POSITIVE DEGREE_8

​Haryani, S.Pd

​SMP Maarif I Pasuruan

Positive degree

Membandingkan dua hal yang dibandingkan berada di level yang sama, setara atau sebanding, digunakan format as adjective/adverb as

• Digunakan untuk menyatakan “kesamaan/ sama/se”

• Harus digunakan bersama correlative conjunction “as ….as “

• Subject 1 + to be + as adjective as + Subject 2

• Subject 1 + to be + as adverb as + Subject 2

• Bentuk standar adjective ( kata sifat ) dan adverb ( kata keterangan ) tanpa perubahan apapun

​NO	​ADJECTIVE/ADVERB	​POSITIVE	​MEANING
​1.	​long	​as long as	​panjang
​2.	​beautiful	​as beautiful as	​cantik
​3.	​lazy	​as lazy as	​malas
​4.	thin	as lazy as	​tipis
​5.	strong	as lazy as	​kuat
​6.	​far	​as far as	​jauh
​7.	​small	​as small as	​kecil

​dan sebagainya

​Indra

​Rudi

​Indra is as smart as Rudi

Indra sama pintarnya dengan Rudi

​Example:

​a green book is as thick as a red book

Buku hijau sama tebalnya dengan buku merah

​Example:

​Dion is as fat as Fina

Dion sama gemuknya dengan Fina

​Example:

​Dion Fina

​Example:

​a white car is as expensive as a red car

1. Rian is as tall as Budi.

2. Mathematics exam is as easy as English.

3. My younger brother is as tall as I am.

4. IPhone is as expensive as motorcycle.

5. My house is not as big as yours.

​Example:

​ Exercise