COMPARISONS AND COMPARATIVES
Equal Comparisons,
Unequal Comparisons, Double Comparatives, And Superlative
1.
Equal Comparisons : Imply that two or more entities
are equal in a way.
Example :
·
Ajeng is as
kind as Rina
·
Lia is as
crazy as Bayu
·
Rini not as
Lazy as Elsa
2. Unequal Comparisons : Imply that two
or more entities are comparable to a greater or lesser degree.
Example :
·
Gili Trawangan is more beautiful than
Ancol
·
Kerinci mountain is taller than marapi
mountain
·
Indonesia is not more famous than Bali
3.
Double Comparatives : are phrases commonly used in
English to express increasing or decreasing returns.
Example :
·
The brighter
the sun, the happier i feel
·
The faster they
finish it, the sooner they will
go home
·
The more you
study, the more cleverer you will become
4. Superlatives : to say what thing or
person has the most of a particular quality within a group or of its kind.
Example :
·
Jupiter is
the biggest planet in our Solar System
·
Jurrasic
World is the greatest movie ever
·
Harry Potter
is the most interesting book i have ever read
