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Comparative Adjectives of Equality
The Comparative Adjective of Equality is used to show that one thing or people are equal to another. The rule is the same for short and long adjectives: put "as" before and after the adjective (as ... as).
John is as tall as Michael
Mary is as blond as Jane
John is as handsome as Peter
Jane is as intelligent as Mary
Now, observe and analyze the examples below. Listen to them.
| Adjective | Example | |
| 01 | Bad | Alcohol is as bad as other drugs |
| 02 | Warm | Australia is as warm as Brazil |
| 03 | Big | Buenos Aires´s population is as big as São Paulo´s population |
| 04 | Large | Canada is as large as China |
| 05 | Popular | Elvis Presley is as popular as Michael Jackson |
| 06 | Far | From Brazil, Europe is as far as Canada |
| 07 | Difficult | Learning Mandarin is as difficult as learning Russian |
| 08 | Important | Sleeping is as important as eating |
| 09 | Sweet | Sugar is as sweet as sweetener |
| 10 | Cold | The North Pole is as cold as the South Pole |
Practice
Write 10 phrases using Comparative of Equality as the adjectives given below:
| 01 |
Busy |
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| 02 |
Cheap |
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| 03 |
Expensive |
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| 04 |
Horrible |
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| 05 |
Huge |
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| 06 |
Little |
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| 07 |
Necessary |
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| 08 |
New |
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| 09 |
Perfect |
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| 10 |
Poor |
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