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Expressing in/equality
By Viv Quarry (www.vivquarry.com)
Look at these sentences:
Positive comparison → Negative comparison
Sue's taller than John . → John isn't as tall as Sue
Sue's more intelligent than John. → John isn't as intelligent as Sue
Sue works harder than John. → John doesn't work as hard as Sue
Sue's the same age as John. → John is as old as Sue
Now make similar pairs of sentences from the following prompts:
Sue / beautiful →
Sue / good at maths →
John / happy →
John / short →
Sue / hardworking →
John / friendly
For more practice exs see Murphy Essential Grammar in Use or English Grammar in Use.
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