Tham khảo tài liệu 'grammar in use new part 33', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Unit 107 Comparison 3 as . as I than Study this example situation SARAH JOE DAVID Sarah. Joe and David are all very rich. Sarah has 20 million Joe has 15 million and David has 10 million. So Joe is rich. He is richer than David. But he isn t as rich as Sarah. Sarah is richer than he is Some more examples of not as . as Richard isn t as old as he looks. he looks older than he is The town centre wasn t as crowded as usual. it is usually more crowded Jenny didn t do as well in the exam as she had hoped. she had hoped to do better O The weather is better today. It s not as cold. yesterday was colder I don t know as many people as you do. you know more people How much did it cost Fifty pounds No not as much as that. less than fifty pounds You can also say not so . as It s not warm but it isn t so cold as yesterday. it isn t as cold as . Less . than is similar to not as . as I spent less money than you. I didn t spend as much money as you The city centre was less crowded than usual. it wasn t as crowded as usual We also use as . as but not so . as in positive sentences and in questions I m sorry I m late. I got here as fast as I could. There s plenty of food. You can have as much as you want. Let s walk. It s just as quick as taking the bus. Can you send me the money as soon as possible please Also twice as . as three times as . as etc. Petrol is twice as expensive as it was a few years ago. Their house is about three times as big as ours. We say the same as not the same like Laura s salary is the same as mine or Laura gets the same salary as me. David is the same age as James. What would you like to drink I ll have the same as you. Than me than I am etc. You can say You re taller than I am. or not usually You re taller than 1 He s not as clever as she is. or They have more money than we have or I can t run as fast as he can. or You re taller than me. He s not as clever as her. They have more money than us. 1 can t run as fast as him. 214 Comparison 1-2 Units 105-106 As
