Introduction
Perbandingan dengan kata sifat dan kata keterangan [comparisons with adjectives and adverbs] digunakan untuk membandingkan benda, orang atau aksi, dengan menjelaskan persamaan atau perbedaaan di antaranya.
Perbandingan setingkat [comparative of equality] (as…as clause) digunakan untuk fungsi yang serupa.
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Form
Kita dapat menemukan struktur perbandingan setingkat (as…as clause) dalam tiga format.
Format afirmatif:
Subject + verb + as + adjective/adverb + as + object + …
Subject + verb + as + adjective/adverb + noun + as + object + …
Format negatif:
Subject + verb + not + as + adjective/adverb + as + object + …
Subject + verb + not + as + adjective/adverb + noun + as + object + …
Format interogatif:
Verb + subject + as + adjective/adverb + as + object + …?
Verb + subject + as + adjective/adverb + noun + as + object + …?
Example
- Benda yang identik
- This box of biscuits is as big as mine.
- This restaurant makes food as good as my mum’s.
- Benda yang berbeda
- A kilo of potatoes is not as expensive as a kilo of steaks.
- Her mountain boots are not as cheap as his backpack.
- Menanyakan informasi tentang persamaan/perbedaan
- Is this box of biscuits as big as mine?
- Do I have champagne as cold as yours?
Use
Kita menggunakan perbandingan setingkat (as…as clause) untuk:
- Membicarakan benda yang identik (format afirmatif);
- Membicarakan benda yang berbeda (format negatif);
- Menanyakan informasi tentang persamaan/perbedaan dari benda-benda tersebut (bentuk interogatif).
Summary
Perbandingan setingkat [comparative of equality] (atau as…as clause) digunakan untuk menerangkan persamaan atau perbedaan antara dua benda, orang atau aksi.
- Afirmatif:
Subject + verb + as + adjective/adverb + as + object + …
Subject + verb + as + adjective/adverb + noun + as + object + … - Negatif:
Subject + verb + not + as + adjective/adverb + as + object + …
Subject + verb + not + as + adjective/adverb + noun + as + object + … - Interogatif:
Verb + subject + as + adjective/adverb + as + object + …?
Verb + subject + as + adjective/adverb + noun + as + object + …?
Contoh:
— Afirmatif: “My doll is as lovely as yours.”
— Negatif: “My doll is not as lovely as yours.”
— Interogatif: “Is my doll as lovely as yours?”
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