Equal
Comparisons:
Ø Joni is as clever as she.
Ø My brother is as naughty as they.
Ø You study as frequently as he.
Ø Joni
is not as clever as she = Joni is
not so clever as she.
Ø My
brother is not as naughty as they = My brother is not so naughty as they. You
don’t study as frequently as he = You don’t study so frequently as he.
Ø Dadang
is as tall as I. (Dadang sama
tingginya dengan saya).
Ø Is a
rose as fragrant as a jasmine?
Ø Dedi
sings as well as his wife.
Ø Does
Michael Schumacher drive as fast as Valentino
Rossi?
Unequal comparisons :
·
Jerry eats as much food as Tom.
·
Jerry has as little patience as Tom.
·
Jerry is not hungry. Jerry have had as much as Tom want.
(“food” telah dipahami)
·
Jerry has as many children as tom does.
·
Jerry has as few books as Tom.
·
Jerry has visited the States as many times as Tom has.
·
Jerry has three brothers. That’s as many as Tom has.
(“brothers” telah dipahami)
- · Toyota is cheaper than Ford
- · The test nowadays isn’t easier than it was three years ago
- · Kendall Jenner is prettier than Kylie Jennner
- · Cheetah’s body shape is more gorgeous than tiger’s
Double comparatives:
ü Robby is the bigger of the two dogs.
ü Of
the two students,
Rommy is the smarter
ü
Of the two, this book is the easier to study.
ü Taufik Higayat has won three times as many
champioships asSony Dwi Kuncoro.
ü My friend has a half as many CDs as I.
ü
Canada has a
thousand times as much fresh water as Indonesia.
ü Taufik Higayat has won
three times as many champioships asSony Dwi Kuncoro.
ü My friend has a
half as many CDs as I.
ü Canada has a
thousand times as much fresh water as Indonesia.
Superlatives:
- She is the happiest person among
us (Dia (P) adalah orang yang paling bahagia di antara kami)
- Rina is the cleverest student in
class
- this car is the cheapest among
others.
- This car is the most expensive among
others.
- His house is the most beautiful
- Mathematic is the most difficult lesson
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