NORMAL, COMPARATIVE, and SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
Di Susun Oleh :
Hendra Eka
Suparman
1.
Positive Degree
When used to express a
comparison, a positive degree should be used with the word as. Positive degree
has a standard form without changes.
2.
Comparative Degree
is used to compare two things.
Most adjectives or adverbs of one syllable are added suffix -er, whereas two
syllables or more begins with more words. Especially for two adjective
syllables with the suffix -y, the suffix is omitted and then added -ier. When
in the sentence, the degree of comparison is usually accompanied by the word
than.
3.
Superlative
Degree
Both superlative adjective and
superlative adverb serve to compare three or more things. The majority of one
syllable is added to the -est, whereas more than one syllable begins with the
word most. As for the two syllables adjectived with the suffix -y, the suffix
is omitted and then added -iest. When in the sentence, the superlative degree
begins with the word.
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Adjective
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Adverb
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Positive Degree
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Fast
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Badly
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Old
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Far
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Poor
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Little
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Rich
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Much
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Small
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Well
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Tall
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carefully
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Mad
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gently
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Comparative Degree
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Later
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easier
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Gentler
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faster
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Dirtier
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more
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Heavier
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more beautiful
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Bigger
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worse
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Wetter
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better
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Harder
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quicker
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Superlative degree
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Healthiest
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Sunniest
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Prettiest
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Funniest
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Laziest
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Cleverest
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Hottest
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Narrowest
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Saddest
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Simplest
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Thinnest
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Freest
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SENTENCES POSITIVE
·
Positive Degree
1. She is a beautiful girl
2. Mr Budi is as good as the other
3. My book is as expensive as yours
4. I have a small house
·
Comparative Degree
5. My
house is bigger than his house
6. Adi is shorter than
me
7. He has the Bigger house
among all his friend
·
Superlative degree
8. He is the funniest student in this class
9. I hope tomorrow will be Best than today
10. Mira is the most beautiful girl in her school
SENTENCES NEGATIVE
1. Arham is not so smart
as Wind
2. your mobile phone is not so
expensive as his
3. his book is not like mine
4. This computer is not the
same as mine
5. Your car and my car are not alike
6.
My phone and
that phone are not the same brand
7.
my opinion is not similiar to your
8.
This car is not different from his car
9.
my calculation
and your calculation are not similiar
10. Makassar is not different from Tolitoli town
Source :
http://zarmisukses.blogspot.co.id/2014/06/contoh-kalimat-positive-comparative.html
