COMPARATIVES WITH AS.... AS / NOT AS.....AS

COMPARATIVES WITH AS.... AS

As … as

We use as + adjective/adverb + as to make comparisons when the things we are comparing are equal in some way:

Example:

• ·         The world’s biggest bull is as big as a small elephant.
• ·         The weather this summer is as bad as last year. It hasn’t stopped raining for                weeks.
• ·      You have to unwrap it as carefully as you can. It’s quite fragile.

COMPARATIVES WITH NOT AS.... AS

(No) so ... like ... to express that something is or is not so ... like ... They are called equality comparatives. Let's see the rules of use, we must be careful if we use an adjective or a noun:

·       (Not) as… as… (with adjectives)

               Tim is not as tall as Robbin

           A Ferrari is not as expensive as a Jeep

·       (Not) as much / many … as … (with nouns)

               Tim doesn´t have as much money as Robbin (uncountable)

          I don´t have as many books as Ann does. (countable)