DEGREE OF COMPARISON
Defenition Degree of Comparison
Degree of comparison is an adjective that changes shape and is
used to compare one thing or several people with another. Most of the
degrees of comparison in these adjectives have a lot to do with descriptive
adjectives and adjectives of quantity.
Degrees of comparison (level of comparison) is used to indicate the
degree of comparison of adjectives that characterize nouns.
Types of Degrees of Comparison
In adjectives, there are 3 (three) types of degrees of comparison, namely:
Positive Degree
Comparative Degree
Superlative Degree
Irregular Comparison
1. Positive Degree
Positive Degree (ordinary level) is an adjective used to express a level
that is ordinary or simple.
No. Pattern Example Sentences
1 as + Adjective + as David is as tall as my brother.
2 no less + Adjective + than This giri is no less clever than me.
3 not + as + Adjective + as This pen is not (isn’t) as black as that.
Use of Positive Degree
The use of Positive Degree (usual level) is as follows:
A. To state a situation as it is.
Example sentence: Sofia is a dilligent girl
Comparing two objects or people of the same level, be it nature,
form or other parts.
Example sentence: David is as tall as my brother
Expresses two objects or people who do not have the same level of
comparison.
Example sentence: His ruler is not as long as yours.
Example Sentences of Positive Degree
You are beautiful girl
She is as beautiful as her mother.
My sister is no less smart than your sister.
This pen is not as black as that.
Those cars are less expensive than these cars.
2. Comparative Degree
Comparative Degree is an adjective used to express an object or person
has a level that is more than the comparison.
NO PATTERN COMPARATIVE EXAMPLES SENTENCES
. DEGREE
1 adjective + er + than Today is colder than yesterday.
2 more + adjective Madonna is more popular than Britney Spears
3 adjective + er + than much His motorcycle is far better than yours
4 far + more + adjective + than much Your cellphone is far more expensive than theirs.
5 subject + verb + the + comparative Rudy is the taller of the two boys
+ of the two + noun
6 of the two + noun + subject + verb + Of the two bags, this one is the prettier.
the + comparative
Use of Comparative Degree
The use of the Comparative Degree is as follows:
1. To further emphasize the form of Comparative Degree .
Example sentence: His motorcycle is far better than yours
2. Expresses two objects or people who do not have the same level of
comparison.
Example sentence: His ruler is not as long as yours.
3. The use of this Comparative Degree (more level) can be used in
increasingly more circumstances.
Example sentences: The harder you study English, the cleverer you will
be.
Comparative Degree form (more level) without THAN.
Example sentence: Jeffrey is the taller of the two boys
Example Sentences Comparative Degree:
Please give me the smaller ofthe two pieces of cake
Of the two bags, this one is the prettier.
Of the two teachers, he is the more handsome.
The more beautiful the house, the more expensive it will be.
This picture is much more interesting than the one he has.
3. Superlative Degree
Superlative Degree is an adjective that is used to express the most/ter
level of all comparisons.
Example Sentences :
Donna is the cleverest student in the class.
Jennifer is the most beautiful giri in the university.
Example Sentences Superlative Degree
Jennifer is the most beautiful girl in the university
One of the biggest mall in this city is the Gardenia Mall.
No. Pattern Superlative Degree Example Sentences
Donna is the cleverest student in the
1 adjective + est + noun + in + singular noun
class.
2 the + most + adjective + of + plural noun She is the tallest of the girls.
3 One of the + superlative + plural noun Of the four shirts, this one is the cutest.
These shoes are the least expensive of
4 least + adjective
all.
The word very in the true or real sense can be used in affirmation or
emphasis, which is placed between the article the and the superlative
adjective.
Example of sentences :
She is the very best student in the class
You are the very politest boy in this village.
There are several examples of adjective comparison sentences as
below that serve to emphasize.
The arrangement: As… As ...
Examples:
as black as coal = black as charcoal (very black).
This word is usually used to describe something dirty, for example:
hands, clothes, and so on.
as busy as bee = busy like a bee. (very busy)
This word is usually used to describe the state or nature of a person.
4. Comparative and superlative of irregular adjectives
A part from the -er/-est and more/most forms, there is one more
form that you need to know. These forms are irregular adjectives.
In this form, the adjectives will change according to the type of
sentence. The following is a list of irregular adjectives quoted from
Grammarly:
Good/well -> better -> best
Far -> farther further -> the farthest the furthes
Bad/badly -> worse -> worst
Little -> less -> Least
Usage for words with more than one syllable:
-Yogyakarta is the best city to study, I guess
- I got the worst score among the students in my class.
