Fundamentals of English Grammar is the second in a series of three texts: Basic English Grammar (red cover), Fundamentals of English Grammar (black cover), and Understanding and Using English Grammar (blue cover). | CONTENTS 9-1 Making comparisons with as . as 9-7 Unclear comparisons 9-2 Comparative and superlative 9-8 Using more with nouns 9-3 Comparative and superlative forms 9-9 Repeating a comparative of adjectives and adverbs 9-10 Using double comparatives 9-4 Completing a comparative 9-11 Using superlatives 9-5 Modifying comparatives 9-12 Using the same similar different 9-6 Comparisons with less . . . than and not as . as like alike EXERCISE 1. Preview of comparisons. Chapter 9 Directions Use the given words to make comparisons. 1. short long lines Compare the lengths of the lines. line A__ line B line C_ line D__ line E - Line C is shorter than lines A and B. B is the longest line of all. C isn t as long as A. continue to make comparisons 2. happy sad look on his face DAVID MIKE RICK JIM 247 3. large small country fin total land area Brazil 3 286 488 sq. mi. 8 511 965 sq km Egypt 385 229 sq. mi. 997 739 sq km Spain 194 897 sq. mi. 504 782 sq km Canada 3 553 303 sq. mi. 9 203 054 sq km 4. easy difficult questions FIRST Question What s 2 plus 2 SECOND QUES TION What s the square root of 937 divided by 16 THIRD QUESTION What s 3 times 127 FOURTH question What s 2 plus 3 5. good bad handwriting EXAMPLE A -yjT-r - rd f EXAMPLE B EXAMPLE C 9-1 MAKING COMPARISONS WITH AS. AS a Tina is 21 years old. Sam is also 21. Tina is as old as Sam is . b Mike came as quickly as he could. As . as is used to say that the two parts of a comparison are equal or the same in some way. In a as adjective as In b as adverb as c Ted is 20. Tina is 21. Ted is not as old a Tina. d Ted isn i quite as old as Tina. e Amy is 5. She isa t nearly as old as Tina. Negative form not as . as. Quite and nearly are often used with the negative. In d not quite as . as a small difference. In e not nearly as . as a big difference. f Sam is just as old as Tina. g Ted is nearly almost as old as Tina. Common modifiers of as .
