Comparisons as… as/ not as… as

Comparisons as… as/ not as… as

1. tan...como/no tan...como

   • As … as
     • We use as + adjective/adverb + as to make comparisons when the things we are comparing are equal in some way:
       • The world’s biggest bull is as big as a small elephant
   • Not as … as
     • We use not as … as to make comparisons between things which aren’t equal:
       • Rory hasn’t grown as tall as Tommy yet.
     • We can modify not as … as by using not quite as or not nearly as:
       • The second race was not quite as easy as the first one. (The second race was easy but the first one was easier.)
     • We can also use not so … as. Not so … as is less common than not as … as:
       • The cycling was good but not so hard as the cross country skiing we did.