“(not) + as + adjective/adverb + as” or Comparative adjective?
We can use the two forms to compare people or things
Use the comparative form of the adjective + than:
- James is taller than Mike
- Maths is more difficult than statistics
- It is hotter today than yesterday
or
Use the normal adjective with as …. as
Very often it is used with a negative verb :
- Mike isn’t as tall as James.
- Statistics isn’t as difficult as maths
- Yesterday wasn’t as hot as today
But it can be used in the affirmative:
- My son is 13 years old, he is nearly as tall as me
- After her accident, Belinda is playing as well as last year.
“not + as + adjective/adverb + as” can normally be converted into a sentence using a comparative adjective:
- Phil doesn’t drive as carefully as Ken = Ken drives more carefully than Phil
- Northern Europe is wetter than the south = Southern Europe isn’t as wet as the north.
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