Unit 8.2
Bentuk Tidak Beraturan Perbandingan Komparatif dan Superlatif
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Introduction
Bentuk komparatif [comparatives] digunakan untuk membandingkan dua benda, orang atau tindakan, sedangkan superlatif [superlatives] menunjukkan superioritas suatu benda, orang atau tindakan.
Beberapa kata sifat dan kata keterangan memiliki bentuk tidak beraturan untuk perbandingan komparatif dan superlatif [irregular comparatives and superlatives].
Form
Bentuk tidak beraturan perbandingan komparatif dan superlatif tidak mengikuti aturan bentuk umum. Adapun bentuk kata sifat dan kata keterangan tidak beraturan yang paling sering digunakan adalah:
| Adjectives | Adverbs | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|---|
| bad (adj.) | badly (adv.) | worse | the worst |
| little | little | less | the least |
| much | much | more | the most |
| good (adj.) | well (adv.) | better | the best |
| far | far | farther/further | the farthest/furthest |
Example
Komparatif
- Susan is a better assistant than her sister.
- You have to go farther to get to the lawyer’s office.
- Peter is going to talk to him later about the house.
Superlatif
- John is the best assistant in the office.
- This is the furthest point I’ve ever reached in the agency!
- They come the latest to the garage.
Use
Bentuk tidak beraturan komparatif dan superlatif digunakan secara sama seperti bentuk beraturan.
Summary
Format komparatif dan superlatif untuk kata sifat/kata keterangan yang tidak beraturan [comparatives and superlatives forms of irregular adjectives/adverbs] tidak dapat dibentuk secara sama seperti bentuk beraturan, oleh karena itu harus dihafalkan. Contoh kata yang paling sering digunakan adalah:
- Bad (adj.) – badly (adv.) ⇒ worse (comp.) – the worst (super.);
- Good (adj.) – well (adv.) ⇒ better (comp.) – the best (super.).
Contoh:
— Comparative: “You can write a good CV.” ⇒ “You can write a better CV.” / “You can write a gooder CV.“
— Superlative: “You can write a good CV.” ⇒ “You can write the best CV.” / “You can write the goodest CV.“
Revisi kembali pelajaran ini di bagian {Form}. Perhatikan bagian {Example} tentang cara penggunaannya dalam sebuah konteks kalimat.
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