Comparatives as...as

Comparatives As...as

AS...as

• We use as...as to make comparisons when the things we are comparing are equal in some way.
• It's necessary to add adjectives.
• For example: big, thin, small, pretty, fast, ugly, tall, slow...

Structures

• Positive Structure
• First item + verb + as + adjective + as + second item.
• The cow is as pretty as the horse.
• Negative Structure
• First item + verb + negative + as + adjective + as + second item.
• The cow is not as pretty as the horse.

Practice

• As..As (application/pdf)
• Questions:
• Which animal is as big as a duck?
• Is a sheep as big as a goat?
• Is an elephant as small as a turtle?

Write five sentences using as...as:

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