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Lina

This is a big ball.

This ball is bigger than the green ball.

This is the biggest ball of the lot.

When we use adjectives to compare persons or things, we are said to be using degrees of comparison. Ketika kita menggunakan kata sifat untuk membandingan orang atau benda, maka kita sebut denga penggunaan degrees of comparison.

Positive degree

Comparison degree

Superlative degree

ADJECTIVES : Positive Degree


The Positive Degree of an adjective is used to discribe a single thing or person. It simply describe the existence of a quality.

Rudi is a tall boy.

ADJECTIVES : Comparative Degree


The Comparative Degrre of an adjective is used to compare two person or things with each other.

Roni is taller than Rudi.

RONI

RUDI

ADJECTIVES : Superlative Degree


The Superlative Degrre of an adjective is used to compare more than two person or things with each other.

Robby is the tallest of the three boys.

RUDI

RONI

ROBBY

ADJECTIVES :Degree of Comparison

RUDI

RONI

ROBBY

* Rudi is a tall boy. * Roni is taller than Rudi. * Robby is the tallest of the three boys.

COMPARATIVE DEGREE Adding er Example : big bigger

SUPERLATIVE DEGREE Adding est


Example : big bigest

The adjective ends by e then the comparative formed by adding r. And the Superlative formed by adding st.

Positive Wise

Comparative Wiser

Superlative Wisest

If the positive form of an adjective ends in y, and it has a consonant before it, then y is first change to i before adding -er and est. Positive heavy Comparative Heavier Superlative heaviest

If the y has a vowel before it, then er and -est are simply added. Positive grey Comparative greyer Superlative greyest

For some adjectives, the last letter is doubled before adding by -er and est

Positive sad

Comparative sadder

Superlative saddest

Thin

Thinner

thinnest

For adjectives having more than two syllables, the comparative and superlative degrees are formed by adding more and most before the positive form.

Positive Beautiful

Comparative More beautiful

Superlative Most beautiful

Useful

More useful

Most useful

There are the different rule from some adjectives that they are formed by different words for comparative and superlative.

Positive Many/much

Comparative More

Superlative Most

Well/good
Little

Better
Less, lesser

Best
least

RULES

EXAMPLES

We can use positive form to compararison Mini is as wise as Maman by using as adjective as An adjective in comparative degree are Tina more dilligent than usually followed by than her brother. Use the before superlative degree of She is the best student in adjective. this class. An adjective in superlative degree is usually She is the biggest girl in followed by of or in this school. Study is the most important thing of my life. We cant use double comparatives or Incorect: superlatives. It is more darker here.

* Do this homework as good as you can. * My neighbours yard is larger than mine. * She is the most favorite artist. * Yesterday my mother bought me the most
expensive shoes in that shop.

* It is the cheapest bag of all I have.

Alhamdulillahmay Alloh bless us and knowledge we has just gotten

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