| (a) Bob is taller than Ron. (b) Sally is more beautiful than Sharon. |
| (a) Bob is the tallest man in the room. (b) Sally is the most beautiful of all the women at the party. (c) The spider over there is the largest one that I have ever seen. (d) The fastest runner wins the race, (tidak ada in, of, atau that). |
| THE FORM OF COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE | |
| Comparative | [more (long adjective)] + than [(short adjective)-er] + than |
| Superlative | The + [most (long adjective)] + in, of, that ... The + [(short adjective)-est] + in, of, that ... |
1. Oxygen is abundanter than nitrogen. ( .... )
2. The directions to the exercise say to choose the most appropriate response. ( .... )
3. The lesson you are studying now is the most importantest lesson that you will have. ( .... )
4. Fashions this year are shorter and more colorful than they were last year. ( .... )
5. The professor indicated that Anthony’s research paper was more long than the other student’s paper. ( .... )
6. Alaska is the oldest than all the states in the United States. ( .... )
7. The workers on the day shift are more rested than the workers on the night shift. ( .... )
8. She was more happier this morning than she had been yesterday. ( .... )
9. The quarterback on this year’s football team is more versatile than the quarterback on last year’s team. ( .... )
10. She always tries to do the best and most efficient job that she can do. ( .... )
1. Oxygen is more abundanter thannitrogen. ( I ) -> “abundant” harus diubah menjadi bentuk “more abundant” karena merupakan long adjective.
2. The directions to the exercise say to choose the most appropriate response. ( C )
3. The lesson you are studying now is the most importantest lesson that you will have. ( I ) -> “important” tetap tidak perlu ditambahi -est karena merupakan long adjective.
4. Fashions this year are shorter and more colorful than they were last year. ( C )
5. The professor indicated that Anthony’s research paper was more longer than the other student’s paper. ( I ) -> “more” perlu dihilangkan, dan “long” perlu ditambahi -er karena merupakan short adjective.
6. Alaska is the coldest than of all the states in the United States. ( I ) -> “than” harus dihilangkan, dan dapat diganti dengan “of” karena merupakan superlative.
7. The workers on the day shift are morerested than the workers on the night shift. ( C )
8. She was more happier this morning than she had been yesterday. ( I ) “more” perlu dihilangkan karena “happier” merupakan short adjective dan sudah bentuk comparative.
9. The quarterback on this year’s football team is more versatile thanthe quarterback on last year’s team. ( C )
10. She always tries to do the bestand most efficient job that she can do. ( C )
| (a) The history class is larger than the math class. (b) Mary is more intelligent than Sue. |
| (a) The history class is the largest in the school. (b) Mary is the most intelligent of all the students in the class. |
| THE USES OF COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE |
| Comparative digunakan untuk membandingkan 2 hal yang sama. |
| Superlative digunakan untuk menunjukkan salah satu dari banyak hal yang paling unggul, luar biasa, besar, dll. |
1. Harvard is probably the most prestigious university in the United States. ( .... )
2. Rhonda is more hard working of the class. ( .... )
3. The engineers hired this year have more experience than those hired last year. ( .... )
4. The graduate assistant informed us that the first exam is the most difficult of the two. ( .... )
5. He bought the more powerful stereo speakers that he could find. ( .... )
6. The afternoon seminar was much more interesting than the morning lecture. ( .... )
7. The food in this restaurant is the best of the restaurant we visited last week. ( .... )
8. The plants that have been sitting in the sunny window are far healthier than the other plants. ( .... )
9. The photocopies are the darkest that they have ever been. ( .... )
10. The first journal article is the longest of the second article. ( .... )
1. Harvard is probably the mostprestigious university in the United States. ( C )
2. Rhonda is more hard working ofthe class. ( I ) -> “more hard working” harus diubah menjadi “the hardest worker” agar menjadi kalimat superlative yang benar.
3. The engineers hired this year have moreexperience than those hired last year. ( C )
4. The graduate assistant informed us that the first exam is the most difficult of the two. ( C )
5. He bought the more powerful stereo speakers that he could find. ( I ) -> “more” harus diganti menjadi “most” agar menjadi kalimat superlative”
6. The afternoon seminar was much moreinteresting than the morning lecture. ( C )
7. The food in this restaurant is the best of the food in the restaurant we visited last week. ( I ) -> kalimat di atas harus diubah menjadi kalimat comparative sehingga “the best of” diubah menjadi “better than”
8. The plants that have been sitting in the sunny window are far healthier thanthe other plants. ( C )
9. The photocopies are the darkest that they have ever been. ( C )
10. The first journal article is the longest of the second article. ( I ) -> kalimat di atas harus diubah menjadi kalimat comparative sehingga “the longest of” diubah menjadi “longer than”
| (a) The harder he tried, the further he fell behind. (b) The older the children are, the more their parents expect from them. |
| (a) The more children you have, the bigger the house you need. (phrase) (b) The harder you work, the more you accomplish. (clause) (c) The greater the experience, the higher the salary. (phrase) |
| THE –ER, -ER STRUCTURE | |
| The [-er/more] + same structure, | The [-er/more] + same structure |
| Tipe kalimat ini mungkin atau (tidak) menyertakan verb. | |
1. The hotter the food is, harder it is to eat. (....)
2. The warmer the weather, the greater the attendance at the outdoor concert. (....)
3. The more you say, the worst the situation will be. (....)
4. The more time they have to play, the happier the children are. (....)
5. The thicker the walls, the noise that comes through is less. (....)
6. If you run faster, the earlier you’ll arrive. (....)
7. The more you use the phone, the higher the bill will be. (....)
8. The harder you serve, the easier it is to win the point. (....)
9. The earliest you send in your tax forms, the sooner you will receive your refund. (....)
10. The more people there are at the party, you’ll have a good time. (....)
1. The hotterthe food is, the harder it is to eat. ( I ) -> tambahkan “the” sebelum “harder”.
2. The warmerthe weather, the greater the attendance at the outdoor concert. ( C )
3. The moreyou say, the worst the situation will be. ( I ) -> untuk membentuk kalimat comparative, “worst” harus diubah menjadi “worse”.
4. The moretime they have to play, the happierthe children are. ( C )
5. The thickerthe walls, the lesser the noise that comes through isless. ( I ) -> “is less” harus dihilangkan, dan tempatkan “the lesser” di depan.
6. The faster If you run faster, the earlier you’ll arrive. ( I ) -> “faster” harus dipindah tempatkan di depan dan di awali dengan “the”.
7. The moreyou use the phone, the higher the bill will be. ( C )
8. The harderyou serve, the easier it is to win the point. ( C )
9. The earliest you send in your tax forms, the sooner you will receive your refund. ( I ) -> untuk membentuk kalimat comparative, “earliest” harus diubah menjadi “earlier”.
10. The more people there are at the party, the more you’ll have a good time. ( I ) -> untuk membentuk kalimat comparative, tambahkan “the more” pada same structure yang ke-2.
1. The coffee is more stronger today than it was yesterday. (....)
2. The tree that was struck by lightning had been the tallest of the two trees we had in the yard. (....)
3. He will buy the most fuel-efficient car that he can afford. (....)
4. The closest it gets to summer, the longer the days are. (....)
5. The business department is bigger of the departments in the university. (....)
6. I really do not want to live in the Southeast because it is one of the most hot areas in the U.S. (....)
7. It is preferable to use the most efficient and most effective method that you can. (....)
8. Tonight’s dinner was more filling than last night’s. (....)
9. The sooner the exam is scheduled, the less time you have to prepare. (....)
10. The house is now the cleanest that it has ever been. (....)
1. The coffee is more stronger today than it was yesterday. ( I ) -> “more” harus dihilangkan karena “stronger” sudah menjadi comparative (short adjective).
2. The tree that was struck by lightning had been thetallest of the two trees we had in the yard. ( C )
3. He will buy the mostfuel-efficient car that he can afford. ( C )
4. The closest it gets to summer, the longer the days are. ( I ) -> “closest” harus diganti menjadi “closer” agar paralel dengan “longer”.
5. The business department is bigger of the departments in the university. ( I ) -> “bigger” harus diganti dengan “the biggest” karena merupakan struktur superlative.
6. I really do not want to live in the Southeast because it is one of the most hot areas in the U.S. ( I ) -> “most” harus dihilangkan, dan “hot” menjadi “hottest” karena merupakan struktur superlative.
7. It is preferable to use the mostefficient and most effective method that you can. ( C )
8. Tonight’s dinner was more filling than last night’s. ( C )
9. The soonerthe exam is scheduled, the less time you have to prepare. ( I ) -> “less” harus diganti menjadi “lesser” agar paralel dengan sooner.
10. The house is now the cleanest that it has ever been. ( C )
| 1. B 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. D | 6. C 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A |
3. Part of Speech: Conjunction
5. TOEFL Part 6 The Structure Questions
6. TOEFL Part 7 The Structure Questions
7. TOEFL Part 8 The Structure Questions
8. TOEFL Part 9 The Structure Questions
9. TOEFL Part 10 The Structure Questions
