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Modifying Comparison
Modifying Comparison
Do you know how to use phrases like much shorter than, almost as fit
as and exactly the same as?
Look at these examples to see how comparisons can be modified.
He's much shorter than his brother.
Good-quality socks are almost as important as your running shoes.
Our hotel room was exactly the same as the photos showed.
Try this exercise to test your grammar.
Grammar test 1
Read the explanation to learn more.
Grammar explanation
There are several different ways to compare things in English. We can also
modify comparisons to show big or small differences.
Comparing
We can use comparative adjectives to compare different things.
Max is taller than Judy.
You're more patient than I am.
His first book is less interesting than his second.
We can use as … as with an adjective to say that two things are the same,
or not as … as to say that one thing is less than another.
Her hair is as long as mine.
It's not as sunny as yesterday.
We can also use expressions like different from, similar to and the same as.
England is different from the United Kingdom.
His car is similar to mine.
The results from the first test are the same as the results from the second.