Komparatif

As ... as
Struktur “as…as” digunakan untuk membandingkan hal-hal yang setara. Contoh:

• Jennifer is 163cm and Tony is 163cm. Jennifer is as tall as Tony.
• This house is 40 years old, that house is also 40 years old. This house is as old as that house.
• Bach’s music is as good as Mozart’s.
• Spring is as warm as fall.

“as…as” juga bisa digunakan dalam kalimat negatif dan pertanyaan. Contoh:

• The Amazon isn’t as long as the Nile.
• The second movie wasn’t as good as the first.
• Is Japan as expensive as England?

“as…as” juga bisa digunakan untuk menunjukkan sebuah jumlah yang ekstrim.

• “Eat as much as you want.” The amount you eat is “equal” to the amount you want.
• Hurry! Run as fast as you can!
• Study as hard as possible.

Kuantitas yang berlipat ganda juga dapat dinyatakan dengan “as…as”. Contoh:

• I’m 22. My friend is twice as old as me. She’s 44 years old.
• My aunt is three times as old as me. She’s 66.
• And my grandmother is four times as old as me. She’s 88 years old.
• Jenny is also 22 years old. She’s the same as me.

Kuantitas / Quantifier
Quantifier, atau kata sifat yang menunjukkan kuantitas, juga memiliki bentuk komparatif (tingkat lebih) dan superlatif (tingkat paling).

Quantifier (much/many/a lot of) - I have a lot of apples. - I don’t have many apples. - I don’t have much time. - few – They have a few potatoes. - little – We’ve got a little rice.

Comparative more - I have more apples than you. - I don’t have more apples than you. - I don’t have more time than you. - fewer - We’ve got fewer potatoes. - less – They’ve got less rice.

Superlative most - He has the most apples. - I don’t have the most apples. - I don’t have the most time. - fewest -You’ve got the least potatoes. - least – I’ve got the least rice.

Perlu diingat bahwa:

• many dan few digunakan bersama dengan kata benda yang dapat dihitung (countable noun).
• much dan less digunakan bersama dengan kata benda yang tidak dapat dihitung (uncountable noun).
• a lot of / lots of bisa digunakan baik bersama dengan countable maupun uncountable noun.

Kita juga bisa menggunakan struktur “as…as” untuk menunjukkan keseteraan. Contoh:

• We have as many candies as you.
• There are as few people in this town as that one.
• She’s got as much water as we do.
• I’ve got as little time as you do.