Comparative And Superlative

    I.        PERBANDINGAN ANTARA 2 KONDISI

Bentuk	Fungsi	Contoh
As . . . as	Perbandingan yang sama	I am 18 years old. He is 18 years old.	I am as old as him.
Similar to	Perbandingan yang setara	He has Toyota Kijang. She has Isuzu Panther.	His car is similar to hers.
More/- er . . . than	Perbandingan yang tidak setara	I am 21 years old. He is 18 years old.	I am older than him

    II.        COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORM DARI ADJECTIVE DAN ADVERB

Suku kata	Dasar	Comparative	Superlative
Satu	Old Wise	Older Wiser	Oldest Wisest
Dua	Famous Handsome	More famous More handsome	Most famous Most handsome
	Busy Pretty	Busier Prettier	Busiest Prettiest
	Clever Gentle Friendly	Cleverer More clever Gentler More gentle Friendlier More friendly	Cleverest Most clever Gentlest Most gentle Friendliest Most friendly
Tiga / lebih Irregular adjective	Popular Important Good Bad	More popular More important Better Worse	Most popular Most important Best Worst
Ly – adverb Adverb satu suku kata	Carefully Slowly Fast Hard	More carefully More slowly Faster Harder	Most carefully Most slowly Fastest Hardest
Irregular adverb	Well Badly Far	Better Worse Further / farther	Best Worst Furthest / farthest

   III.        PENGGUNAAN IF

Situasi	If - clause	Result - clause	contoh
Benar pada saat ini / mendatang	Simple present	Will, can + simple form	If I have wings I will fly to the moon.
Bertentangan dengan saat ini / mendatang	Simple past	Would, could + simple form	If I have wings I would fly to the moon.
Bertentangan dengan masa lalu	Past perfect	Would have, could have + past participle	If I have had wings I will have flied to the moon

   IV.        PENGGUNAAN WISH

Menginginkan di masa sekarang	Menginginkan di masa lalu
I wish I knew how to dance I wish I could fly I wish {I, you, we, they, she, he, it} were at home tonight	I wish I had studied for the test I wish I had gone there

Asking A Question

I.              YES/NO QUESTION

Are you ready? Is it true?	Yes, I am Yes, it is	No, I am not No, it is not
Do you want it? Does she want it?	Yes, I do Yes, she does	No, I do not No, she does not
Did you need it?	Yes, I did	No, I did not
Were you ready? Was it fine?	Yes, I was Yes, it was	No, I was not No, it was not
Have you made it? Has it gone?	Yes, I have Yes, it has	No, I have not No, it has not
Will you make it?	Yes, I will	No, I will not
Can we go?	Yes, we can	No, we can not

II.             'W' QUESTION

Who	Menanyakan orang sebagai subjek	Who was coming? I was
Whom	Menanyakan orang sebagai subjek	Whom did you meet? I meet Ari
Whose	Menanyakan orang sebagai pemilik	Whose car is it? Mine
What	Menanyakan benda selain manusia	What was it? It was a cat
Where	Menanyakan tempat	Where was it? It was in Auckland
Which	Menanyakan pilihan	Which one is the best? This one is best
Why	Menanyakan alasan / sebab	Why are you late? My car was broken
How	Menanyakan kondisi	How are you? I am fine

III.           INDIRECT QUESTION

Direct question		Indirect question
Would	Where is the bus?	Would you like to help me where to find a bus? Yes, I would
Could	How is a drees made?	Could you tell me how to make a dress? Yes, I could

IV.           QUESTION TAG

It is a good one, isn’t? I am nice, aren’t I?	It isn’t a good one, is it? I am not nice, am I?
I go ther, don’t I? She goes there, doesn’t she?	I do not go there, do I? She doesn’t go there, does she?
I went there, didn’t I?	I didn’t go there, did I?
I was there, wasn’t I? You were there, weren’t you?	I wasn’t there, was I? You weren’t there, were you?
I will be there, won’t I?	I won’t be there, will I?
I could go there, couldn’t I?	I couldn’t go there, could I?
I have got money, haven’t I?	I haven’t got money, have I?
I must have been leaving, musn’t I?	I musn’t have been leaving, must I?

V.             'OR' QUESTION

1.     Are you hungry, or thirsty? Well, I am hungry.

2.     Are fine, or sick? I am just fine, thank you