Sebagaian besar kata sifat 
diskriptif  (descriptive  adjectives)
 dan kata sifat kuantitatif (quantitative
 adjective) memiliki tingkat-tingkat  perbandingan yang 
menerangkan kata benda.
Dalam bahasa Inggris  tingkat-tingkat perbandingan pada kata sifat 
disebut the degrees of  comparison (tingkat perbandingan)
The degrees of comparison
  (tingkat perbandingan) berjumlah tiga tingkat, yaitu : 
1. The positive degree  
(tingkat biasa)
2. The 
comparative  (tingkat lebih/perbandingan)
3. The superlative  (tingkat paling)
      Bentuk perbandingan dibuat
 dari bentuk positive yang ditambah dengan  akhiran –er atau –r dan awalan more. Sedangkan bentuk  superlative dibentuk
 dari bentuk positive yang ditambah dengan akhiran –est atau –st dan awalan most.
 
| Positive |  Comparative |  Superlative |  
 | Good |  Better |  Best |  
 | Beautiful |  More Beautiful |  Most 
Beautiful |  
 | Big |  Bigger |  Biggest |  
 | Tall |  Taller |  Tallest |  
 | Sincere |  More Sincere |  Most 
Sincere |  
 | Small |  Smaller |  Smallest | 
  
1. The positive  degree  (tingkat biasa)
 
•
 She is an attractive girl 
When we 
speak about only one person or thing,We use the Positive degree.
example :
 • This house is big.
In this sentence only one noun “The house”  is talked about.
• He 
is a tall student.
• He is an intelligent boy.
Each sentence mentioned above talks  about only one noun.
2. The comparative  (tingkat lebih/perbandingan)
    Pada umumnya bentuk tingkat lebih ini 
digunakan untuk membandingkan dua  benda atau orang yang berbeda. Atau 
dengan kata lain digunakan untuk  menyatakan bahwa susuatu benda atau 
orang itu mempunyai sifat lebih  dibandingkan yang lain.
 • My car is faster than his car
When we compare two persons or two things 
with each other,We  use both the Positive degree and Comparative degree.
example:
A. This house is bigger than that one. (Comparative degree)
     This  house is not as big as that one. (Positive degree)
     The term  “bigger” is comparative version of the term “big”.
     Both these  sentences convey the same meaning.
B. This flower is more beautiful
 than that. (Comparative)
     This  flower is not as beautiful as that. (Positive) 
     The term “more  beautiful” is comparative version of the term 
“beautiful”.
     Both  these sentences convey the same meaning.
C  He is more intelligent than this boy. (Comparative)
     He is not  as intelligent as this boy. (Positive)
     The term “more  intelligent” is comparative version of the term 
“intelligent”.
     Both these sentences convey the same meaning.
 
3. The superlative  (tingkat paling)
     Bentuk ini digunakan untuk menyatakan 
bahwa sesuatu itu mempunyai sifat  paling ...... dibandingkan yang 
lainnya. Pada umumnya digunakan untuk  membandingkan tiga benda atau 
lebih. 
• This is the fastest car in the rally.
• Elvis Presley is the  greatest musician in the world
 When we compare more than two persons or 
things with one another,We use all the three Positive,    Comparative 
and Superlative degrees.
 example :
A. This is the biggest house in this street. (Superlative)
           This house is bigger than any other house in this street. 
(Comparative)
           No other house in this street is as big as this one. 
(Positive)
     The term “biggest” is the superlative version of the term “big”.
          All the three sentences mean the same meaning.
B. This flower is the most beautiful one in this garden. (Superlative)
           This flower is more beautiful than any other flower in this 
garden. (Comparative)
     No other flower in this garden is as beautiful as this one.  
(Comparative)
               The term “most beautiful” is the  superlative version of 
the term “beautiful”.
          All the three  sentences mean the same meaning.
C. He is the most intelligent in this class. (Superlative)
     He is  more intelligent than other  boys in the class. 
(Comparative)
     No  other boy is as intelligent as this boy. (Positive)
     The  term “most intelligent” is superlative version of the term  
“intelligent”.
     Both these sentences convey the same meaning.
D. He is the tallest student in this class. (Superlative)
            He is taller than other students in this class. 
(Comparative)
     No  other student is as tall as this student. (Positive)
     The  term “tallest” is superlative version of the term “tall”.
     Both  these sentences convey the same meaning.
 
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