GRAMMAR MAKING COMPARISION REVISION

Complete the sentences using AS…AS… Choose one of the following bad comfortable experienced long fast often soon well I’m sorry I’m late. I got here _______________ I could. A: “How long can I stay with you?” B: “You can stay _____________ you like. It was a hard question. I answered it ________________ I could. I need the information quickly, so please let me know _______________ possible. I like to stay in shape, so I go swimming _________________ as I can as fast as as long as as soon as as often as as well as

COMPARISION AS…AS… ( + ) AS + Adj / Adv + AS ( - ) NOT AS / SO + Adj / Adv + AS

Look at the pictures >> COMPARATIVE

Eg. 1 The 2 nd egg is bigger than the first one. Eg. 2 The panther’s speed is faster than the tiger’s. Eg. 3 A car runs very fast so it is more expensive.

What do these examples have in common? Can you find out the FORMULA ?

FORMULA SHORT Adj – ER + THAN MORE + LONG Adj + THAN

SUPERLATIVE

Eg. 1 Ringneck is the biggest egg. Eg. 2 He is the fastest man in the race. Eg. 3 The blue car runs very fast so it is more expensive than the brown one.

FORMULA SHORT Adj - EST THE MOST + LONG Adj

What are SHORT adjectives? What are LONG adjectives?

1 2 The 1 st egg is small. The 2 nd egg is big >>>>

The tiger The panther Eg

Senegal is bigger than Vinaceous. Ringneck is bigger than Senegal >>

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