Degree of comparison
Degree of comparison merupakan bentuk perbandingan yang
berbentuk adjective and adverb. Terdapat tiga degree of comparison, yaitu :
positive, comparative, dan superlative degree.
Comparative Degree
Comparative
adjective dan comparative adverb digunakan untuk membandingkan dua hal.
Kebanyakannya adjective atau adverb satu suku kata ditambahkan akhiran -er,
sedangkan dua suku kata atau lebih diawali dengan kata more. Khusus untuk dua
suku kata adjective dengan akhiran -y, akhiran tersebut dihilangkan lalu
ditambahkan -ier. Ketika berada di dalam kalimat, degree of comparison ini
biasanya ditemani kata than.
Dika
is a tall boy.
Dika
is smarter than his sister.
Superlative
Degree
Berfungsi
untuk membandingankan tiga atau lebih hal. Mayoritas satu suku katanya
ditambahkan akhiran -est, sedangkan lebih dari satu suku kata diawali dengan
kata most. Adapun untuk dua suku kata adjective dengan akhiran -y, akhiran
tersebut dihilangkan lalu ditambahkan -iest. Ketika berada di dalam kalimat,
superlative degree diawali dengan kata the.
Contoh
:
A
musk ox is a large animal.
An
elephant is larger than a musk ox.
The
blue whale is the largest of all animals.
The blue whale is the largest
of all animals in the world.
Positive
Degree
Ketika
digunakan untuk menyatakan perbandingan, positive degree harus digunakan
bersama kata as. Positive degree memiliki bentuk standar tanpa perubahan: big,
carefully, difficult, easy, rich, etc.
Contoh
:
Ethan
is smart a boy.
Chris is fat a man.
Question Word
Question word
merupakan kata yang berguna untuk menanyakan tempat, waktu, orang, benda,
ataupun hal lain. Kalimat pertanyaan umumnya diawali dengan wh (What, Where,
When, why, which, who, whom, whose) ada juga how.
Contoh:
What is your name?
Where do you work?
When is her birthday?
Why do we need a plumber?
Who is yout leader?
5W+1H in newspaper
What happened?
A clearly shows the US in shouth China sea
Who was involved?
US Defense Secretary
When did it take place?
it happens whe the US Navy guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur entered Chinese waters off the Xisha Islands.
Where did it happen?
it happens in South China Sea
Why did it happen?
because Washington has repeatedly employed the excuse of freedom of navigation to sail navy vessels through China's territorial waters whitout permission.
How did it happen?
These provocative moves have been hailed by the US allies that have territorial disputes with China.
A clearly shows the US in shouth China sea
Who was involved?
US Defense Secretary
When did it take place?
it happens whe the US Navy guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur entered Chinese waters off the Xisha Islands.
it happens in South China Sea
Why did it happen?
because Washington has repeatedly employed the excuse of freedom of navigation to sail navy vessels through China's territorial waters whitout permission.
How did it happen?
These provocative moves have been hailed by the US allies that have territorial disputes with China.
Active and Passive Sentences
Passive sentence merupakan sebuah kata kerja yang tidak menunjukan aksi dan hanya bertindak sebagai penerima. Active sentences merupakan lawan dari passive sentences dimana menunjukan aksi, atau sebagai kata yang menjelaskan sedang melakukan pekerjaan.
Contoh:
- Tomi changed the cable
- A movie is going to be watched by us tomorrow
- Johnson ate six noodle a day
- The savannah is roamed by strong lion
- the obstacle course was run by me in record time
Relative/Adjective Clauses
Contoh:
- a
- a
- a
- a
Conditional Sentences/If- Clauses
Contoh:
- a
- a
- a
- a
