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THE PROBLEM OF COMPARISON

1. Similarity the same as and the same


= Noun + And + Noun + Be + The Same
 This animal and that animal are the same

2. General similarity similar to and similar


= Subject noun + And + Subject noun + Be + Similar
 This magazine and those magazines are similar

3. Generally similarity like and alike


= Noun + Con + Noun + Be + Alike
 This plant and those plants are alike

4. Specific similarity quality noun


= Subject + Be + The same + Noun of quality + As + Noun Object
 She is the same height as my brother

5. Specific similarity quality adjective


= Subject + Be + As + Quality adjective + As + Noun
 My shoes is as expensive as bag

6. General difference different from and different


= Noun + And + Noun + Be + Different
 My uncle and your uncle are different
7. General difference differ from
= Noun + Differs +Form + Object
 This house differs from the other

8. Comparative estimates – multiple numbers


= Subject + Multiple number + As + Many/much + As + Object
 Burger prices three time as much as sausages

9. Comparative estimates – more than and less than


= Subject + Verb possesive + More than + Number + Object
 She has got more than 4 hundreds coin in his pocket

10. Comparative estimative – as many as


= Subject + Verb + As many as + Number + Object
 She has got as many as 4 hundreds magazine

11. Degrees of comparison – comparative adjective


= Subject + Be + Adjective er + Than + Object
 She is clever than her sister

12. Degrees of comparason – comparative adjective


= Subject + Be + The + Most + Object
 That is the most expensive in this place

13. Degrees of comparison – irregular adjective


= Subject + Be + Irregular comparative + Than + Objective
 This chocolates is better than that one
14. Degrees of comparison comparative adverb
= Subject + Be + Object + The most
 We finished the write the most rapidly of all

15. Double comparative


= The more + Subject + Verb + The + Comparative + Subject + Verb
 The more you work the better you get

16. Illogical comparative – general similarity and difference


= Noun singular + Be + Different from + That + Preposition (of) + Object
 Badminton in Japan is different from that in the other contries

17. Illogical comparative degrees


= Noun sing/plu + Be + More/er + Than + That of/ those of + Object
 The sizes are higher than those of in this café

18. Pseudo comparatives


= Subject + Verb + Object + As soon as + Subject + V present
 They will go holiday as soon as they farewell

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