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Level 10 = Adjectives _ Comparisons using “AS” or “AS NOT”

 

Comparisons using “AS” or “AS NOT”

There are different ways to compare quality, features, or attributes. When comparing equal quality, features, or attributes, you use "as + adjective + as" for the sentence pattern. When comparing unequal quality, features, or attributes, you use "not as + adjective + as" for the sentence pattern.

·   I am as tall as my mother.

·   He is as mean as his brother.

·   Her ring is as big as mine.

·   I am as hungry as a dog.

·   Your car is not as dirty as mine.

·   Your child is not as smart as you.

·   She is not as pretty as her sister.

·   This movie is not as funny as the first one.

 

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