There are three Degrees of Comparison in English.
They are:
1. Positive degree.
2. Comparative degree.
3. Superlative degree.
Let us see all of them one by one.
1.Positive degree.
When we speak about only one person or thing,We use the Positive degree.
Examples:
• This house is big.
In this sentence only one noun “The house” is talked about.
• He is a tall student.
• This flower is beautiful.
• He is an intelligent boy.
Each sentence mentioned above talks about only one noun.
The second one in the Degrees of Comparison is...
2.Comparative degree.
When we compare two persons or two things with each other,
We use both the Positive degree and Comparative degree.
Examples:
a. This house is bigger than that one. (Comparative degree)
This house is not as big as that one. (Positive degree)
The term “bigger” is comparative version of the term “big”.
Both these sentences convey the same meaning.
When we compare two persons or two things with each other,
We use both the Positive degree and Comparative degree.
Examples:
a. This house is bigger than that one. (Comparative degree)
This house is not as big as that one. (Positive degree)
The term “bigger” is comparative version of the term “big”.
Both these sentences convey the same meaning.
b. This flower is more beautiful than that. (Comparative)
This flower is not as beautiful as that. (Positive)
The term “more beautiful” is comparative version of the term “beautiful”.
Both these sentences convey the same meaning.
This flower is not as beautiful as that. (Positive)
The term “more beautiful” is comparative version of the term “beautiful”.
Both these sentences convey the same meaning.
c. He is more intelligent than this boy. (Comparative)
He is not as intelligent as this boy. (Positive)
He is not as intelligent as this boy. (Positive)
The term “more intelligent” is comparative version of the term “intelligent”.
Both these sentences convey the same meaning.
Both these sentences convey the same meaning.
d. He is taller than Mr. Hulas. (Comparative)
He is not as tall as Mr. Hulas. (Positive)
The term “taller” is comparative version of the term “tall”.He is not as tall as Mr. Hulas. (Positive)
Both these sentences convey the same meaning.
The third one in the Degrees of Comparison is...
DEGREE OF COMPARISON
There is three ways in forming Degree of Comparison ( ada
tiga cara dalam pembentukan Tingkatan Perbandingan)
1. Untuk kata Sifat Yang Terdiri satu dan Dua Suku Kata (
syllable and disyllable )
- apabila kita
ingin menyatakan bentuk LEBIH ( COMPARATIVE DEGREE ) tinggal Tambahkan ”ER”
saja dari bentuk Biasanya (Positive DEGREE)
-
apabila kita ingin menyatakan Bentuk PALING (SUPERLATIVE DEGREE)
Tambahkan
kata “the” di depannya dan “EST” dibelakangnya
|
Positive
Degree Biasa
|
Comparative
Degree Lebih
|
Superlative
Degree Paling
|
Meaning
Arti
|
|
Young
|
Younger
|
The
youngest
|
Muda
|
|
long
|
Longer
|
The
Longest
|
Panjang
|
|
Hollow
|
Hollower
|
The
Hollowest
|
Hampa
|
|
Polite
|
Politer
|
The
politest
|
Sopan
|
|
Clever
|
cleverer
|
The
Cleverest
|
Pintar
|
|
Tall
|
taller
|
The
tallest
|
Tinggi
|
|
Low
|
lower
|
the
lowest
|
Rendah
|
|
short
|
shorter
|
The
shortest
|
Pendek
|
|
soft
|
softer
|
The
softest
|
Lembut
|
|
cheap
|
cheaper
|
The
cheapest
|
Murah
|
|
sweet
|
sweeter
|
The
sweetest
|
Manis
|
|
thin
|
thinner
|
thinnest
|
Tipis
|
|
big
|
bigger
|
biggest
|
besar
|
2. Untuk Kata sifat yang Berakhiran dengan huruf “Y”
Untuk membuat tingkatan lebihnya
harus merubah huruf y menjadi ”ier”
Dan untuk membuat tingkatan palingnya tambahkan
”the” didepannya dan ”iest” dibelakangnya
|
Positive
Degree Biasa
|
Comparative
Degree Lebih
|
Superlative
Degree Paling
|
Meaning
Arti
|
|
Easy
|
Easier
|
The
Easiest
|
Mudah
|
|
Happy
|
Happier
|
The
happiest
|
Bahagia
|
|
Heavy
|
Heavier
|
The
heaviest
|
Berat
|
|
lazy
|
lazier
|
The
laziest
|
malas
|
|
ugly
|
uglier
|
The
ugliest
|
Jelek/jahat
|
|
Lucky
|
Luckier
|
The
Luckiest
|
beruntung
|
|
pretty
|
prettier
|
The prettiest
|
cantik
|
|
tidy
|
tidier
|
The
tidiest
|
rapi
|
|
|
|
|
|
3. Untuk kata sifat yang lebih dari dua suku, kata two syllable adjectives
ending in -ed, -ing, -ful, or -less
Untuk membuat kalimat tingkatannya lebihnya
tamabah kan kata ”more” didepannya
Dan untuk membuat tingkatan
Palingnya tambahkan Kata ”The Most” didepannya
|
Positive
Degree Biasa
|
Comparative
Degree Lebih
|
Superlative
Degree Paling
|
Meaning
Arti
|
|
Beautiful
|
More
Beautiful
|
The
most Beautiful
|
Cantik
|
|
important
|
More
important
|
The
most important
|
Penting
|
|
Difficult
|
More
difficult
|
The
most difficult
|
Sulit
|
|
Diligent
|
More
diligent
|
The
most diligent
|
rajin
|
|
worried
|
More
worried
|
The
most worried
|
Khawtir
|
|
Boring
|
More
boring
|
The
most boring
|
bosan
|
|
Careful
|
More
careful
|
The
most careful
|
Hati-hati
|
|
useless
|
More
useless
|
The
most useless
|
Tidak
berguna
|
Dangerous
Exceptions:
Kata-kata berikut adalah kata-kata yang termasuk dalam pengecualian dan
tidak termasuk kedalam tiga cara tadi:
|
Positive
Degree Biasa
|
Comparative
Degree Lebih
|
Superlative
Degree Paling
|
Meaning
Arti
|
|
Good/well
|
Better
|
The
best
|
Baik/sehat
|
|
Bad/
ill
|
worse
|
The
worst
|
Buruk
/sakit
|
|
Much
/ many
|
More
|
The
most
|
banyak
|
|
little
|
less
|
The
least
|
sedikit
|
|
far
|
farther
|
The
farthest
|
jauh
|
|
Late
(terlambat)
|
Later
(kemudian)
|
The
last
(penghabisan)
|
|
Positive degree di gunakan untuk menjelaskan satu Benda
Comparative degree di gunakan untuk membentuk dua benda
Superlative degree digunakan untuk membentuk lebih dari lebih dari dua
benda
Penggunaan as.......as untuk
menyatakan sama dengan (+)(?)
Untuk membuat pertanyaan comparative
degree dan superlative degree digunakan ”which is”
-
untuk pertayaan comparative degree jawabannya harus
ditambah “Than”(dari pada) dari dua benda yang dibandingkan
-
untuk pertanyaan superlative jawabanya harus ditambah “of”and “in” (dari)
dari benda yang dibentuk lebih dari 2 perbandingan dengan cukup menyebut
bilangannya saja
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