This document discusses noun phrases and comparative and superlative degrees in English grammar. It defines noun phrases as combinations of nouns, pronouns, or numbers with modifiers. It provides examples of basic and complex noun phrases. It also explains that comparative degrees compare two objects and superlative degrees indicate the highest or lowest in a group. It outlines the rules for forming regular comparatives and superlatives based on the number of syllables in the adjective. Finally, it lists some common irregular comparatives and superlatives.

1. COMPARATION DEGREES
Merlodafra G. Moniharapon
Jevon B. Nanlohy
Elsandy T. Ratmala

2. A. Noun Phrase
Noun Phrase adalah phrase (frasa
bahasa Inggris) hasil
penggabungan noun (kata benda),
pronoun (kata ganti benda), atau
number (berfungsi sebagai head)
dengan satu atau lebih modifier.
Noun phrase is a phrase
(English Phrase) combining
noun (noun), pronoun (noun
pronoun), or number
(functions as head) with one
or more modifiers
Frasa Bahasa inggris ini digunakan ketika single
noun (kata benda tunggal) tidak cukup spesifik
untuk mengarah kepada suatu kata benda

3. A. Noun Phrase

4. A. NOUN PHRASE
• Basic noun phrase adalahfrasa kata bendayang disusun dari determinerdan head(Basic
Noun Phrase is a noun phrases composed of determiner and head)
Basic Noun Phrase
• Complex noun phrase adalahfrasa kata benda yang disusun dari beberapa komponen
sehinggamenjadikanfrasa ini lebih sulit daripadabasic noun phrase ( Complex Noun
Phrases are Noun Phrases composed of severalcomponents makingthis phrase difficult
than basicnoun phrase)
Complex Noun Phrase

5. Contoh Basic Noun Phrase
What a beautiful girl makes
people interest to her
All this netbook
component is broken by
him
All the many books is mine

6. Contoh Complex Noun Phrase
The red city car that I
bought last week is
brakebecause another
car hit my car from
behind suddenly.
The scary old house that
built in 1980 is hers.
The rich in the world who
cares with the poor is good
man.
A funny story that told to
me before bedtime is story
createdby mom
The rich in the world who
cares with the poor is good
man

7. B. Comperlative and Superlative degrees

8. Comperative degrees
My house is large than hers
This box is smaller than the one I
lost
Your dog runs faster than Baro’s
dog.
Kimmy and Jimmy are both my
friends, but like Kimmy better.
EXAMPLES
Comperative degrees are used to compare difference between the
two objects they modify. They are used in sentence where two nouns
are compared Noun(subject)+verb+comparative
degrees+than+noun(object)

9. Superlative Degree
My house is the largest one in our
neighborhood
Your dog ran fastest of any dog in the
race
This is the smallest box I’ve ever seen
We all threw our rocks at the same time.
My rock flew the highest.
EXAMPLES
Superlative adjectives areused to describe anobject which is at the upper or lower limit of
a quality (thetallest,the smallest,thefastest, the highest).They areused in sentences
where a subject is compared to a group of objects. Noun(subject)+verb+the+superlative
degrees+noun(object)

10. Forming Regular Comparatives and
Superlatives

11. One Syllable
Adjective Comparative Superlative
tall taller tallest
old older oldest
long longer longest

12. Two Syllable
Adjective Comparative Superlative
happy happier happiest
simple simpler simplest
busy busier busiest
tilted more tilted most tilted
tangled more tangled most tangled

13. Three or more syllables
Adjective Comparative Superlative
important more important most important
expensive more expensive most expensive

14. Irregular comparatives and superlatives
Adjective Comparative Superlative
good better best
bad worse worst
little less least
much more most
far further / farther furthest / farthest