Task (11) Choose the correct one . My brother is taller/ more taller than me. This way is shorter / more short than the others. My grandfather is older / the older than everybody in our family. This book is expensiver / more expensive than the others. Our garden is biger / bigger than the other gardens. Susie is the more hardworking/more hardworking than me. This car is more cheap / cheaper than the cars in the gallery. Reading book is better / gooder than watching TV. Summers are hotter/hotter than the springs. Women are fragiler / more fragile than men.

Pembahasan

Dalam soalini kita diminta untuk memilih tingkat perbandingan/ degree of comparison yang benar sesuai dengan comparative degree . Rumusnya untuk yang satu suku kata (pola 1) dalam soal ini nomor 1,2,3,5,7,8,9 adalah to be + adjective + er+ than . Rumus untuk yang dua atau lebih dari dua suku kata (pola 3) dalam soal ini nomor 4,6,10 adalah S + to be + more + adjective + than+ S. Untuk kata sifat good, memiliki bentuk perkecualian yaitu better. Dengan demikan jawabannya adalah 1. My brother is taller than me., 2. This way is shorter than the others., 3.My grandfather is older than everybody in our family., 4. This book is more expensive than the others., 5.Our garden is bigger than the other gardens., 6. Susie is more hardworking than me., 7. This car is cheaper than the cars in the gallery., 8. Reading book is better than watching TV., 9. Summers are hotter than the springs., 10. Women are more fragile than men.