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9-1 Making comparisons with a s a s
9-2 Comparative and superlative
9-3 Comparative and superlative forms
of adjectives and adverbs
9-4 Completing a comparative
9-5 Modifying comparatives
9-6 Comparisons with l e s s than
and n o t a s a s
9-7 Unclear comparisons 9-8 Using m o r e with nouns 9-9 Repeating a comparative 9-10 Using double comparatives
9-1 1 Using superlatives 9- 12 Using t h e s a m e , s i m i l a r , dzxerent, like, alike
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RClSE 1 Preview of comparisons (Chapter 9) r:r ~x , , '
Directiuns: Use the given words to make comparisons , "$ ' .-
1 short~long lines (Compare the lengths of the lines.)
llne A line B line C
line D
llne E
+ Line C is shorter than lines A and B
+ B is the longest line of all
+ C isn4 as long as A
+ (continue w make compa*ons)
2 happylsad look on his face
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, Egypt: 385,229 sq mi (997,739 sq km)
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, S p a h 194,897 sq mi (504,782 sq km)
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<: i Canada: 3,553,303 sq mi (9,203,054 sq km)
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EIRST QUESTION: What% 2 plus 2?
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EXAMPLE B:
EXAMPLE C:
(a) Tina is 21 years old Sam is also 21
Tina is as old as Sam (is)
(b) Mike came as auickly as he could
(f) Sam is just as old as Tina Common modifiers of as as are just (meaning
(g) Ted is nearly/almost as old as Tina "exactly") and nsarlylalmost
A s as is used to say that the two pans of a comparison
are equal or rhe same in some way
In (a): as + aajecriw + as
In (b): as + a d w r b + as
(c) Ted is 20 Tina is 2 1
Ted is not as old =Tina
(d) Ted isn't quite as old asTina
(e) Amy is 5 She isn't nearly as old as Tina
'Also possible: not s o as: Ted is not so d d c Tina
Negative form: not as as.* Quite and nearly are
often used with the negative
In (d): not quite a s as = a small difference
In (e): not nearly as as = a big difference
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Directions: Complete the sentences with one of the following:
just as
almost aslnot quite as not nearly as
PART I Compare the fullness of the glasses
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0 EXERCISE 3 Cornparlsons with AS .AS (Chart 9-1)
Directions: Using the given words, complete the sentences with as as Use a negative
1 a housefly and an ant
A* a*+ 'sh't L (qu ~ t e l a s big as a housefly
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4 honey and sugar
sweet as
5 good health and money
important as
6 adults and children/usually
patient as
7 a galaxy and a solar system
large as
8 monkeys and people
agile in climbing trees as
9 reading a novel and listening to music
0 EXERCISE 4 Comparisons with A S AS (Chart 9-1) ~ -, '
Directions: Complete the sentences by using as as and yo& own words
1 I need you right away1 Please come
+ Please come as soon as possible
2 We can't go any farther This is
+ This is as far as we can go
3 I can't work any faster I'm working
4 An orange is sweeter than a lemon In other words, an orange is not
5 A stream is usually much narrower than a river In other words, a stream isn't
6 I had expected the test to be difficult, and it was In other words, the test was just
7 It's important to use your English every day You should practice speaking
English
8 You're only old if you feel old You are young
9 You might think it's easy to do, but it's not quite
10 It takes an hour to drive to the airport It takes an hour to fly to Chicago In other words, it takes
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Directions: As us is used in many traditional phrases These phrases are generally spoken rather than written See how many of these phrases you're familiar with by
completing the sentences with the given words
a bulllan m a kite a wet hen
a cat
Did Bill really lift that heavy box all by himself? He
must be as strong as
It was a lovely summer day School was out, and
there was nothing in particular A ' I had to do I felt
as free as
Marco won't change his
mind He's as stubborn as
How can anyone expect me to
sleep in this bed? It's as hard as , I > '.,I,
Of course I'M heard that joke before! It's as old as
Why are you pacing? What's the matter? You're as nervous as
Thanks for offering the help, but I can carry the box alone It
looks heavy, but it isn't It's as light as
When Erica received the good news, she felt as
high as
Was she angry? You'd better believe it!
She was as mad as
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Example: not as sharp as
-* A pencil pmnt isn 't as sharp as a needle
A kitchen knife isn't ac sharp as a razor blade
My mind isn't as sharp in the afternoon as it is in the morning
1 just as important as 9 not as heavy as
2 not as comfortable as 10 just as nutritious as
4 just as good as 12 as often as I used to
5 not quite as dif3cult as 13 as soon as possible
6 not as quiet as 14 not as easy as it looks
8 not as fiiendly as
(a) "A* is older than "B."
@) "A" and "B" are oZ&r than "C" and "D."
(d) "A," "B," "C," and "D" are sisters "A" is
the oldest of all four sisters
oldest person in the world
(f) Ed is the most g s n m Nrson in his
family
all the rest of the group Form: -eat or most (See
EXERCISE 7 Error analysis: comparative and superlative (Chart 9-2)
Directions: Correct the errors
1 Alaska is large thanTexas
-r Alaska is lorger than E m s
2 Alaska is largest state in the United States
3 Texas is the larger from France in land area
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in this room) and put them in a cenual place Compare the items using the given words and
your own words Use both the comparative (-erlmore) and the superlative ( - e s h o s t )
Example: big/small
1 biglsmall
2 softihard
3 lightheavy
4 cheaplexpensive
5 etc
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
ONE-SYLLABLB
ADJECTIVES
TWO-SYLLABLE
ADJ'RCIIVES
famous more famous the most famous For most two-syllable adjectives, pleasant more pleasant the most pleasant more and most are used
prettier the prettiest syllable adjectives that end in y
The y is changed to 4
clever cleverer the cleverest Some two-syllable adjectives use
more dever the most clever either -wl-mt or morelmost:
gentle gentler the gentlest able, angty, clever, common, cruel,
more gentle the most gentle friendly, gentle, handsome, narrow,
friendly friendlier the friendliest pleasant, polite, quiet, simple, sour
more fiendly the most friendly mpcnws I i m p o e t more important the most important Mom and most are used with
wmi m eOR fasc~nann~ - more fascinatina the most fascinatinn - I lona adiectives
MORB SYLLABLE3 I - 1 I '
ADJECTIVES bad worae the worst comparative and superlative
forms
-LY ADVERBS carefully more carefully the most carefully Map and most are used with
slowly more slowly the most slowly adverbs that end in -ly.*
IRREGULAR well better the best
far farther/furtheri* the farthestT~rthest
notfiarthm) can also mean "additional": I nredfunhm +marion