Degree of Comparison

Degree of Comparison is a kind of comparison used to compare something with another thing or with the others using adjective to compare.  There are three kinds of degree of comparison o    Positive comparison means that the comparison has same degree o    Comparative comparison means that there is one of comparisons has a higher degree than the other o    Superlative comparison means that the comparison is on top of all.       How to put degree of comparison in a sentence Positive (sama) Comparative (lebih ... daripada) Superlative (paling) as + adj + as adj + er + than ...    (satu suku kata) more + adj + than ... (lebih dari satu suku kata) The adj + est + in ... (satu suku kata) The most + adj + in ... (lebih dari satu suku kata) ü Rena is as tall as Anna    (Rena sama tingginya dengan Anna) ü    Doni is as handsome as Raffi Ahmad    (Doni sama tampannya dengan Raffi Ahmad) ü  Rena is taller than Anna    (Rena lebih tinggi daripada Anna) ü  Doni is more handsome than Raffi Ahmad    (Doni lebih tampan daripada Raffi Ahmad) ü    Rena is the tallest in the class     (Rena paling tinggi di kelas) ü Doni is the most handsome in the home     (Doni paling tampan di rumah)

•       The form of adjectives in Comparison Degree is divided into two categories;
•   Regular, it means that the changing form of adjective is as usual form.
• Irreular, it means the the changing form of adjective is different from usual form

v  Regular

v  Irregular

Positive (sama)	Comparative (lebih ... daripada)	Superlative (paling)	Explanation
Good            = baik Bad              = buruk Little/Few    = Sedikit Many/Much = banyak Far               = jauh Easy            = mudah Busy            = sibuk Crazy          = gila Early           = awal	Better Worse Less More Farther/Further Easier Busier Crazier Earlier	The best The worst The least The most The farther/further The easiest The Busiest The Craziest The Earliest	If the word is ended with letter “Y” and before  letter “Y” is a consonant. The “Y” must be replaced with letter “i” and added by “er” or “est”