This document provides examples and explanations for using comparative structures in English such as "as...as". It discusses comparing equal quantities with countable and uncountable nouns using structures like "as many/few" and "as much/little". Negative comparisons are formed with "not" or modifiers like "quite" or "nearly". Several examples are given to practice comparing ages, lengths, sizes and amounts using these comparative structures.

1. STUDENTS’ NAMES:
MIRIAN QUIGLA
DIANA CHAVEZ
LIZETT VISTIN

2. One of the most common comparisons
used is as......as.
The paired expression as…as expresses
that two parts of comparison are equal or
the same in some way.
EXAMPLES:
The apple is as light as the orange.

3. To compare two things that are equal, we
use the pattern:
as + adjective indicating quantity + (noun) + as
The quantity adjective you use depends if
the noun in the comparison is countable or
uncountable.

4.  COUNTABLE NOUNS
Use as many and as few with countable nouns. Note
that the noun may be omitted when it is understood
from the context, as in the last example below.
EXAMPLES
They have as many children as we do.
as + adjective indicating quantity + (noun) + as

5.  UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Use as much or as little with uncountable
nouns. Note that the noun may be omitted
when it is understood from the context, as
in the last example below.
EXAMPLES
John eats as much food as Peter.
Jim has as little patience as Sam.

6.  For the negative form just we must to use not before the
comparison but also we can use quiet and nearly because
both are used with the negative but the difference is the
following:
EXAMPLE:
 Not quiet as.....as = is used when there is a small difference
Ted is not quiet as old is Tina.
 Not nearly as.....as = is used when there is a big difference.
Amy is not nearly as old as Tina.
 Just as…….as= this means exactly
Sam is just as old as Tina.
Tina Sam Ted Amy
AGE: 21 21 20 5

7. ACTIVITIES
Line A___________________
Line B___________________
Line C___________________
Line D___________________
Line E___________________
Compare the lengths of the lines.
1.-Line D is as long as Line
2.-Line A is not as long as Line
3.-Line D is just as long as line E
B
E

8. not nearly as old as just as old as
just as old as not quiet as old as
WITH THE COMPARISON IN THE BOX FILL CORRECTLY THE
BLANK SPACES:
Tina Sam Ted Amy
21 21 20 5
4.-Tina is Sam
5.-Ted is not Tina
6.-Ted is Tina
7.-Sam is just Tina.
8.-Amy is Tina.
as old as
not as old as
not quiteas old as
just as old as
not nearly as old as

9. not quiet as big as not quiet as big as
not nearly as big as just as big as
A B C D E
9.-Box B is Box A
10.-Box E is box A
11.-Box C is Box B
12.-Box E is Box D
not quiet as big as
not nearly as big as
just as big as
not quite as big as

10. 1 2 3 4
13.-Glass 4 is glass 2
14.-Glass 3 is glass 2
15.-Glass 1 is glass 2
not nearly as full as
as full as
not quiet as full as
not quiet as full as
not nearly as full as
as full as