Comparisons

It makes me that much stronger

Makes me work a little bit harder

It makes me that much wiser

So thanks for making me a fighter

Fighter- Christina Aguilera

Comparisons

Comparing is part of our daily life. So in English, we need to learn how to express ourselves in order to make a good comparison without failure. 

In this blog entry, you will identify the main ways to do a comparison and the structure of each one of them.

In the end, you will find an online extra activity in order to practice the topic.

As … as

We use as + adjective/adverb + as to make comparisons when the things we are comparing are equal in some way:

• The world’s biggest bull is as big as a small elephant.

Not as … as, near as, nothing like

We use not as … as to make comparisons between things which aren’t equal:

• It’s near as heavy as I thought it would be, actually.
• Rory hasn’t grown as tall as Tommy yet. 

Comparatives and Superlatives

We can use comparative or superlatives in order to express comparison, this is the easiest way to do a comparison. 

                

• It is the best day of my life.
• Ronald is happier now than he has ever been.  

Adverbs of degree

Adverbs of degree help us to give emphasis on what we want to express. This use is combined with the use of as ... as

• His topic was almost as good as the previous one.
• Ronaldo is just as good as Neymar.

Adverbs of degree are also helpful to sound with a better level of English and to avoid repetitions.

Comparison in one sentences

Comparing two ideas in the main sentence may be one of the most advanced ways to express comparisons. It demonstrates the changes at the same time. 

• The less I know the better.
• The more, the merrier.

Sources:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/gramatica-britanica/as-as

Capel, A. Sharp, W.  (2013). Objective Proficiency.  Cambridge, UK. Cambridge University Press.

Test your knowledge

Comparisons Quiz