Komparatif: Kuantitas
Posted on
August 13, 2009 by
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Quantifier, atau kata sifat yang menunjukkan kuantitas, juga memiliki bentuk komparatif (tingkat lebih) dan superlatif (tingkat paling).
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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.
Rujukan:
http://www.1-language.com/englishcoursenew/unit36_grammar.htm
kalau untuk more dan most bendanya bisa di hitung atau tidak?thx
@anton: more dan most bisa digunakan baik bersama countable noun maupun untuk uncountable noun.