Modifying Comparisons

Modifying Comparisons

1. Comparing

   • Comparative adjectives to comparate different things
     • My house is bigger than yours.
     • She is younger than her brother.
   • Two say things are the same (as...as/not as...as)
     • She is as pretty as her mother
     • They are as tall as their father.
     • Today is not as cold as it was yesterday
   • EXPRESSIONS Different from, similar to ad the same as
     • Adam is so different from this brother.
     • Your hat is similar to mine
     • Your homework is the same as the exercises from the internet.

2. Showing big differences

   • We can use very, really, completely or totally with different from
     • Adam is completely different from his father.
   • We can use nowhere near as...as
     • The new boss is nowhere near as good as the last one
   • We use much, so much, a lot, even or far with comparative adjectives
     • Elisa is even younger than his brother
     • My house is much bigger than yours.

3. Showing small differences

   • We can use very or really with similar to.
     • My sister looks really similar to my mom when she was young
   • We can use almost, nearly, not quite, roughly, more or less or about with as … as and the same as
     • That car is almost as expensive as Martin's car
     • The decoration is roughly as fancy as a Kardashian's party
   • We can use slightly, a little, a bit, a little bit or not much with comparative adjectives.
     • The profits of this year are slightly lower than we expected
     • It is better if you are a little bit more specific.

4. Showing there is no difference

   • We can use exactly the same as or just as … as to emphasise that there is no difference.
     • My sister still looks exactly the same as the last time you saw her.
     • A new phone can be just as expensive as a new computer these days.