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b. Particular comparison
Particular comparison means comparison that is in respect of quantity or quality. It is also expressed by means of adjectives or adverbs; not of a special
class, but ordinary adjectives and adverbs in some comparative form. If the comparison is in terms of quantity, it is expressed in the numerative element
in the structure of the nominal group; either a by a comparative quantifier, eg: more in more mistakes, or b by an adverb of comparison submodifying a
quantifier, eg: as in as many mistakes.
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If the comparison is in terms of quality, it is expressed in either of two ways: i in the epithet element in the nominal group, either a by a
comparative adjective, eg: easier, more difficult in easier tasks, more difficult tasks, or b by an adverb of comparison submodifying an adjective, eg: so in
so difficult a task; ii as adjunct in the clause, either a by a comparative adverb, eg: faster in Cambridge rowed faster, or b by an adverb of
comparison submodifying an adverb, eg: as in she sang as sweetly. The particular comparison may be endophoric anaphoric and cataphoric
or exophoric. The following are the examples: a. He’s better man than I am.
b. Apparently Brown resigned, when his proposal was rejected. – I wish he could have acted less precipitately.
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Ibid.
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the catch. The first, a is an example of cataphoric comparison of quality, with an epithet
as the comparative, and I – or rather the man that I am is the referent of better; b is anaphoric comparative, where resigned is the referent of less;
whereas c is exophoric. The referent refers to the situation the action of the fisherman with the arms held apart to indicate the size of the catch.
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CHAPTER III RESEARCH FINDINGS
A. Data Description
This chapter describes the short story “The Fat of The Land” by Anzia Yezierska through Halliday and Hasan’s theories of cohesion, especially grammatical cohesion.
The concept is used to know the cohesiveness of the analyzed texts. “The Fat of The Land” is the reflection of the true story of its author’s life, Anzia
Yezierska. She immigrated to the United States with her jewish family from Poland when she was just a small girl. Poverty forced her to work in sweatshops during the
day, but hard work in night school earned her scholarships and a teaching degree from Columbia University in 1904. She becomes famous writer when “The Fat of
The Land” won the O’hare prize for best short story of 1919. “The Fat of The Land” is a story of a family divided by two cultures. The main
character, Hanneh Breineh, comes to live in the United States as a married woman with five children to raise. She keeps the culture of her old country, Poland, but her
children Abe, Jake, Fanny, Benny and Sammy adopt American values and lifestyles when they grow up. The other character is Mrs. Pelz, she is not only as Hanneh’s
neighbor but also as her close friend. The story is divided into five chapters. The first chapter of the story tells Hanneh
Breineh in New York City struggling to raise her children. The second until fifth part
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