the comparative (Adj/Adv-er) + S + V

2. Gradual ( Semakin lama.....semakin......)

C. Comparative tanpa menggunakan than

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