Unit 22

Comparative
structures
Quotations are commonly printed as a
means of inspiration and to invoke
philosophical thoughts from the reader.

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Overall view

1 As + adjective + as

The same (as) and different

from 2
3 Making comparisons stronger
or weaker
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As + adjective + as
Grammar B1
 As + adjective + as
We use as + adjective + as to say that two things have
the same quality.
Examples:
Vinfast electric cars are as good as Tesla ones.
We use not as + adjective + as to describe different in
quality
Examples:
A normal Dell laptop is not as expensive as an iMac.

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 As + adjective + as
If there is a big difference, we can use
not nearly as + adjective + as
Examples:

If there is a small difference, we can use

almost as/ not quite as + adjective + as

Examples:

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2 The same (as),
different from
Grammar B1
 The same (as), different from
We use the same (as) when two things are equal
Examples:

We use similar to when something is nearly the same

Examples:

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 The same (as), different from
The opposite of the same as is different from
We can also different to, but it is less common.
Examples:

Note: After the same (as), similar to and different from,

we use nouns and pronouns.

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3 Making
comparisons
stronger or weaker
Grammar B1
 Making comparisons stronger or
weaker
We can make comparison stronger with much, a lot, far
Examples:

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 Making comparisons stronger or
weaker
We can make comparison weaker with a bit, slightly or a little
Examples:

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 Making comparisons stronger or
weaker
We can make superlatives stronger with by far
It means there is a big difference.
Examples:

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 Making comparisons stronger or
weaker
We can make superlatives weaker with one of / among

Examples:

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