The document compares the three degrees of comparison in English: positive, comparative, and superlative. The positive degree uses words like "as" and "same as" to compare two things as equals or differences. The comparative degree uses suffixes like "-er" or "more" to compare two things. The superlative degree uses "the" plus "-est" or "most" to compare things among three or more items and indicate the one that is most or least. Examples are provided for each degree.

1. COMPARISON
ARRANGED BY:
DERA FRANA KUSUMA

2. Three types of comparison
Positive degree of comparison
Comparative degree of comparison
Superlative degree of comparison

3. Positive degree
 As …… as
 The same as ……
 Different from …..
 Not as ……. As
NB: It is used to say that the two parts of a
comparison are equal or different in some
way.

4. Example:
 My age is 20. Sary’s age is 20.
My age as same as Sary.
 Dinda gets score 80. Pungky gets score 80.
Dinda’s score the same as Pungky.
 My town is in Bandung. Nailie’s town is in Bali.
My town is not same as Nailie.

5. Comparative degree
One syllable -er
thanTwo syllables or
more
more
Example:
1. English book is thicker than Biology book.
2. Anita is more beautiful than her sister.

6. Superlative degree
One syllable
The
-est
Two syllables or
more
most
Example:
1. My red bag is the most expensive that I have
2. Ali is the biggest man in my class.