DEGREE OF COMPARISON

1. DEGREE OF COMPARISON FairuzHilwa Disusunoleh : Kelas : X.3 DinasPendidikan, PemudadanOlahraga SMA Negeri 5 Palembang 2011/2012

2. Read these sentences : • Rama’s mango is sweet • Hari’s mango is sweeter than Rama’s • Govind’s mango is the sweetest of all Do you know what kind of text is the text above? Click Here!! If you want to know the answer

3. Degree of Comparison In the sentences 1, the adjective sweet merely tells us that Rama’s mango has the quality of sweetness, without saying how much of this quality it has. (Positive Degree) In the sentences 2, the adjective sweeter tells us that Hari’s mango, compared with Rama’s, has more of the quality of sweetness. (Comperative Degree) In the sentences 3, the adjective sweetest tells us that of all these mangoes Govind’s mango has the greatest amount or highest degree of quality of sweetness. (Superlative Degree) We thus see that adjectives change in form (sweet, sweeter, sweetest) to show comparison. They are called the three Degree of Comparison. Back to the top

4. There are 3 levels for Degrees of Comparison • Positive Degree • Comperative Degree • Superlative Degree Click Here!! Click Here!! Click Here!!

5. Positive Degree The Positive Degree of an Adjective is the Adjective in its simple form, it is used to denote the mere existence of some quality of what we speak about. It is used when no comparison is made. Formula : S + to be + as + V1+ as + O S + to be + no less + V1 + than + O S + to be + not more + V1 + than + O Give me some examples Click Here!!!

6. Examples of Positive Degree • This girl is as clever as that. • This girl is no less clever than that. • That girl is not more clever than this. Back to the top

7. Comperative Degree The Comparative Degree of an Adjective denote a higher degree of the quality than the Positive, and is used when two things (or sets of things) are compared Formula: • S + to be + V1 + (er/r/ier) + than + O • S + to be + more + V1 + than + O • S + to be + less + V1 + than + O Give me some examples Click Here!!!

8. Examples of Comperative Degree • Rama is stronger than Balu • Rama is more diligent than Balu • Balu is less strong than Rama Back to the top

9. Superlative Degree The Superlative Degree of an Adjective denotes the highest degree of the quality, and is used when more than two things (or sets of things) are compared Formula : S + to be + the + V1 + (est/st/iest) + O S + to be + the + most + V1 + O S + to be + the + least + V1 + O Give me some examples Click Here!!!

10. Examples of Superlative Degree • Hari is the laziest boy in the class • Hari is the most diligent boy in the class • Hari is the least industrious boy in the class Back to the top

11. Formation of Comparative and Superlative • Most Adjectives of one syllable, and some of more than one, form the Comparative by addinger and the Superlative by addingest to the Positive.

12. When the Positive ends in e, only r and stare added. • When the Positive ends in y, preceded by a consonant, the y is changed into i before adding erand est.

13. When the Positive is a word of one syllable and ends in a single consonant, preceded by a short vowel, this consonant is doubled before adding er and est. • Adjectives of more than two syllables form the Comparative and Superlative by putting more and most before the Positive

14. When the Positive ends in y, preceded by a vocal, the y is not changed into i before adding er and est. • The following take either er and estor more and most : Examples : She is politer than her sister → She is more polite than her sister He is the politest of them →He is the most polite of them

15. IRREGULAR COMPARISON • The following Adjectives are compared irregulary, that is, their Comparative and Superlative are not formed from Positive:

16. There is a six-word adverbs (adverb) in the form of positive degrees, but the adjectives (adj) in the form of comparative and superlative :

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