COMPARISON
Comparison = perbandingan, dengan menggunakan kata
sifat [adjective] ataupun dengan kata keterangan [adverb]
I. Similar Comparison [perbandingan serupa]
like,
as, so…as, as…as, much…as, many…as, the same…as
= sama, seperti, menyerupai
1.
You look like your father
2.
It’s best cooked in olive oil as the
Indian do it.
3.
Mr. Brown looks as nervous as a brick
wall.
4.We’ve
got as many books as we need.
5.
Today, Miss White is so beautiful as Barbie.
6.
You have the same pencil case as mine.
7. Si
Fulan is the same age as my brother.
8.
Tommy’s house is about three times as big
as mine.
[Rumah Tommy kira-kira tiga kali sama besarnya seperti
rumah saya]
II. Different
Comparison [perbandingan beda]
A.
Comparative [lebih…dari pada…, kurang
…dibanding…]
…er than…
, more…than…
1. Your dictionary is more expensive than mine.
2. I think this room is bigger than the other one.
3. Susan is more beautiful than her mother.
4. Could you give me some more pencils?
5. Drive more slowly, please!
6. Don’t speak a lot! Do more
seriously, dear students!
7. I walked farther than my friend did. [physical
distance]
8. I need further information [=additional]
9. Dina visits us more frequently than she used to
10. My elder brother is two years older than I am
11. Si Fulan is more vain, more selfish, and more difficult than I remembered him.
12.
It’s becoming more and more difficult
to find a formal job in Indonesia
[Situasi sekarang semakin
sulit menemukan pekerjaan formal di Indonesia]
13.
The more expensive the hotel, the better the service.
[Semakin mahal
biaya penginapan hotel, semakin bagus
layanan yang kita terima]
B. Superlative [paling…, ter…]
the…est ,
the most …
1. Well, Hasan is the cleverest student in your
class.[Hasan merupakan siswa terpandai di kelas kamu]
2. It is the most interesting holiday we have.
3. Mr. Black might be the unhappiest man at this time. [exception]
4. Mr. Green is the earliest person coming this morning.
5. Susan is the most gentle, caring and motherly girl I have ever known.
ONE-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
|
Base
|
Comparative
|
Superlative
|
|
sweet
small
large
wet
dry
|
sweeter
smaller
larger
wetter
drier
|
the
sweetest
the
smallest
the
largest
the
wettest
the
driest
|
TWO-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
a. adjectives ending in
–some, -er, -ow, -le, and –y = the rule for one-syllable adjectives
[use the mnemonic = SOMEROWLEY]
|
Base
|
Comparative
|
Superlative
|
|
handsome
clever
narrow
gentle
heavy
|
handsomer
cleverer
narrower
gentler
heavier
|
the
handsomest
the
cleverest
the
narrowest
the
gentlest
the
heaviest
|
b. having the same rule for three-syllable adjectives
-adjectives NOT ending in SOMEROWLEY
-adjectives ending in derivational
suffixes: -ous, -ish, -ful, -ing, -ed, etc.
|
Base
|
Comparative
|
Superlative
|
|
exact
honest
foolish
doubtful
caring
|
more
exact
more
honest
more
foolish
more
doubtful
more
caring
|
the
most exact
the
most honest
the
most foolish
the
most doubtful
the
most caring
|
THREE-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
|
Base
|
Comparative
|
Superlative
|
|
delicious
fattening
diligent
expensive
|
more
delicious
more
fattening
more
diligent
more
expensive
|
the
most delicious
the
most fattening
the
most diligent
the
most expensive
|
IRREGULAR FORMS
|
Positive
|
Comparative
|
Superlative
|
|
good
ill/bad
little
much/many
well [adverb]
far
[adverb]
old
|
Better
worse
less
more
better
farther
[distance]
further
older
elder
[family relationship]
|
the
best
the
worst
the
least
the
most
the
best
the
farthest
the
furthest
the
oldest
the
eldest
|
Assignment 1
Complete the following using the correct form of
comparative
- I know the exams are … time of year for you, but
you ought to be … with students [busy, patient].
- … the trees become, … they fall [big, hard]
- Mr.Black is one of … people I have ever met. He parked his car in the … street in the
village and when another driver complained, he just got … and …. In the end, a policeman came and fined
him. Perhaps he’ll be … in future
[stupid, narrow, angry, awkward, careful]
- John is a … boy.
Everyday he grows … and …; but he is not …. in the class. [big]
- … the people have to wait, … they’ll become, and
… they’ll complain [long, impatient, much]
Assignment 2
Make simple and correct comparison based on the table
below.
|
Characteristic
|
Tommy
|
Susan
|
|
Age
height
weight
personality
|
16
157
63
serious,
quiet
|
16
162
59
friendly,
talkative
|
- …
- …
- …
- …
Assignment 3
Incomplete Sentences
1. The new employee would
like to be … his predecessor.
A. popular as C.
as popular
B. popular than D.
as popular as
2. The view from your office
is … from mine
A. better than C.
the better
B. better D. the better of
3. It is … to call than to
write.
A. quickest C.
quicker
B. quickly as D.
quicker than
4. Pak Taufik … asked to
speak in public
A.
has been rarely C.
every day has been
B.
has every day been D.
has rarely been
5. Our chairman gives a party
for our department …
A. never C. still
B. always D.
every year
Assignment 4
Error recognition
1. The office furniture
you have requested is more expensive the budget allows.
A B C D
2. Our competitor is large
but we are more profitable
A B
C D
3. Mr.Black is the more
admired employee in the company
A B C D
4. The manager works much
overtime as his staff does
A B C D
5. We seem to work long hours in the winter than in the
summer
A B C D
6. The price of
petroleum used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
A
B C D
7. The tutors explained
that the new software is more faster than the old
software.
A B C D
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The winner sees a green near every sandtrap.
The loser sees two or three sandtraps near every green
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