COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

ü      AS + ADJECTIVE + AS

To compare people, places, events or things, when there is no difference, use as + adjective + as:

·        Peter is 24 years old. John is 24 years old. Peter is as old as John.

More examples:

·        Moscow is as cold as St. Petersburg in the winter.

·        Ramona is as happy as Raphael.

·        Einstein is as famous as Darwin.

·        A tiger is as dangerous as a lion.

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

ü      NOT AS + ADJECTIVE + AS

Difference can also be shown by using not so/as ...as:

·        Mont Blanc is not as high as Mount Everest

·        Norway is not as sunny as Thailand

·        A bicycle is not as expensive as a car

·        Arthur is not as intelligent as Albert

ü      COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

COMPARISONS OF QUANTITY

To show difference: more, less, fewer + than
To show no difference: as much as , as many as, as few as, as little as

ü      COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

COMPARISONS OF QUANTITY

To show difference: more, less, fewer + than

Examples:

With countable nouns: more / fewer

·        Eloise has more children than Chantal.

·        Chantal has fewer children than Eloise.

·        There are fewer dogs in Cardiff than in Bristol

·        I have visited fewer countries than my friend has.

·        He has read fewer books than she has.

With uncountable nouns: more / less

·        Eloise has more money than Chantal.

·        Chantal has less money than Eloise.

·        I spend less time on homework than you do.

·        Cats drink less water than dogs.

·        This new dictionary gives more information than the old one.

So, the rule is:

MORE + nouns that are countable or uncountable
FEWER + countable nouns
LESS + uncountable nouns

ü      COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

COMPARISONS OF QUANTITY

To show no difference: as much as , as many as, as few as, as little as

·        as many as / as few as + countable nouns

·        as much as / as little as + uncountable nouns

Examples:

With countable nouns:

·        They have as many children as us.

·        We have as many customers as them.

·        Tom has as few books as Jane.

·        There are as few houses in his village as in mine.

·        You know as many people as I do.

·        I have visited the States as many times as he has.

With uncountable nouns:

·        John eats as much food as Peter.

·        Jim has as little food as Sam.

·        You've heard as much news as I have.

·        He's had as much success as his brother has.

·        They've got as little water as we have.