ENGLISH GRAMMAR GUIDE “ADJECTIVES” “ADJECTIVES COMPARING UNEQUAL QUANTITIES”

ENGLISH GRAMMAR GUIDE “ADJECTIVES”

“ADJECTIVES COMPARING UNEQUAL QUANTITIES”

Untuk membandingkan dua hal yang sama, kita menggunakan pola:

As + adjectives indicating quantity + (noun) + noun

Kuantitas sifat digunakan tergantung jika kata benda dalam perbandingan adalah terhitung atau dihitung.

COUNTABLE NOUNS

Gunakan sebanyak dan sesedikit dengan kata benda dihitung. Perhatikan bahwa kata benda dapat omitted ketika dipahami dari konteks, sepertidalam contoh terakhir dibawah ini.

Examples:

Ø  They have more children we do

Ø  We have more customers than  they do

Ø  Tom has fewer books than Jane

Ø  There are fewer houses in his village than in mine

Ø  You know more people than I do

Ø  I have visited the states more times than he has

Ø  I have three brothers. That’s more than you have

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Gunakan sebanyak atau kecil dengan kata benda tak terhitung. Perhatikan bahwa kata benda dapat commited ketika dipahami dari konteks, seperti dalam contoh dibawah ini.

Examples:

Ø  John eats more food than Peter

Ø  Jim has less patience than Sam

Ø  You’ve heard more news than I have

Ø  He’s had more success than his brother has

Ø  They’ve got less water than we have

Ø  I’m not hungry. I’ve had more than I want.