Comparisons & Comparative

1.   Equal Comparison

( POSITIVE COMPARISON )

Rumus 

..... + Verb/to be + as + adj/adv + as + ...

..... + Verb / to be + the same as / similar to ...

..... and .... Verb + the same / similar 

Contoh 

Lyodra is as old as Tiara

Lyodra is the same Tiara

Lyodra and Tiara are the same

Lyodra sings as good as Tiara

( NEGATIVE COMPARISON )

Rumus

.... + verb / to be + not so/as + adj/adv + as + ....

Contoh 

Anang is not as old as Daniel

2.   Unequal Comparisons

Rumus

.... + er , more / less .... than ....

Contoh

Arteta ‘s score are better than Ole

Liverpool score goals more frequently than Man.United does

Unequal comparisons can be further intensified by adding much / far

This car is much more expansive than that bike

3.   Double Comparative

Rumus

.... + the comparative ..... , the comparative ....

Contoh

The better you study at this college , the sooner you can get job

4.   Superlative

Rumus

.... + the most / the – est .... + adj/adv + ... + of /in + ....

Contoh

This is the most expensive phone of the three

This laptop is the least expensive in this shop

  

5.   Irregular Comparison

Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
Good	Better	Best
Bad	Worse	Worst
Far	Further / Farther	Furthest/Farthest
Little	Less	Least
Many	More	Most

6.   Biological Comparative

Contoh 

The population of China is higher than THAT of Timor Leste

Kita menggunakan That untuk yang bersifat singular dan Those untuk yang bersifat plural untuk menggantikan noun.