2020-01-30 Grammar: as...as comparisons

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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Homework: handout part C - Use your own ideas to complete the sentences?
1 Social media sites are far bigger than they were 10 years ago.
2 Airplanes are significantly more convenient to use now than in the past.
  The Internet is significantly more convenient to use now than in the past.
3 Computers are rather cheaper today than in the 90s.
  A new computer is rather cheaper today than in the 90s.
4 The idea of slavery is a great deal more difficult to understand in this day and age.
  Cars are a great deal more difficult to understand in this day and age.
5 Rock and roll was slightly more fashionable in the past than what we see today.
  (“rock and roll” is a singular noun for a style of music)
6 Calls are a lot easier to make than 20 years ago.
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[noun] is easier to [verb] than it used to be. = We [verb] [noun] more easily now than in the past.
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as...as comparisons

Another common way to make comparisons is with “as...as”. (These are sometimes called equatives.)
I am as tall as my dad. = We are equal height.
I am not as tall as my dad. = I am shorter than my dad.
My dad is not as tall as I am. = My dad is shorter than I am.

I don’t have as much money as you. = I have less money than you.
I don’t have as many friends as you. = I have fewer friends than you.

I don’t speak as quickly as you.
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https://www.teach-this.com/downloads/3036-comparative-expressions-worksheet/file
Handout: use the pairs of words to complete the expressions.
1 I’m not as young as I used to be.
2 I’m going as fast as I can. = I can’t go any faster.
3 I’m not as dumb as I look.
4 I’ve seen as much as I need to. = I don’t need to see any more.
5 I’m as ready as I’ll ever be. = I will never be more ready.
6 You can have as much as you like.
7 It’s not as bad as it sounds.
8 Do it as quickly as possible.
9 It’s not as simple as all that.
10 It isn’t as much fun as it used to be.
11 I thought it wouldn’t be as bad as yesterday.
12 It didn’t last nearly as long as I thought it would.
Then try to think of a situation for each sentence 1-6
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Homework (optional): Decide what “it” can mean in 7-12.