Kalimat yang mengandung
COMPARISONS and COMPARATIVES
COMPARISONS (KALIMAT
PERBANDINGAN)
Comparisons menunjukkan tingkat perbedaan berdasarkan adjectives dan adverbs. Atau dapat juga menunjukkan tingkat persamaan.
1.
EQUAL COMPARISONS
Equal comparisons menunjukkan
persamaan (equality) dua benda/subjek.
Rumus: subject + verb + as + adjective/adverb + as + noun/pronoun
Contoh kalimat:
a.
Your story
is as boring as her story. (adjective)
b.
My car
runs as fast as yours. (adverb)
c.
She
cooks as well as her mother. (adverb)
2.
UNEQUAL COMPARISONS
Jenis comparisons ini
menunjukkan dua hal/benda/subjek yang dibandingkan memiliki perbedaan tingkat
perbandingan diantaranya, salah satu lebih tinggi atau lebih rendah. Dalam
kalimat ditunjukkan dengan penambahan -er,more, atau less di adjective atau adverbnya.
Seperti: faster, slower, more beautiful, dll. Namun
terdapat beberapa adjective/adverb yang memeiliki
bentuk irregular dalam menunjukkan unequal comparisons,
seperti better, worse, dll.
Rumus:
subject + verb +
adjective/adverb + er + than +noun/pronoun.
Subject + verb +
more/less + adjective/adverb + noun/pronoun.
Contoh Kalimat:
a.
Franks pants
are far cheaper than Dons.
b. His
salay is much bigger than her salary.
c.
April
has fewer days than March
3.
Double comparatives
Double comparative
adalah struktur kata yang di dalamnya terdapat dua bentuk superlative
dari adjective (kata sifat),
adverb (kata keterangan), yaitu suffix –er dan more. Double comparative
berdasarkan pengertian ini sebaiknya tidak digunakan, karena dianggap tidak
tepat.
Contoh:
a.
She is more smarter than me.
b.
Rina is more prettier than her
sister.
c.
I am more taller than Sinta.
4.
Superlative
Contoh kalimat:
a. UIN Aluddin Makassar is probably the most prestigious islamic university in Makassar
Contoh kalimat:
a. UIN Aluddin Makassar is probably the most prestigious islamic university in Makassar
b.
M.Daniel is the most handsome in his
class
c.
Iswahyudi is the best football player in
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