Degrees Comparison

A. There are three kinds of degree comparisons

1.Positive degree

Positive degree indicates that something has the quality

a .

as + ADJECTIVE + as

Example :

1. She is a smart as her mother.

2. My bag is as expensive as yours

b.

Not as + ADJECTIVE + as

Not so + ADJECTIVE + as

Example:

1.She is not as smart as her mother.

2.She is not so smart as her mother.

2.Comparative degree

Adj + er	Than
More + adj

1.Intan is taller than Tina.

2.Dona is more stupid than his brother.

3.Matih is more difficult than English.

There are some rules to consider

	Rule	Positive	Comparative
One syillable adjective and adverbs	Add-er	dark	Darker
		big	Bigger
		long	Longer
		fast	Faster
Two syillable adjective and adverbs ending in - y	-y + er = ier	pretty	Prettier
		sharply	Shapelier
Two syillable adjective that have the stress in the first syllable	More + adjective	mode st	More Modest
		stupid	More Stupid
		famous	More Famous
		honest	More Honest
		useful	More Useful
Adjective and adverbs with more than two sylable	More + adjective	important	More Important
		intelligent	More Intelligent

3. Superlative degree

It indicates that something has more quality than anything of its kind

Pattern :

The + adjective + est	+	Of all / periode of time
The + most + adjective		In + place/group of people

 Example :

1. Dungu is the most stupid student in her class.

2. Paper is the most combustible of all the materials.

	Rule	Positive	Comparative
One syillable adjective and adverbs	Add-est	dark	Darker
		big	Bigger
		long	Longer
		fast	Faster
Two syillable adjective and adverbs ending in - y	-y + er = iest	pretty	Prettier
		sharply	Shapelier
Two syillable adjective that have the stress in the first syllable	Most + adjective	mode st	Most Modest
		stupid	Most Stupid
		famous	Most Famous
		honest	Most Honest
		useful	Most Useful
Adjective and adverbs with more than two sylable	Most + adjective	important	The Most Important
		intelligent	The Most Intelligent

4. Irregular degrees of comparison

Positive                                 Comparative                      Superlative

Good                                     better                                best

Well

Bad (ly)

ill                                           worse                                worst

many

much                                      more                                 most

late                                         later                                  latest

                                              latter                                  last

near                                       nearer                                nearest

far                                         farther                                farthest

                                             further                                furthest

little                                        less                                   least

old                                         older                                  oldest

elder                                                                                eldest

Questions :

1. Going by taxi is (expensive) Than by bus.

    Answer : More expensive

2. I Hope their product Won't be the (famous) In the expo.

    Answer : Most famous

3. I like her because she is the (patient) teacher in this school.

    Answer : Most pattient

4. Does she has as (many skirts) as you do ?

    Answer : Many skirts

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Should, ought to , & had better

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Should, ought to , and had better

1.Should

 a.    Should means suggestion ,recommendation , or advice

Example :

 Ø  You are still ill, you should go to the doctor soon.

 Ø   She is tired, she should take a rest.

 b.    Should means necessity, requirement, imperative, and must.

Example :

Ø  You should do your homework everyday

Ø  She should be here soon

Ø  He should study hard

2.Ought to

a.    Ought to = should, means should have been, fittingly, properly, and obviously

Example :

Ø  She ought to be here now

Ø  Ought to see to come here again?

b.    Ought to means there are some works have not get finished.

Example :

Ø  The work ought to have been finished last week.

Ø  You ought not (oughtn’t) to have crossed the road when the lights were red.

                                                                                                                                     

3.Had better

a.    Had better plus base form to express advisability, similar to the way use should or ought.

Example :

            A = You’d better slow down, or else you will get a ticket

            B = Listen, you’d better stop criticizing my driving or you will end up walking

b.    Had better follows better in negative

Example :

A = Kids, you’d better not be fooling around when I get home. You’d better not watching TV or else !

c.    Questions using had better are always negative and they emphasize advisability or warning.

Example :

A = Hadn’t you better keep your month closed for a while?

B = Right, or else I will put my foot on it.

d.    Negative tag ending with had better or quite cammon.

Example :

A = I just can’t take it anymore, had better it?

e.    In the north American English, the idiom had better occurs much less frequently than had better.

Example :

A = We’d best not take any chances

B = Yes, if we do. We might lose our pants.    

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