Thursday, 1 July 2010

as ... as ...












as + adjective + as+ noun/pronoun/clause
as + adverb + as+ noun/pronoun/clause

1. We use as ... as ... to say that two things are the same in some way.

  • She's as tall as her brother.

  • Can a man run as fast as a horse?

  • It's not as good as I expected.


2. We can use object pronouns (me, him etc) after as, especially in an informal style.

  • She doesn't sing as well as me


In a formal style, we use subject + verb.

  • She doesn't sing as well as I do


3 After not, we can use as ... as ... or so ... as

  • She's not as/so pretty as her sister.


4. Note the structure half as ... as ...; twice as ... as ...; three times as ... as . . .; ...

  • The green one isn't half as good as the blue one.

  • A colour TV is twice as expensive as a black and white.



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