Adjectives - Comparing Equal

This lesson in the adjectives block is about comparing equality for adjectives so the comparisons can be positive or negative.

When we compare adjectives we use the form as something as if two adjectives are not equal.

We say not as something as we can use comparisons when asking questions so good some examples

when we compare adjectives.

We use the form as plus adjective plus as so as something as Handy is as tall as his father.

Now

lives is as pretty as her sister Bob is as passionate about films as Jim in the first case we’re comparing the heights of the Father and son in the second case the looks of the sisters and the third case what they think about films and all has the same format as something as the comparisons can also be negative.

Steve is as tall as his mother but he is not as tall as his father again that’s still the same as something as in a negative case it has a knot in front of it.

Jenny is as smart as her sister she is not as smart as her brother.

The new flat is as big as the old one my old car is not as expensive as my new one I would see some examples with positive and negative together.

We also use comparisons when asking questions do you think Susie is as pretty as her sister is your new house as big as your old one as Paul as tall as you.

Did you find room as interesting as Paris is your new SOFA as comfortable as your old one.

Are the sales figures as bad as predicted and in all cases the same format as something as this case using questions.