segunda-feira, 14 de março de 2011

COMPARISON OF EQUALITY

Look at these sentences:

Pegasus´eyes were as black as coal.

Ted is 6 feet tall. Jason is 6 feet tall too. Ted is as tall as Jason.

In the sentences above, we are saying that the two items are the same is some way. We are using the comparative of equality.

Look at how we form the comparative of equality:

My car is as new as Jerry´s car.

Remember this: To say that the two items are the same in some way, we use the comparative of equality (as + adjective + as).

Here´s another example:

Your little brother is as cute as mine.


COMPARISON OF INEQUALITY


Look at these sentences:

I paid $8,000 for my car. Leila paid $ 10,000 for her car. My car was not as expensive as Leila´s car.

Sarah is 12 years old. Her friend Dana is 14 years old. Sarah is not as old as her friend.

In the sentences above we are saying that the two items are different is some way. So we use the comparative of inequality.

Look at how we form the comparative of inequality:

My car is not as new as Jerry´s car.

Remember this:

To say that two items are different in some way, we use the comparative of inequality (not as + adjective +as).

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