COMPARISON (PERBANDINGAN) Is the Adjective form which states comparisons. There are three forms of comparison: Positive Comparative Superlative

POSITIVE Used to express a comparison that has the same quality. POSITIVE should be followed along with the word “as”. Positive has a standard adjective or without changes. e.g: The task is not as difficult as you imagine Tini is not as tall as Tina He drives as carefully as my father

COMPARATIVE Is to compare two or more people or something that has the different quality where one of them showed more than if compared to others. Adjectives with two / more syllables Adjectives with one or two syllable positive comparative Clean cleaner New newer far further / farther Good better Bad worse positive comparative Careful more careful Dangerous more dangerous Difficult more difficult Beautiful more beautiful

Noun (subject) + comparative adjective + than + noun (object) Example: Noun (subject) + comparative adjective + than + noun (object) He is smarter than her My brother is more patient than I am Today is better than yesterday Peacocks are more beautiful than chickens Rick is fatter than Jena or Jena is slimmer than Rick

COMPARATIVE Double Comparative Double comparatives are phrases commonly used in English to express increasing or decreasing returns. Double comparatives are often employed to underline the importance of doing or not doing a certain activity. The (more / less) + (noun) subject + verb + , + the (more / less) + (noun) subject + verb Or The + (comparative adjective) + S + verb “be”, the + (comparative adjective) + S + V +/- infinitive of purpose

These forms can be mixed up as well. For example: The (more / less) + (noun) subject + verb + , + the (more / less) + (noun) subject + verb The more time you take, the better the assignment your turn in The less money I spend, the less I have to worry about saving The more you study, the more you learn The + (comparative adjective) + S + verb “be”, the + (comparative adjective) + S + V +/- infinitive of purpose The easier the test is, the longer students will wait to prepare The earlier we leave, the sooner we'll arrive. The crazier the idea is, the more fun it is to try These forms can be mixed up as well. For example: The more money he time he spends with her, the happier he becomes. The richer the person is, the more privilege he enjoys. The older I get, the more I forget

SUPERLATIVE (The) most dangerous A superlative adjective compares three or more nouns. This takes the comparison of nouns to the highest degree. positive comparative Superlative Clean cleaner Cleanest Easy easier easiest far further / farther furthest / farthest Good better best Bad worse worst Dangerous more dangerous (The) most dangerous Difficult more difficult (The) most difficult

Noun (subject) + (the) superlative adjective + noun (object). He is the oldest one at the country club Your dog run the fastest of any dog in the race Football is the most popular sport My mom is the best chef in the world Joe is taller than Al Ed is the tallest in the group Al is the Shortest in the group

Positive Comparative Superlative crazy different careful clever poor boring near