DEGREE OF COMPARISON

Are used when we compare one person or one thing with another.
Any three types of Degrees of Comparison :

1. Positive Degree
2. Comparative Degree
3. Superlative Degree

For Example:

1. Positive Degree

When we speak about only one person or thing, so use Positive Degree.

Ex:

- This car is exotic (in this sentence only one noun "the car" is talked about).
- He is a fat man.
- This girl is beautiful.
- I am a smart boy.
- It is a big house

2. Comparative Degree

When we compare 2 persons or 2 things with each other, we use both the Positive and Comparative Degree.

Ex:

- He is easier to forget a problem than she is (Comparative Degree)
   He is not as easy as that she (Positive Degree)

- This flower is more beautiful than that (Comparative Degree)
  This flower is not as beautiful as that (Positive Degree)

- She is more intelligent than this girl (Comparative Degree)
  She is not as intelligent as this (Positive Degree)

- He is taller than Mr.Piro (Comparative Degree)
  He is not as tall as Mr.Piro (Positive Degree)

- This building is bigger than any other building (Comparative Degree)
  This building is not as big as that (Positive Degree)

3. Superlative Degree

Denotes the existence of the highest degree of the quality. It is used when more than two things are compared.

Ex:

- This is the best building in this area.
- Unemployment is the most serious problem facing our country.
- This is not the best solution to the problem.
- This is not better than few other solutions to this problem.
- This is the best car in this university.

QUESTION WORDS

An interrogative word or question word is a function word used to ask a question, such as what, when, why, where, who, and how.

What

Is used to refer to specific information (I want to know the thing).
- What is your name?
- What is your favourite food?
- What is the time?

When

Is used to refer to a time or an occasion (I want to know the time).
- When is her birthday? 
- When are we going to start?
- When do the online shops close?

Why

Is  used to obtain an explanation or a reason (I want to know the reason).
- Why do we need a baby?
- Why are they always come?
- Why does she complain all the time?
The response begins with "because"

Where

Is used when referring to a place or location (I want to know the place).
- Where do you born?
- Where are my girl?
- Where is the campus?

Who

Is only used when referring to people (I want to know the person).
- Who are your best enemy?
- Who is the best NBA player in the world?
- Who is that strange girl over there?

How

Is used to describe the manner that something is done (I want to know the way).
- How can i learn english quickly?
- How does she knows the answer?
- How much do we need? (refers to a quantity or a price) uncountable nouns
- How many girl study in this university? (refers to a quantity) countable nouns
- How often should i change my toothbrush? (refers to frequency)
- How far is moon from earth? (refers to distance)

5W + 1H IN ENGLISH NEWSPAPER

Five dead, one missing after boat sinks off Jakarta

Jakarta 
Posted: Sat, May 7 2016 | 08:33 pm

Five tourists were found dead and another is still missing on Saturday as their boat sank in waters off the Thousand Islands, an official says.

“We have sent victims' bodies to a public hospital,” said the head of Thousand Islands’ Fire and Rescue Office, Edi Rudianto, as reported by kompas.com, adding that police were identifying the bodies.

A 16-member team from the Fire and Rescue Office helped by police and Transportation Office personnel were still deployed to find another missing passenger, said Edi  

Edi explained that he got information from boat owner Abdul Wahab at 4 a.m. on Saturday about a missing boat.

“Soon after receiving the information, we began searching for its passengers. We found one had survived,” said Edi, adding that his name was Kristian, a resident of Taman Sari, West Jakarta.

Kristian said he and six other residents of Taman Sari hired Abdul's boat on Friday at 5 p.m. The names of the other six on board were Doni Marcel, Giok Sun, Giok Liong, Fahrul Majid, Sonson and OK.

"The surviving passenger is being treated at a Panggang Island health center. He is in shock but police are still trying to question him,” Edi said, also adding based on Kristian's explanation, the incident occurred at 2 a.m. on Saturday.

Kristian said he survived because he had been able to swim to Panggang Island. ( bbn )

Analyze 5W+1H :

WHAT           :

What is the topic ?

Sinking boat in Thousand Islands Regency.

WHEN           :

When the incident happened?

The incident occurred at 2 a.m. on Saturday.

WHERE         :

Where is the incident happened?

The incident happened in waters off the Thousand Islands,Jakarta.

WHO              :

Who is the victims of the incident?

The victims is Kristian, Doni Marcel, Giok Sun, Giok Liong, Fahrul Majid, Sonson dan OK.

WHY              :

Why the incident could happened?

The cause of the incident is still uncertain, Edi said that A 16-member team from the Fire and Rescue Office helped by police and Transportation Office personnel were still deployed to find another missing passenger.

HOW              :

How the incident happened?

Edi explained that he got information from boat owner Abdul Wahab at 4 a.m. on Saturday about a missing boat. Soon after receiving the information, they are began searching for its passengers. they found one had survived,adding that his name was Kristian, a resident of Taman Sari, West Jakarta. Kristian said he survived because he had been able to swim to Panggang Island. 

Active / Pasive Verb Forms
Sentences can be active or passive. Therefore, tenses also have "active forms" and "passive forms." You must learn to recognize the difference to successfully speak English.

Active Form

In active sentences, the thing doing the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing receiving the action is the object. Most sentences are active.

Passive Form

In passive sentences, the thing receiving the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing doing the action is optionally included near the end of the sentence. You can use the passive form if you think that the thing receiving the action is more important or should be emphasized. You can also use the passive form if you do not know who is doing the action or if you do not want to mention who is doing the action.

Examples :

Harry ate six shrimp at launch. (active)
At launch, six shrimp were eaten by Harry. (passive)

Beautiful elephants roam the savannah. (active)
The savannah is roamed by beautiful elephants. (passive)

Bue changed the flat tire. (active)
The flat tire was changed by Bue. (passive)

We are going to watch a moto gp tonight. (active)
A moto gp is going to be watched by us tonight. (passive)

I ran the obstacle course in record time. (active)
The obstacle course was run by me in record time. (passive)

Definition of an Adjective Clause

In order to understand an adjective clause, let's define the two words individually. An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun. A clause is a group of words that has both a subject and a verb. If the clause expresses a complete thought, then it is a complete sentence. If it doesn't, it is what we call a dependent clause, as it depends on the main clause of the sentence to form a complete thought. An adjective clause, then, is a group of words that has both a subject and a verb that modifies a noun in a sentence. Adjective clauses are dependent clauses.

Examples :

Pizza, which most people love, is not very healthy.

The people whose names are on the list will go to camp.

Grandpa remembers the old days when there was no television. 

Fruit that is grown organically is expensive.

Students who are intelligent get good grades.

Eco-friendly cars that run on electricity save gas.

I know someone whose father served in World War II.

Making noise when he eats is the main reason why Sue does not like to eat with her brother.

The kids who were called first will have the best chance of getting a seat.

Conditional Sentences

Conditional Sentences are also known as Conditional Clauses or If Clauses. They are used to express that the action in the main clause (without if) can only take place if a certain condition (in the clause with if) is fulfilled. There are three types of Conditional Sentences.

Conditional Sentence Type 1

→ It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.
Form: if + Simple Present, will-Future

Example: If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation.

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Conditional Sentence Type 2

→ It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled.
Form: if + Simple Past, Conditional I (= would + Infinitive)

Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.

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Conditional Sentence Type 3

→ It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past.
Form: if + Past Perfect, Conditional II (= would + have + Past Participle)

Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.

Source :

MrsLauraNester - 5W1H Lesson Plan Fairy Tales 

Microsoft Word - 5w1h.doc - 5w1h.pdf 

5W1H-Write Like a Journalist