COMPARISONS

PERBANDINGAN
1. MAKING COMPARISONS WITH AS ……. AS

(a) Tina is 21 years old. Sam is also 21. As ….. as is used to say that the two parts
Tina is as old as Sam of a comparison are equal or the same.

(b) Mike came as quickly as he could in (a): as + adjective + as

in (b): as + adverb + as

MEANING
(a) Tina setua Sam/ Tina sama tuanya
dari Sam.
(b) Mike datang secepat yang dia bisa.

(c) Ted is 20. Tina is 21. Negative forms: not as …… as / not quite
Ted is not as old as Tina. as …… as / not nearly as ……. As

(d) Ted is not quite as old as Tina. MEANING

(e) Amy is 5. She is not nearly as old as Tina (d) Ted tidak cukup tua dari Tina
(f) Ted is not so old as Tina (e) Amy berumur 5 tahun. Dia tidak
hampir setua dari Tina.
(f) Ted tidak lebih tua dari Tina.
EXERCISE 1
1. A housefly and an ant
_______________________ big as _______________________
2. A lion and a tiger
_______________________ dangerous and wild as __________
3. A lake and an ocean
_____________________ big as _________________________
4. Honey and sugar
_____________________ sweet as _______________________
2. COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE (LEBIH DAN PALING)
(a) Tina is older than Amy. To make comparative, we can use -er or
(b) Amy is not older than Tina. more.
(c) Ed is more generous than his brother. Notice: Comparative is followed by than.
(d) his brother is not more generous
than Ed.
(e) My father drives his car more
carefully than my brother.
(f) my brother doesn’t drive hid car
more carefully than my father.

(d) John, Khan, and Ed are brothers. John To make superlative, we can use the –est
is the oldest. or the most.
(e) John, Khan, and Ed are brothers. Ed is
not the oldest. Notice: Superlative begins with the.

(e) Ed is the most generous person in his

family.
(f) Khan is not the most generous person
in his family.
EXERCISE 2
1. Alaska is large than Texas.
2. Alaska is largest state in the United States.
3. Texas is larger from France in land area.
4. Old shoes are usually more comfortable to new shoes.
5. My brother is 22. I am 20. My sister is 18. I am the youngest than
my brother. My sister is the younger person in our family.