Azar 9 1 comparisons with as ... as

1. 9.1 Making Comparisons with
As … As
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2. as + adjective + as as + adverb + as
Tina is 21 years old.
Sam is also 21.
Tina is as old as
Sam.
Mike came as
quickly as he could.
As...as isusedtosay
thatthetwopartsof
acomparisonare
equalorthesamein
someway.

3. not quite as … as
=
a small difference
not nearly as … as
=
a big difference
Ted is 20. Tina is
21.
Ted is not as old as
Tina.
Ted is not quite as
old as Tina.
Amy is 5.
She is not nearly as
old as Tina.Negativeform: not
asquiteasandnot
asnearlyas are
oftenusedwiththe
negative.

4. just as … as
=
exactly
nearly as … as
=
almost as … as
= a little bit less
Sam is just as old as
Tina.
Ted is nearly as old
as Tina =
Ted is almost as old
as Tina/
Commonmodifiers
ofas…asarejust,
nearly,almost