Degree of comparison

DEGREE OF COMPARISON

There are 3 levels of comparison degree, they are the common

1.      Positive degree ( tingkat setara)

S + tobe + as + adjective + as + S

For example :

·         is Tiyaz as beautiful as Shela?

·         My car is as expensive as yours.

             

2.      Comparative degree (tingkat lebih)

S + tobe + -er/ more + adjective / adverb+ than + S

For example:

·         Dito is bigger than Dean

·         That hotel is more luxurious than this hotel

3.      Superlative degree (tingkat paling/ ter..)

S +  tobe +the + -est/ most + adjective/ adverb

For example :

·         She is the most beautiful girl that I never have seen before

·         Are you the best one in this Arabic debate competition?

There are some explanation again that it shows comparison. It is called double comparison

ü  Double comparative that is used to express a gradual decrease or gradual increase ( penurunan atau peningkatan secara berkala).

“Comparative and comparative”

We can use adjective and adverb.

For example:

v  The temperature of the earth surface is getting hotter and hotter ( a gradual increase)

v  The technology has become more sophisticated and more sophisticated ( a gradual increase)

v  Agriculture farms are narrower and narrower ( a gradual decrease)

v  After getting sick for a week, her body goes thinner and thinner ( a gradual decrease)

v  He has gone further and further from paths of religion

v  When reaching the peak of the mountain, the hikers walked more slowly and more slowly ( a gradual decrease)

v  Who has to work harder and harder this time? ( a gradual increase)

v  Many people are trying to run their lives more healthy and more healthy

Form of the adjective

S + be + adjective

S + linking verb + adjective

Linking verb = get, become, go, look, seem, turn, stay, appear, feel, sound, and etc.

Form of adverb

S + V + (o) + adverb

ü  Double comparative that is used to show cause and effect/ result

The first comparative shows the cause

The second comparative shows the effect

a.       The comparative, the comparative

example:

Ø  The cuter, the smaller

Ø  The more luxurious, the more expensive

Ø  The more entertaining, the merrier

Ø  The blacker, the more exotic

b.      The comparative + the noun, the comparative + the noun

Example:

Ø  The more luxurious apartment, the more expensive the rent

Ø  The smaller the bonsai, the higher the bonsai

Ø  The more crowded the people, the hotter the room

Ø  The more the students, the crowded in the class

c.       The comparative + A clause, the comparative + B clause

Example:

Ø  The harder he works, the less he achieves

Ø  The faster the runner runs, the sooner he can reach a finish line

Ø  The more slowly you walk, the longer you spend your time

Ø  The longer the food attack, the more easily people get sick