Comparation (perbandingan) merupakan kata sifat yang digunakan
untuk membandingkan benda dengan yang lain atau seseorang dengan orang lain.
Dari contoh
diatas dapat diketahui bahwa pembentukan dari kata sifat ke komparatif
berbeda-beda.
Perbedaan proses
pembentukan tersebut tidak mempengaruhi arti. Ketiganya mengandung arti
komparatif.
Contoh :
- My house is small but Ryan’s house is smaller.
- It is expensive but that is more expensive.
- Your job is good but my job is better.
Penambahan –er menunjukkan komparatif terjadi pada
kata yang bersuku kata satu, antara lain :
Penambahan kata
total yang menunjukkan komparatif terjadi pada kata yang bersuku kata lebih
dari satu, antara lain :
Perubahan kata
total yang menunjukkan komparatif, antara lain :
-
Good -
Bad
Penambahan –er menunjukkan komparatif terjadi juga
pada beberapa kata bersuku kata lebih dari satu dan berakhiran huruf y, antara
lain :
Comparative + than
Kalimat perbandingan dapat disusun ke dalam satu
klausa dengan menggunakan penanda than.
Contoh :
- Ryan’s house is smaller than my house.
- Are grapes more expensive than oranges ?
- Today is better than yesterday .
Latihan Soal !
1.
Jill
is 20. Josh is 22. The comparative sentence is …………
(a)
John
is old but Jill is older.
(b) Josh
is older than Jill.
(c)
Jill
is older than Josh.
(d)
Jill
is older.
2.
Today
temperature is 12 degrees. Yesterday it was ten degrees. The comparative
sentence is ………….
(a) Today
is hotter than yesterday.
(b)
Yesterday
is hotter that today.
(c)
Today
is hot but yesterday is hotter.
(d)
Today
is cold.
3.
Is
it’s cost 300 dollars ? No, it’s …….. that.
(a)
More
(b)
Than
more
(c) More
than
(d)
Than
4.
I
found that it was much…….. for me to understand the city.
(a)
Easy
(b) Easier
(c)
More
easy
(d)
More
easy than
5.
The
food there tastes ……. homecooked meals.
(a) More
delicious than
(b)
More
delicious
(c)
Delicious
than
(d)
Deliciouser
than
6.
Sometimes
the museums are even………the most famous place of interest.
(a)
Attractive
(b)
More
attractive
(c)
Attractive
than
(d) More
attractive than
7.
In
term of substantive level, no other reasons in my decision is ……….. the one
above.
(a)
Crucial
(b)
Crucial
than
(c) More
crucial than
(d)
Crucialer
than
8.
Lots
of pollutions made the air quality…………
(a)
More
bad
(b) Worse
(c)
Worst
(d)
Bad
than
9.
I
believe that human activity makes the Earth …………
(a)
More
good
(b)
More
good than
(c)
Gooder
than
(d) Better
10. Is it ……. to move around than to stay in one place ?
(a)
Good
(b)
The
best
(c)
More
good
(d) Better
Sumber :
Forum Tentor Indonesia.2015. TOP NO.1 TOEFL.Yogyakarta : Forum Edukasi.