COMPARISON

COMPARISON

1. I. The same as, different from, like, the same – as, as – as
   1. My pencil is new. Your pencil is new.

My pencil is the same as yours.
My pencil and yours are the same.

1. John’s coat is large. Paul’s coat is small.

John’s coat is different from Paul’s.
John’s coat and Paul’s are different.

1. John is very similar to his father

John is like his father. John and his father are alike.

1. John’s new car looks almost the same as Paul’s.

John’s new car looks like Paul’s.
This book is not so (as) interesting as that one
My pencil is as long as yours.
My pencil is the length as yours.
Ali was born in 1970. Ari was born in 1970.
Ali is as old as Ari = Ali is the same age as Ari
NOTE :
Long / short                        — length                       wide / narrow               — width
Expensive / cheap               — price                         high / low                      — height
Good / bad                         — quality                      tall / short                     — height
Thick / thin             — thickness                  old / young                   — age
Deep / shallow                    — depth                        big / small                     — size
Hard / soft                          — hardness                   fast / slow                     — speed
Heavy / light                       — weight                      red / blue / black           — color
Far / near                           — distance                    much / little       — quantity/amount

1. II. Degrees of Comparison
   1. 1. Use the suffix – er ( for comparative form) and suffix-est (for superlative form)
      1. Adjective and adverb of one syllable.

Tall quick clear fast
Soon big nice hard

1. Adjective that end in – y (2 syllable)

Busy easy happy heavy
Lazy pretty early lovely lonely
* cleaver narrow

1. 2. Use the word “ more—–“ (for comparative form) and the word “the most —“ (for superlative form)
   1. Most adjective and adverbs of two or more syllables.

Often                useful                careful
Modern            selfish               fluent
Honest             important          necessary         interesting

1. Adverb that have suffix-ly.

Carefully           clearly              easily
Rapidly beautifully         quickly

1. Irregular forms :

Good / well            – better                         – best
Bad / badly/ill         – worse                                    – worst
Far                         – farther                        – farthest
- further                        – furthest
Many / much          – more                          – most
Little                       – less                            – least
Old                        – older / elder               – oldest / eldest
NOTE :
Terdapat kata kerja yang secara lexical telah menunjukkan adanya makna comparative.

1. prefer ………. to ………… : lebih suka ……. dari pada …….
   • I prefer watching TV at home to going out on Sundays.
2. Would rather ……… than ………… : lebih suka ………….. dari pada …….

• I would rather go to school by bus than taxi.
• I like reading magazine better than reading newspaper.

1. Like ….. better than ……….. : lebih suka  …….. dari pada …….