A. Perbandingan (Comparison) (1). Regular
• tambahkan er atau more untuk comparative • tambahkan est atau most untuk superlative
Word length Adjective or
adverd comparative superlative 1 syllable Tall
Short Tallershorter Tallestshortest 3 syllables or
• Examples:
1. The mango tree is taller than the sirsak tree
2. The soil in Sulawesi is less fertile than that in Java
= The soil in Sulawesi is less fertile than the soil in Java
• Horse is faster than rabbit.
• Horse runs faster than rabbit.
• The most wanted actor in asia is Lee Min Ho
• The bag is the most expensive bag/thing in the shop
• The lion is bigger than the cat
• Gunawan is the most handsome boy/student in this class
• 2 syllables :
+ more atau most untuk kata keterangan berakhiran –ly e.g. quickly (more quickly, most quickly)
+ er/more atau est/most
e.g. common (commoner, commonest)
(more common, most common) handsome, polite, quite
2). Irreguler
Adjectve Comparative Superlative
Bad worse worst
Far Further/farther Furthest/farthes
t
Good better best
Adverb Comparative Superlative
little lest Least
much more most
3. Mengemukakan Perbandingan dengan
menambah kata-kata tertentu, sepeti: much, considerably dsb.
Example:
slightly a little
somewhat
Gurameh is rather (more expensive) much than mujair
a lot
Kata Ganti That/Those
1. The yield of Indica varieties is not as high as the yield of Japonica varieties.
= The yield of Indica varieties is not as high as that of Japonica varieties.
2. Indica varieties have long grains, while the grains of Japonica are short.