The document contains examples of rewriting sentences using comparative structures. The first section shows sentences rewritten using "as...as" to compare two items as being the same. The second section shows sentences rewritten using "not so...as" to compare two items as being different. The document serves as a reference for using these common comparative structures in English.
The document contains examples of rewriting sentences using comparative structures. The first section shows sentences rewritten using "as...as" to compare two items as being the same. The second section shows sentences rewritten using "not so...as" to compare two items as being different. The document serves as a reference for using these common comparative structures in English.
The document contains examples of rewriting sentences using comparative structures. The first section shows sentences rewritten using "as...as" to compare two items as being the same. The second section shows sentences rewritten using "not so...as" to compare two items as being different. The document serves as a reference for using these common comparative structures in English.
1. Ted is 180 cm tall. His father is 180 cm tall, too.
.......................................................................................................................... 2. This rope is two metres long. That line is two metres long, too. .......................................................................................................................... 3. Alice is fourteen. Sara is fourteen, too. .......................................................................................................................... 4. I weigh sixty kilos. George weighs sixty kilos, too. .......................................................................................................................... 5. John is very intelligent. His older brother is very intelligent, too. ..........................................................................................................................
II. Rewrite the sentences using not so ... as.
1. I gave ten pounds. Mary gave twenty pounds. .......................................................................................................................... 2. Ronald has fewer foreign friends than Eric. .......................................................................................................................... 3. Last year, we invited a hundred guests. This year, we have invited only fifty. .......................................................................................................................... 4. Jack Nicholson owns five houses. Bruce Willis owns three houses. .......................................................................................................................... 5. Last Christmas, Tommy received more presents than this winter. .......................................................................................................................... 6. You paid much more for the tickets than we did. .......................................................................................................................... 7. Mr Wells ate ten potatoes. Mrs Wells ate three potatoes. .......................................................................................................................... 8. Alice’s clothes are usually more elegant than Betty’s ones. .......................................................................................................................... 9. I need twenty minutes to shave. You need ten minutes to shave. .......................................................................................................................... 10. We offer two million pounds for the factory. They offer seventy thousand only. ..........................................................................................................................