The document covers the concepts of comparisons in English grammar, including phrases like 'the same as', 'similar to', and 'different from'. It provides examples of using comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and discusses common errors in comparison statements. Additionally, it includes various sentence constructions demonstrating how to express similarities and differences.

1. A B C D E F
A and B are
the same.
A is the
same as B.
C and D
are similar.
C is similar
to D.
E and F are
different.
E is
different
from F.

2. Write down some statements using:
the same as, similar to, different from
As many as possible
A
B C D
E F G

3. • Your pencil is like my
pencil.
• You and I have similar
books. In other words,
your book is like mine.
LIKE =
similar to
• Your pen and my
pen are alike.
• Our pens are
alike.
ALIKE =
similar

4. William is 16. Alejandro is 16.
William is as old as Alejandro (is).
• William is 16. Carlos is 17.
• William is not as old as Carlos.
Marco came as quickly as he could.
• I did my homework as fast as I could.

5.  Adjective Comparative- Superlative Rule
 Old older oldest er-est
 Famous more famous the most famous
 Important more important the most important
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
Good better the best
Bad worse the worst

6.  EXAMPLES:
I am older than my brother (is).
I am older than he is.
I am older than him. (informal)
 MUCH/A LOT/FAR instead of VERY
Tom is much/a lot/far older than I am.
Anna drives much/a lot/far more carefully
than she used to be.
 LESS AND NOT AS…AS
Less (not as…as) is used with adjectives
and adverbs of more than one syllable.
 Only not as…as is used with one-syllable adjectives or
adverbs.

8. COMPARISONS WITH: BUT
Juan is rich, but Mary is
poor.
The weather is cold, but we
are warm inside our class.
I was in class, but He
wasn’t.
I don’t work, but Sue does.
Sam didn’t go, but he did.
I won’t be here, but Olga

9. PRACTICE
Error Analysis
 My cousin is the same tall as my brother.
 A blue whale is more larger from an elephant.
 A dog is less small as a wolf.
 Your handwriting is more better than mine.
 Robert and Maria aren’t same age. Robert is
more younger than Maria.
 A lake isn’t as deep than an ocean.
 A rectangle is similar a square.
 My cousin is the same age with my brother.