Comparative Degree: Pengertian, Contoh Kalimat, dan Soal

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Pengertian Comparative Degree

Comparative adalah suatu nama yang diberikan untuk grammar untuk membandingkan dua orang, binatang, benda, atau hal. Comparative degree merupakan the second/middle degree of comparison (derajat perbandingan tingkat kedua) pada adjective dan adverb. Degree of comparison yang pertama adalah positive, sedangkan yang ketiga adalah superlative.

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Contoh kalimat comparative degree dan artinya: Your place is much cozier than that hotel room. (Tempatmu lebih nyaman dari kamar hotel itu.)
contoh kalimat comparative degree dan artinya

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Membandingkan Dua Orang, Binatang, Benda, atau Hal

Ada dua cara mendasar untuk membandingkan dua hal yaitu dengan menggunakan correlative conjunction as…as atau than. Pada perbandingan dengan menggunakan as…as, tidak ada perubahan bentuk adjective dan adverb yang digunakan atau dengan kata lain adjective dan adverb tetap dalam bentuk standar. Berbeda ketika menggunakan than, adjective atau adverb yang digunakan mungkin telah mengalami perubahan bentuk.

Contoh Kalimat dengan as…as dan than

  • He is as brilliant as his sister.
    (Dia sepintar saudaranya.) brilliant (adjective)
  • My brother is more patient than I am.
    (Saudara saya lebih sabar dari saya.) patient (adjective)
  • I find running harder than swimming.
    (Saya pikir berlari lebih sulit dari berenang.) hard (adverb)
  • He doesn’t talk as much as he used to.
    (Dia tidak berbicara sebanyak dulu.) much (adverb)

Bentuk Comparative Degree

Adjective dan adverb mengalami perubahan bentuk ketika digunakan sebagai perbandingan. Pada regular form, perubahan bentuk adjective dan adverb mengikuti pola tertentu. Sebaliknya pada irregular form, perubahan bentuk kata-kata tersebut tidak mengikuti pola tertentu.

Regular Form: Aturan dan Contoh Kalimat Comparative Degree

  1. Adjective dan adverb yang terdiri dari satu suku kata (one syllable) ditambahkan akhiran -er. Biasanya terjadi double huruf consonant di ujung kata pada bentuk dasar yang berpola huruf di ujung: consonant-vocal-consonant.

    Contoh Comparative Adjective

    • big-bigger
    • fat-fatter
    • hard-harder
    • hot-hotter
    • smart-smarter
    • quick-quicker

    Contoh Comparative Adverb

    • fast-faster
    • hard-harder

    Contoh Kalimat Comparative Degree

    • I am easier to forget a problem than she is.
      (Saya lebih mudah melupakan suatu masalah daripada dia.) comparative adjective
    • The student is quicker to learn English than her friend.
      (Siswa tersebut lebih cepat belajar Bahasa Inggris daripada temannya.) comparative adjective
    • He drove faster than I did.
      (Dia mengemudi lebih cepat dari saya.) comparative adverb
    • In order to pass the exam, she must study harder than ever.
      (Agar lulus ujian, dia harus belajar lebih keras dari sebelumnya.) comparative adverb
  2. Adjective yang berasal dari past participle biasanya menggunakan kata more (lebih banyak) atau less (lebih sedikit) di depannya.

    Contoh Comparative Degree

    • bored-more bored
    • tired-more tired

    Contoh Kalimat Comparative Degree

    The worker seemed more tired than the other.
    (Pekerja tersebut tampak lebih lelah dari yang lain.) comparative adjective

  3. Adjective dan adverb yang lebih dari satu suku kata (dua suku kata atau lebih), ditambahkan kata more di depannya.

    Contoh Comparative Adjective

    • beautiful-more beautiful
    • delicious-more delicious
    • dilligent-more dilligent
    • playful-more playful

    Contoh Comparative Adverb

    • fluently-more fluently
    • gently-more gently
    • quickly-more quickly

    Contoh Kalimat Comparative Degree

    • This park looks more beautiful than the other park.
      (Taman ini tampak lebih cantik daripada taman yang lain.) comparative adjective
    • He’s more interested in gardening than I am.
      (Dia lebih tertarik berkebun daripada saya.) comparative adjective
    • The topic is more interesting than the last one.
      (Topik tersebut lebih menarik dari topik sebelumnya.) comparative adjective
    • I can speak English more fluently than you can.
      (Saya dapat berbicara Bahasa Inggris lebih fasih dari kamu.) comparative adverb
    • My mother said that she can cook breakfast more quickly than usual.
      (Ibu saya mengatakan bahwa dia dapat membuat sarapan lebih cepat dari biasanya.) comparative adverb
  4. Pada two syllables yang ber-ending -y, huruf “y” tersebut direduksi kemudian ditambahkan suffix -ier.

    Contoh Comparative Degree

    • cloudy-cloudier
    • easy-easier
    • happy-happier
    • lucky-luckier
    • pretty-prettier
    • tidy-tidier

    Contoh Kalimat Comparative Degree

    • Today is cloudier than yesterday
      (Hari ini lebih mendung dari kemarin.) comparative adjective
    • This dress is prettier than that one.
      (Gaun ini lebih cantik dari yang itu.) comparative adjective
  5. Beberapa adjective dapat dibentuk dengan menambakan suffix -er.

    Contoh Comparative Degree

    • clever-cleverer
    • narrow-narrower
    • simple-simpler

    Contoh Kalimat Comparative Degree

    Your design is simpler than his design.
    (Desainmu lebih sederhana dari desainnya.)

Irregular Form

Berikut beberapa contoh adjective dan adverb yang memiliki bentuk irregular.

Positive Comparative Superlative
adjective
bad worse worst
far further furthest
good better best
little less least
many, much, some more most
adverb
badly worse worst
far further furthest
little less least
much more most
well better best
contoh kalimat positive, comparative, dan superlative degree (irregular adjective) dan artinya: It looks good. (Itu terlihat bagus.) It looks better than I expected. (Itu terlihat lebih baik daripada yang saya harapkan.) It looks best with a pair of jeans. (Ini terlihat paling bagus dengan celana jeans.)
contoh kalimat positive, comparative, dan superlative degree (irregular adjective) dan artinya

18 Contoh Soal Comparative Degree

Pilihlah comparative form dari adjective atau adverb di dalam kurung dengan mengetik a atau b.

  1. Naga Viper peppers are ... (spicy) than Red Savina peppers.

    1. more spicy
    2. spicier

    Your answer:

  2. He works ... (hard) than anyone else.

    1. harder
    2. more hard

    Your answer:

  3. She is a few inches ... (tall) than her brother.

    1. more tall
    2. taller

    Your answer:

  4. I was told to drive ... (carefully).

    1. carefullier
    2. more carefully

    Your answer:

  5. Relapses in multiple sclerosis may become ... (bad) over time.

    1. more bad
    2. worse

    Your answer:

  6. Wawan struck the golf ball well, but his brother struck it ... (well)

    1. better
    2. more well

    Your answer:

  7. Living in San Francisco is ... (expensive) than Boston.

    1. expensiver
    2. more expensive

    Your answer:

  8. She wakes up ... (early) than she used to.

    1. earlier
    2. more early

    Your answer:

  9. We couldn't be ... (thrilled) to work with him.

    1. more thrilled
    2. thrilleder

    Your answer:

  10. Do really men talk ... (little) than women?

    1. more little
    2. less

    Your answer:

  11. Do you have a ... (sharp) blade than this?

    1. more sharp
    2. sharper

    Your answer:

  12. They arrived ... (late) than us.

    1. more late
    2. later

    Your answer:

  1. A negative number is ... (little) than zero.

    1. less
    2. more little

    Your answer:

  2. Why did the toddlers act ... (badly) than before?

    1. worse
    2. more badly

    Your answer:

  3. What is ... (important) than money?

    1. importanter
    2. more important

    Your answer:

  4. Pronghorns run ... (fast) than springboks.

    1. more fast
    2. faster

    Your answer:

  5. Many food companies use soynuts because they are ... (crunchy) than peanuts.

    1. crunchier
    2. more crunchy

    Your answer:

  6. Do women need ... (much) support after breaking bones?

    1. more
    2. much

    Your answer:

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70 thoughts on “Comparative Degree: Pengertian, Contoh Kalimat, dan Soal”

  3. Karena beautiful itu adalah dua suku kata yg sudah ada ketentuannya memakai more pada comparative dan most pada superlativenya

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