The document provides examples of how to use the comparative structure "as...as" to compare two people or things that are equal. It gives sample sentences comparing attributes like age, height, speed and more. The examples are then rewritten in the negative form to show how to express that one person or thing is not equal to another using "not as...as".
The document provides examples of how to use the comparative structure "as...as" to compare two people or things that are equal. It gives sample sentences comparing attributes like age, height, speed and more. The examples are then rewritten in the negative form to show how to express that one person or thing is not equal to another using "not as...as".
The document provides examples of how to use the comparative structure "as...as" to compare two people or things that are equal. It gives sample sentences comparing attributes like age, height, speed and more. The examples are then rewritten in the negative form to show how to express that one person or thing is not equal to another using "not as...as".
The document provides examples of how to use the comparative structure "as...as" to compare two people or things that are equal. It gives sample sentences comparing attributes like age, height, speed and more. The examples are then rewritten in the negative form to show how to express that one person or thing is not equal to another using "not as...as".
AS: JOAN SEBASTIAN BEDOYA PETER İS AS FAST AS JOHN.
1.Write one sentece using as...as:
1- Kathy is clever. Mary is clever. _ Kathy is as clever as Mary. _____ 2- Istanbul is beautiful. Rome is beautiful._ Istanbul is as beautiful as Rome. ___ 3- Brazil is hot. Colombia is hot.___ Brazil is as hot as Colombia. __ 4- Billy is 1,90m. Ed is 1,90. __ Billy is as tall as Ed. __ 5- New York is crowded. Tokio is crowded. __ New York is as crowded as Tokyo. 6- L.A. is noisy.New york is noisy. ___ L.A. is as noisy as New York. _ 7- Thereza is kind. Mark is kind. ___ Thereza is as kind as Mark. _ 8- Lisa is fun. Paul is fun. ___ Lisa is as fun as Paul. _ 9- I am wrong.You are wrong too. _ I am as wrong as you are. _ 10-Sandy is moody.Ross is moody too. __ Sandy is as moody as Ross. _ 11-Michelle is strict. Paul is strict too. ___ Michelle is as strict as Paul. _ 12-The Simpsons is funny.Seinfield is funny. _ The Simpsons is as funny as Seinfeld. _ 13-Grace is 80 years old. Will is 80 years old. ___ Grace is as old as Will. _ 14-Ronaldinho is overweight.Maradona is overweight. ___ Ronaldinho is as overweight as Maradona. _ 2. Rewrite the sentences in the negative form: PETER İS NOT AS FAST AS JOHN.
We can also use AS....AS with verbs and adverbs:
PETER DOESN’T RUN AS FAST AS JOHN. I RUN 5 KM, YOU RUN 20 KM.= I DON’T RUN AS MUCH AS YOU. I HAVE 1 BALL. YOU HAVE 5 BALLS.= I DON’T HAVE AS MANY BALLS AS YOU.
1- I drive (at) 120km/h. You drive (at)180km/h.
(speed/fast) I don’t speed as much as you. I don’t drive as fast as you. 2- A cheetah can run120km/h. Usain Bolton can run 44.72km/h. (run fast) Usain Bolton runs faster than a cheetah. 3- Mary drinks 1 liter of water a day. Roxy drinks 2 liters a day. (drink) Mary doesn't drink as much water as Roxy. 4- I sleep 8 hours a day. Silvia sleeps 9 hours a day. (sleep) Silvia sleeps more than I do. 5- Paul studies 5 hours a day. Liz studies 2 hours a day. (study) Paul studies more than Liz does. 6- Michael works 8 hours a day. Pamela works 5 hours a day. (work) Michael works longer hours than Pamela does. 7- Phil is very patient. Haley is not patient. (patient) Haley is not as patient as Phil. 8- Imelda has many shoes. Jess has only 5 pairs of shoes. (shoes) Jess doesn't have as many shoes as Imelda. 9- Chiara cooks very well. Linda doesn’t cook well. (cook) Linda doesn't cook as well as Chiara.