GE SERIES

· Unit 15

a. Positive Degrees : (grammar) That state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison or relation to increase or diminution; as in wise, noble.

Rumus : S₁ + tobe + as + adj + as + S₂

Ex : I’m sorry I’m late, I got here as a fast as I could

b. Comparative : 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

Rumus : S + tobe + adj + er + than + S₂

More + adj

Ex : These days more than people are learning English

c. Superlative : the superlative of an adjective or adverb is the greatest form of adjective or adverb which indicates that something has some feature to a greater degree than anything it is being compared to in a given context. For example, if AJ is 45, Deniz is 35, and Jeff is 25, AJ is the oldest of the three, because his age transcends those of Deniz and Jeff in one direction, while Jeff is the youngest, because his age transcends those of AJ and Deniz in the other direction. If David, who is 60, and Vincent, who is 20, join the group, David now becomes the oldest and Vincent the youngest.

Rumus : S + tobe + the + adj + est + of all

Most + adj

ex : Tono has the best voice of all

Study the following degress of comparisons. Pronounce the word correctly.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative	Mean
Old	Older	Oldest	Tua
Cheap	Cheaper	Cheapest	Murah
Big	Bigger	biggest	Besar
Small	Smaller	Smallest	Kecil
Funny	funnier	Funniest	Lucu
Pretty	Prettier	Prettiest	Manis
Beautiful	More beautiful	Most beautiful	Cantik
Interesting	More interesting	Most interesting	Menarik
Expensive	More expensive	Most expensive	Mahal
Good	Better	Best	Baik
Bad	Worse	Worst	Buruk
Far	Farther/further	Farthest/furthest	Jauh
Little	Less	Least	Kecil

We can also find the following words in comparison.

Positive	Superlative	Comparative	Mean
Quickly	More quickly	Most quickly	Tenang
Slowly	More slowly	Most slowly	Lambat
Carefully	More carefully	Most carefully	Hati-hati

Ø Question

1. Mary is as old as Jane

a. Positive

b. Comparative

c. Superlative

2. Susan is more beautiful than Santi

a. Positive

b. Comparative

c. Superlative

3. Ina can sing the most beautiful of all

a. Positive

b. Comparative

c. Superlative

4. Mathematics is more difficult than English

a. Positive

b. Comparative

c. Superlative

5. Father is the tallest person in my family

a. Positive

b. Comparative

c. Superlative

· Unit 16

v Prefers : Kesukaan

a. Prefer N to N

Ex : Tanti prefers Bag to Plastic

b. Prefer Gerund to Gerund

Ex : Milla prefers eating to drawing

c. Prefer to V₁ than V₁

Ex : Indah prefers to play kite than cook

d. Like N better than N

Ex : Doni like ball better than marbles

e. Like Gerund better than Gerund

Ex : Dinda like smiling better than criying

f. Would rather V₁ than V₁

Ex : Feni would rather sing than dance

Ø Question

1. Fery lebih suka bermain bola dari pada menontonnya. Make by using Prefer to V₁ than V₁

2. Mutiara lebih suka novel dari pada komik. Make by using Prefer N to N

3. Ical lebih suka menonton film dari pada menyanyi . Make by using Prefer Gerund to Gerund

4. Saya lebih suka minum jus apel dari pada makan buah anggur. Make by using Like N to N

5. Saya lebih suka mendengarkan musik dari pada bermain bola. Make by using Like Gerund better than Gerund

· Unit 17

v Can

We can use “can” to talk about ability or capability. The negative of can is “cannot” or “can’t” (contraction)

Ex :

- Can I help you?

- Can you learn with me?

We can use “be able to” instead of can, but can is more common.

v Could and was/were able to

d. We can use could to say that someone had the general ability to do something in the past.

- I could help you, when I was help my mother

- My father could speak English very well

d. When we want to say that someone had ability to do something, and that they did it in a particular situation, we must use was/were able to (“could” is not possible).

- Even though I’d hurt my leg, I was able to swim back to the boat.

(Not:… I could not swim back…)

- The test was very difficult, but we were able to finish it on time.

(Not:… we could finish it….)

c. There is an exception with the verbs of perception, such as see, hear, smell, taste, feel, and some verbs of thinking such as understand, remember. We use could with these verbs when we actually did these things in particular situations.

- We could see a man in the garden

- She didn’t speak very clearly, but I could understand what see said.

d. We could use could not (contraction: couldn’t) for both general ability and particular situations.

- My grandmother couldn’t speak German

- He tried very hard but he couldn’t swim back to the boat

e. Could have…

We use could have +V3 (past participle) to say that someone had the ability or the opportunity to something in the past but didn’t do it.

- I could have gone to university when I was younger, but I decided not to

- You could have helped me. Why didn’t you?

Ø Question

1. Tom ……….. drive but he doesn’t have a car

2. I used to …………. Stand on my head, but I can’t do it now

3. Ask Ann about your problem. She should ………… help you

4. I can’t sing now, but I ………… very well when I was a child

5. Anang……….his home but he did not do it.

Ø Key Answer

· Task 15.

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. B

5. B

• Task 16

1. Fery prefers to play football than watch it

2. Mutiara prefers novel than comic

3. Ical prefers watching movie to singing

4. I like apple juice to grapes

5. I like listening music better than playing football

· Task 17

1. Can

2. Can

3. Can

4. Could

5. Could have