LESSON
5
Degree of Comparison
Tingkat Perbandingan
Apakah degree of
comparison itu?
Degree of comparison
– tingkat
perbandingan, membandingkan dua hal atau benda. Untuk membandingkan dua hal atau benda, kita biasanya
menggunakan kata sifat (adjective), dan kata keterangan sikap (adverb of
manner).
Expression and Sentence
Positive Degree:
Tingkat Biasa
My
friend is as tall as me.
My
house is as big as your house.
Benn’s
car is as fast as Bob’s car.
Susan
is as beautiful as her mother.
Bob
is as intelligent as his father.
Comparative Degree:
Tingkat Lebih
Santi
is older than her sister.
Children
are happier than adults.
Iron
is heavier than wood.
Computer
is more expensive than typewriter.
The
new management is more interesting than the old one.
Knowledge
is more important than money.
Superlative Degree:
Alinda is the smartest
student in our class.
Is Kalimantan the
largest island in Indonesia?
Can you apply the
simplest method for our program?
He is the most
intelligent man among them.
Is Bali the most
interesting tourism destination in Indonesia?
This is the most difficult
job I have ever done?