Degrees of comparison untuk comparative adverbs –Nah sekarang saatnya penjelasan bagiamana membandingkan sesuatu dengan menggunakan kata keterangan (adverbs) atau yang dikenal dengan comparative adverbs. Hampir sama dengan comparative adjective. Nih ulasannya agar lebih jelas.
Penggunaan degrees of comparison untuk kata keterangan digunakan untuk membandingkan dua aksi kata kerja dan bentuk superlative tiga atau lebih aksi kata kerja. Masih ingatkah apa saja kata keterangan? (Penggunaankata keterangan adverbs)
More adverb (two syllables) Less adverb (two syllables) Adverb –er (one syllable) | than | ||
She ate | more rapidly | than | me |
We walk | less rapidly | than | them |
I want you to do this | faster | than | him |
the most adverb (two syllables) the less adverb (two syllables) the adverb –est (one syllable) | ||
She ate | the most rapidly | of all |
We walk | the least rapidly | of all |
I want you to do this | the fastest | among all |
Jangan menggunkan tambahan –er dengan kata keterangan yang lebih dari satu suku kata walaupun kata keterangan tersebut berakhiran –ly. Inilah bedanya di dalam perbandingan dengan kata keterangan dan dengan kata sifat.
Contoh:
Incorrect: She runs more fastthan Jimmy.
Correct : She runs faster than Jimmy.
Incorrect: Clara drinks juice the more rapidly among of all.
Correct : Clara drinks juice the most rapidly among of all.
Incorrect: My father drives more fastthan my mom does.
Correct : My father drives fasterthan my mom does.
Incorrect: Many chemicals react more quick in acid solution.
Correct : Many chemicals react more quicklyin acid solution.
Incorrect: We wish could meet you more frequenter.
Correct : We wish could meet you more frequently.
Incorrect: He can do this the most fastof all employees.
Correct : He can do this the fastestof all employees.
Incorrect: The bus always arrives more lately than the time on the schedule.
Correct : The bus always arrives laterthan the time on the schedule
Incorrect: His employees work more efficient than Mark’s employees.
Correct : His employees work more efficiently than Mark’s employees.
Nah penjelasan mengenai Degrees of comparison untuk comparative adverbsagar lebih mudah dipahami, maka kalian harus ingat dulu jenis-jenis kata keterangan ya, agar tidak bingung dengan kata sifat dalam penggunaannnya.
