3. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
Look at the following examples…
Mercedes Benz M-Class
Price: US$45.000
4. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
Look at the following examples…
Mercedes Benz M-Class
Price: US$45.000
BMW X5
Price: US$45.000
5. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
Look at the following examples…
Mercedes Benz M-Class
Price: US$45.000
BMW X5
Price: US$45.000
The Mercedes Benz M-Class is an
expensive car…
6. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
Look at the following examples…
Mercedes Benz M-Class
Price: US$45.000
BMW X5
Price: US$45.000
The Mercedes Benz M-Class is an
expensive car…
The BMW X5 is also an
expensive car…
7. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
Look at the following examples…
Mercedes Benz M-Class
Price: US$45.000
BMW X5
Price: US$45.000
The Mercedes Benz M-Class is an
expensive car…
The BMW X5 is also an
expensive car…
They are
equally*
expensive
*Equally = Igual, igualmente
8. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
Look at the following examples…
Mercedes Benz M-Class
Price: US$45.000
BMW X5
Price: US$45.000
The Mercedes Benz M-Class is an
expensive car…
The BMW X5 is also an
expensive car…
They are
equally*
expensive
*Equally = Igual, igualmente
The Mercedes Benz M-Class is as expensive as the BMW X5
11. Let’s analyze it…
COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
The Mercedes Benz M-Class is as expensive as the BMW X5
We use AS …AS to say that two things are equal or the same
(Usamos AS … AS para decir que dos cosas son igual o las mismas)
12. Let’s analyze it…
COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
The Mercedes Benz M-Class is as expensive as the BMW X5
We use AS …AS to say that two things are equal or the same
(Usamos AS … AS para decir que dos cosas son igual o las mismas)
In this example, we use AS … AS to say that the Mercedes Benz M-Class and the
BMW X5 are equally expensive.
(En este ejemplo, usamos AS…AS para decir que el Mercedes Benz M-Class y el BMW X5 son igualmente caros)
15. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
Paris (France) is a beautiful city. Prague (Czech Republic) is a beautiful
city, too.
16. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
Paris (France) is a beautiful city. Prague (Czech Republic) is a beautiful
city, too.
They are
equally*
beautiful
17. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
Paris (France) is a beautiful city. Prague (Czech Republic) is a beautiful
city, too.
They are
equally*
beautiful
Paris is as beautiful as Prague.
18. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
Paris (France) is a beautiful city. Prague (Czech Republic) is a beautiful
city, too.
They are
equally*
beautiful
Paris is as beautiful as Prague.
Let’s analyze it…
19. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
Paris (France) is a beautiful city. Prague (Czech Republic) is a beautiful
city, too.
They are
equally*
beautiful
Paris is as beautiful as Prague.
Let’s analyze it…
We use AS …AS to say that two things are equal or the same
(Usamos AS … AS para decir que dos cosas son igual o las mismas)
20. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
Paris (France) is a beautiful city. Prague (Czech Republic) is a beautiful city,
too.
They are
equally*
beautiful
Paris is as beautiful as Prague.
Let’s analyze it…
We use AS …AS to say that two things are equal or the same
(Usamos AS … AS para decir que dos cosas son igual o las mismas)
In this example, we use AS … AS to say Paris and Prague are equally beautiful.
(En este ejemplo, usamos AS…AS para decir que Paris y Praga son igualmente hermosas)
22. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
Mike’s house has four rooms. Frank’s house also has four rooms.
23. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
Mike’s house has four rooms. Frank’s house also has four rooms.
They have equal* number of rooms
24. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
Mike’s house has four rooms. Frank’s house also has four rooms.
Mike’s house has as many rooms as Frank’s.
(La casa de Mike tiene tantas habitaciones como la de Frank)
They have equal* number of rooms
25. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
Mike’s house has four rooms. Frank’s house also has four rooms.
Mike’s house has as many rooms as Frank’s.
(La casa de Mike tiene tantas habitaciones como la de Frank)
They have equal* number of rooms
Use AS MANY for count nouns (ROOMS is a count noun)
(Se usa AS MANY para sustantivos contables (ROOMS es contable)
26. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
They are Mumbai School’s students.
They have 1 hour to complete the test.
27. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
They are Mumbai School’s students.
They have 1 hour to complete the test.
They are Calcutta School’s students. They
have 1 hour to complete the test, too.
28. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
They are Mumbai School’s students.
They have 1 hour to complete the test.
They are Calcutta School’s students. They
have 1 hour to complete the test, too.
They have equal* time
29. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
They are Mumbai School’s students.
They have 1 hour to complete the test.
They are Calcutta School’s students. They
have 1 hour to complete the test, too.
Mumbrai School’s students have as much time as Calcutta
School’s students.
(Los estudiantes de la escuela Mumbai tienen tanto tiempo como los estudiantes de la escuela Calcutta)
They have equal* time
30. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
They are Mumbai School’s students.
They have 1 hour to complete the test.
They are Calcutta School’s students. They
have 1 hour to complete the test, too.
Mumbai School’s students have as much time as Calcutta
School’s students.
(Los estudiantes de la escuela Mumbai tienen tanto tiempo como los estudiantes de la escuela Calcutta)
They have equal* time
Use AS MUCH for non count nouns (TIME is a non count noun)
(Se usa AS MUCH para sustantivos no contables (TIME es no contable)
31. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
This is Elizabeth Town. Elizabeth town is
small. It only has 50 houses.
32. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
This is Elizabeth Town. Elizabeth town is
small. It only has 50 houses.
This is Smallish Town. Smallish town is
also small. It has 50 houses too.
33. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
This is Elizabeth Town. Elizabeth town is
small. It only has 50 houses.
This is Smallish Town. Smallish town is
also small. It has 50 houses too.
They are equally* small.
34. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
This is Elizabeth Town. Elizabeth town is
small. It only has 50 houses.
This is Smallish Town. Smallish town is
also small. It has 50 houses too.
They are equally* small.
Elizabeth town has as few houses as Smallish Town.
(Elizabeth town tiene tan pocas casas como Smallish town)
35. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
This is Elizabeth Town. Elizabeth town is
small. It only has 50 houses.
This is Smallish Town. Smallish town is
also small. It has 50 houses too.
They are equally* small.
Elizabeth town has as few houses as Smallish Town.
(Elizabeth town tiene tan pocas casas como Smallish town)
Use AS FEW for count nouns (HOUSES is a count noun)
(Se usa AS FEW para sustantivos contables (HOUSES es contable)
37. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
You can also use JUST to emphasize the comparison…
(Se puede usar JUST para enfatizar la comparación)
38. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
You can also use JUST to emphasize the comparison…
(Se puede usar JUST para enfatizar la comparación)
The Mercedes Benz M-Class is as expensive as the BMW X5
Paris is as beautiful as Prague.
39. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
You can also use JUST to emphasize the comparison…
(Se puede usar JUST para enfatizar la comparación)
The Mercedes Benz M-Class is JUST as expensive as the BMW X5
Paris is JUST as beautiful as Prague.
40. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
You can also use JUST to emphasize the comparison…
(Se puede usar JUST para enfatizar la comparación)
The Mercedes Benz M-Class is JUST as expensive as the BMW X5
Paris is JUST as beautiful as Prague.
Use JUST to emphasize the comparison…the meaning doesn’t change.
(Use JUST para enfatizar la comparación…el significado no cambia)
41. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
You can also use ALMOST to say two things are very similar, but not exactly the same…
(Se puede usar ALMOST (casi) para decir que dos cosas son muy similares, pero no exactamente lo mismo…)
42. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
You can also use ALMOST to say two things are very similar, but not exactly the same…
(Se puede usar ALMOST (casi) para decir que dos cosas son muy similares, pero no exactamente lo mismo…)
Samsung Galaxy Tab
43. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
You can also use ALMOST to say two things are very similar, but not exactly the same…
(Se puede usar ALMOST (casi) para decir que dos cosas son muy similares, pero no exactamente lo mismo…)
Samsung Galaxy Tab Apple iPad
44. COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS
You can also use ALMOST to say two things are very similar, but not exactly the same…
(Se puede usar ALMOST (casi) para decir que dos cosas son muy similares, pero no exactamente lo mismo…)
Samsung Galaxy Tab Apple iPad
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is almost as big as the iPad. But it’s a
little bit smaller.
(El Samsung Galaxy Tab es casi tan grande como el iPad. Pero es un poco mas pequeño)
45. COMPARISONS WITH NOT AS … AS: DIFFERENCE
You can also use NOT AS…AS to say that two things are different.
(Se puede usar NOT AS …AS para decir que dos cosas son diferentes)
46. COMPARISONS WITH NOT AS … AS: DIFFERENCE
You can also use NOT AS…AS to say that two things are different.
(Se puede usar NOT AS …AS para decir que dos cosas son diferentes)
Samsung Galaxy Tab
US$480
47. COMPARISONS WITH NOT AS … AS: DIFFERENCE
You can also use NOT AS…AS to say that two things are different.
(Se puede usar NOT AS …AS para decir que dos cosas son diferentes)
Samsung Galaxy Tab
US$480
Apple iPad
US$499.
48. COMPARISONS WITH NOT AS … AS: DIFFERENCE
You can also use NOT AS…AS to say that two things are different.
(Se puede usar NOT AS …AS para decir que dos cosas son diferentes)
Samsung Galaxy Tab
US$480
Apple iPad
US$499.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is not as expensive as the iPad.
(El Samsung Galaxy Tab no es tan caro como el iPad.)
49. You can also use QUTE to say that two things are different, but the difference is very small.
(Se puede usar QUITE para decir que dos cosas son diferentes, pero la diferencia es muy pequeña.)
COMPARISONS WITH NOT AS … AS: DIFFERENCE
50. You can also use QUTE to say that two things are different, but the difference is very small.
(Se puede usar QUITE para decir que dos cosas son diferentes, pero la diferencia es muy pequeña.)
Samsung Galaxy Tab
US$480
COMPARISONS WITH NOT AS … AS: DIFFERENCE
51. You can also use QUTE to say that two things are different, but the difference is very small.
(Se puede usar QUITE para decir que dos cosas son diferentes, pero la diferencia es muy pequeña.)
Samsung Galaxy Tab
US$480
Apple iPad
US$499.
COMPARISONS WITH NOT AS … AS: DIFFERENCE
52. You can also use QUITE to say that two things are different, but the difference is very small.
(Se puede usar QUITE para decir que dos cosas son diferentes, pero la diferencia es muy pequeña.)
Samsung Galaxy Tab
US$480
Apple iPad
US$499.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab doesn’t cost quite as much as the iPad.
(El Samsung Galaxy Tab no cuesta tanto como el iPad.)
COMPARISONS WITH NOT AS … AS: DIFFERENCE
53. You can also use NEARLY to say that two things are different, but the difference is very big.
(Se puede usar NEARLY para decir que dos cosas son diferentes, pero la diferencia es muy grande.)
COMPARISONS WITH NOT AS … AS: DIFFERENCE
54. You can also use NEARLY to say that two things are different, but the difference is very big.
(Se puede usar NEARLY para decir que dos cosas son diferentes, pero la diferencia es muy grande.)
COMPARISONS WITH NOT AS … AS: DIFFERENCE
Mercedes Benz M-Class
Price: US$45.000
55. You can also use NEARLY to say that two things are different, but the difference is very big.
(Se puede usar NEARLY para decir que dos cosas son diferentes, pero la diferencia es muy grande.)
COMPARISONS WITH NOT AS … AS: DIFFERENCE
Mercedes Benz M-Class
Price: US$45.000
Volkswagen Beetle
Price: US$2.500
56. You can also use NEARLY to say that two things are different, but the difference is very big.
(Se puede usar NEARLY para decir que dos cosas son diferentes, pero la diferencia es muy grande.)
The Volkswagen Beetle isn’t nearly as expensive as the Mercedes
Benz M-Class.
(El Volkswagen Beetle no es ni cercanamente tan caro como el Mercedes Benz M-Class.)
COMPARISONS WITH NOT AS … AS: DIFFERENCE
Mercedes Benz M-Class
Price: US$45.000
Volkswagen Beetle
Price: US$2.500
57. You can make short statements with AS...
(Se pueden hacer oraciones cortas con AS.)
COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS: SHORT STATEMENTS
58. You can make short statements with AS...
(Se pueden hacer oraciones cortas con AS.)
COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS: SHORT STATEMENTS
I have an iPhone
59. You can make short statements with AS...
(Se pueden hacer oraciones cortas con AS.)
COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS: SHORT STATEMENTS
I have an iPhone
I don’t have an
iPhone, I have a
BlackBerry; but it’s
just AS good.
60. You can make short statements with AS...
(Se pueden hacer oraciones cortas con AS.)
COMPARISONS WITH AS … AS: SHORT STATEMENTS
I have an iPhone
I don’t have an
iPhone, I have a
BlackBerry; but it’s
just AS good.
(Yo no tengo un iPhone,
tengo un BlackBerry; pero es
igual de bueno [que el
iPhone])
64. SUMMARY
(RESUMEN)
YOU CAN USE THE STRUCTURE “AS … AS”...
TO ESTABLISH EXACT SIMILARITIES
The Mercedes Benz M-Class is as expensive as the
BMW X5
65. SUMMARY
(RESUMEN)
YOU CAN USE THE STRUCTURE “AS … AS”...
TO ESTABLISH EXACT SIMILARITIES
The Mercedes Benz M-Class is as expensive as the
BMW X5
The Mercedes Benz M-Class is as JUST expensive as the
BMW X5
66. SUMMARY
(RESUMEN)
YOU CAN USE THE STRUCTURE “AS … AS”...
TO ESTABLISH EXACT SIMILARITIES
The Mercedes Benz M-Class is as expensive as the
BMW X5
TO ESTABLISH VERY CLOSE SIMILARITIES OR SMALL
DIFFERENCES
The Mercedes Benz M-Class is as JUST expensive as the
BMW X5
67. SUMMARY
(RESUMEN)
YOU CAN USE THE STRUCTURE “AS … AS”...
TO ESTABLISH EXACT SIMILARITIES
The Mercedes Benz M-Class is as expensive as the
BMW X5
TO ESTABLISH VERY CLOSE SIMILARITIES OR SMALL
DIFFERENCES
The Mercedes Benz M-Class is as JUST expensive as the
BMW X5
Smallish Town is ALMOST as big as
Elizabeth Town; but it has less houses.
68. SUMMARY
(RESUMEN)
YOU CAN USE THE STRUCTURE “AS … AS”...
TO ESTABLISH EXACT SIMILARITIES
The Mercedes Benz M-Class is as expensive as the
BMW X5
TO ESTABLISH VERY CLOSE SIMILARITIES OR SMALL
DIFFERENCES
The Mercedes Benz M-Class is as JUST expensive as the
BMW X5
Smallish Town is ALMOST as big as
Elizabeth Town; but it has less houses.
Smallish Town is NOT QUITE as big as
Elizabeth Town.
70. SUMMARY
(RESUMEN)
YOU CAN USE THE STRUCTURE “AS … AS”...
TO ESTABLISH VERY BIG DIFFERENCES
The Volkswagen Beetle is not NEARLY as
expensive as the Mercedes Benz M-Class.
