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Comparative and Superlative

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           1.       Meaning of comparative & superlative/ pengertian comparative dan superlative degree ·            Comparative In grammar , the comparative is the form of an adjective or adverb which denotes the degree or grade by which a person, thing, or other entity has a property or quality greater or less in extent than that of another, and is used in this context with a subordinating conjunction, such as than , as...as , etc.  If three or more items are being compared, the corresponding superlative needs to be used instead. ·            Superlative In grammar, the superlative is the form of an adjective (or adverb) that indicates that the person or thing (or action) modified has the quality of the adjective (or adverb) to a degree greater than that of anything it is being compared to in a given context. English superlatives are typically formed with the suffix -est (e.g. healthiest, weakest) or the word most (most recent, most interesting).. 2.       Functi