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Unit 89 · Adjectives and adverbs

not as ... as

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A
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She's old, but she's not as old as he is.

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Box A isn't as big as Box B.

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Rome is not as old as Athens. (= Athens is older)

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The Grand Hotel isn't as expensive as the Europa. (= the Europa is more expensive)

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I don't play tennis as often as you. (= you play more often)

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The weather is better than it was yesterday. It isn't as cold. (= as cold as it was yesterday)

B

not as much as ... / not as many as ...

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I don't have as much money as you. (= you've got more money)

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I don't know as many people as you. (= you know more people)

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I don't go out as much as you. (= you go out more)

C

Compare not as ... as and than:

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Rome is not as old as Athens. Athens is older than Rome. (not older as Rome)

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Tennis isn't as popular as football. Football is more popular than tennis.

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I don't go out as much as you. You go out more than me.

D

We usually say: as me / as him / as her etc. You can say:

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She's not as old as him. _or_ She's not as old as he is.

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You don't work as hard as me. _or_ You don't work as hard as I do.

E

We say the same as ...

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The weather today is the same as yesterday.

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My hair is the same colour as yours.

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I arrived at the same time as Tom.

Exercises (4)

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89.1

Look at the pictures and write sentences about A, B and C.

  1. 1Three boxes of different sizes labelled A B C
    A is C, but not as big as B.example
  2. 2Three pencils of different lengths labelled A B C
    A is B, but not C.
  3. 3Three dumbbells of different weights labelled A B C
    C is A, but not B.
  4. 4Three people of different ages labelled A B C
    A is C, but not B.
  5. 5Three people holding different amounts of money labelled A B C
    B has got C; but not A. _or_ ... but less (money) than A.
  6. 6Three workers working at different intensities labelled A B C
    C works A, but not B.
89.2

Write sentences with as ... as . . . .

  1. 1
    Athens is older than Rome.
    Rome .example
  2. 2
    My room is bigger than yours.
    Your room isn't .
  3. 3
    You got up earlier than me.
    I didn't .
  4. 4
    We played better than them.
    They didn't .
  5. 5
    I've been here longer than you.
    You haven't .
  6. 6
    She's more nervous than him.
    He isn't .
89.3

Write as or than.

  1. 1
    Athens is older Rome.example
  2. 2
    I don't watch TV much you.
  3. 3
    You eat more me.
  4. 4
    I'm more tired today I was yesterday.
  5. 5
    Joe isn't intelligent he thinks.
  6. 6
    Belgium is smaller Switzerland.
  7. 7
    Brazil isn't big Canada.
  8. 8
    I can't wait longer an hour.
89.4

Complete the sentences about Julia, Andy and Laura. Use the same age / the same street etc.

  1. 1
    1 (age)
    Andy is .example
  2. 2
    2 (street)
    Julia lives .
  3. 3
    3 (time)
    Julia got up .
  4. 4
    4 (colour)
    Andy's car is .