An Analysis of Students’ Ability in Using Degrees of Comparison in Adjective and Adverb at English Language Education Program of UNP

The purpose of this study was to analyze the fifth semester students' ability in the English Language Education Program of UNP's use of degrees of comparison in adjective and adverb. The Participants in this study were 35 students of the fifth semester students at English Language Education Program of UNP. The study was quantitative research. Tests and interviews were the instruments used in this study. According to the study's findings, 55.42% of students were able to master the items of positive degree in adjective, followed by the items of comparative degree in adjective, with 61.14% of students being able to master those items. Of the students, 77.14% demonstrated the ability to master the items of superlative degree in adjective. In terms of adverb, 72.57% of students were able to master the items of positive degree in adverb, 66.85% of students were able to master the items of comparative degree in adverb and 38.28% of students were able to master the items of superlative degree in adverb. This indicates that more than 50% of students have mastered the degrees of comparison. The respondents supported this finding, stating that the fifthsemester students in the English language education program have problem comprehending comparisons for the following reasons: They misplaced the article "the" in the superlative form and forgot to add "than" after the adjective in the comparative form. They also did not know how to modify words that ended in -y to -i and add -er/-est. Finally, they did not comprehend the purpose of using irregular forms.