Grammar: Comparisons: (Not) As As The Same As Different From Expressing Agreement: Too and Either

GRAMMAR
Comparisons: (not) as … as the same as

different from
Expressing agreement: too and either
- As + adjective + as to show that two things Examples:
are similar. • Classical music is not as exciting

- Not as + adjective + as to mean something as rock and roll.
is 'more' or 'less' than something else. • The price of food is the same as it
- The same as … to show similarity. was last year.
- Different from to show that two or more • City life is quite different from life
things are not similar. in the country.

STRUCTURE
As + adjective + as
Not as + adjective + as
Example: Play
sa re usually long
er than
films. (not as…
…a s)
Films are usua
lly not as long
as plays.
AS…..AS
NOT AS….AS
Anna is as tall as David.

A bike is not as expensive as a car.
S+ V + the same + N + as + O
S+ BE + different from + O.
1, Complete the following sentences with ‘too’ or ‘either’.
the same as
The shirt on the shelf is ……………………….the one in the window.
the same idea
You’ve got ………………………..as me
is different from
A pencil skirt …………………………….. a maxi.
the same age as
Tom is ………………………………Goerge.
She is different from
………………………..her sister.
the same dress as
You’re wearing …..,…………………………mine
2, Put as, or from in the gaps.
1. The music festival this year is as 1. Your taste in art is quite different
good ______ it was last year. ______ mine.
as concert will be broadcast 'live':
2. The from people say that Spider-Man 2
2. Some
that means it comes on TV at the is as boring __________ Spider-Man
same time ______ it is performed. 1. as
3. This camera is not as expensive 3. My mother is always as busy ______
as as
______ I thought at first. a bee.
as
3, Put one of these phrases in each gap in the passage.
Friendly As Different From The Same As (2)
As Quiet As As Narrow As
MY HOMETOWN TODAY My hometown has changed a lot – it’s
definitely not (1) ____________________ it
was before. It’s not (2) ________________ it
the same as was 5 years ago. It’s much more noisy, but I
as quite as friendly
prefer asThere are more shops and
it now.
restaurants.theThe
samerestaurants
as are (3)
_____________ the ones we had before.
Now we can eat many diff erent kinds of food
– Italian, French, and even Mexican! There
different from have been so many changes. Even the streets
are not (4) ____________ they were before.
They are wider now to make space for the
extra traffic. One thing hasn’t changed
though. The people here are as warm and (5)
as narrow as _______________ before. That’s one thing
that’s (6) ___________ it was before.
4, Rewrite these sentences, using the words in brackets.
1. The painting is bigger than the photograph. (not as … as)
The photograph is not as big as the painting.
→ _______________________________________.
2. This painting is more expensive than my painting. (not as … as)
My painting is not as expensive as this painting.
→ _______________________________________.
3. This picture is the same as the picture in our room. (not different from)
This picture is not different from the picture in our room.
→ _______________________________________.
4. This film is more interesting than the one we saw last week. (not as … as)
The film we saw last week is not as interesting as this one.
→ _______________________________________.
5. The journey was shorter than we thought at first. (not as … as)
The journey was not as long as we thought at first.
→ _______________________________________.
Too and either
• Too” được dùng để diễn tả ý đồng tình với một • “Either” dùng trong câu phủ định và để đồng tình
điều khẳng định trước đó và "too" thường đứng ở với một điều phủ định trước đó. “Either” cũng
cuối câu. đứng ở cuối câu và trong câu đồng tình rút gọn
chúng ta cần sử dụng các trợ động từ ở dạng phủ
Example:
định.
• A: I love pop music.
• Example:
B: I love pop music too.
• My sister doesn't know the name of that singer.
B: I love it too.
I don't know either.
• Tom is interested in dancing, and Kate is interested
I don't either
in dancing too.
S + V, too
S + not + V , either.
1, Complete the following sentences with ‘too’ or ‘either’.
too
1. My friend likes photography, and I like it _________. - Too: used to express
agreement with a
2. My mother doesn’t enjoy horror films, and my sister
positive statement
either
doesn’t _________. - Either: used to express
agreement with a
3. I was not allowed to go to the show, and my
negative statement
either
classmates were not ________.
too
4. I love country music, and I like rock and roll _______.
5. When I finish painting my room, I’ll do the kitchen
too
______.
2. Complete the following sentences, using 'too' or 'either'.
1. Teenagers in Korea listen to K-pop, and those in Viet Nam do

too
_________.
either
2. These photos are not clear, and those aren’t _________.
3. I never watch horror films and my brother doesn’t
either
_________.
too
4. Peter studies music at school, and Alice does ____________.
5. Duong is interested in reading books, and Chau is
too
____________.
3. Complete the sentences below. Use ‘too’.
• 1. She is a teacher, and I _________________________________________________
• 2. They like ice-cream, and we _____________________________________________
• 3. Roland can speak German, and Johanna __________________________________
• 4. He was late for class, and I _____________________________________________
• 5. I hate winter, and they _________________________________________________
• 6. They played tennis, and I _______________________________________________
• 7. He will leave soon, and his friends _______________________________________
• 8. Susan should see a doctor, and Tom _____________________________________
• 9. They lived in Brooklyn, and she __________________________________________
• 10. They drive to work, and Richard _________________________________________
• 11. We are going to get up early tomorrow, and they ____________________________
• 12. That hotel is expensive, and this one ______________________________________
• 13. I could walk when I was one, and she _____________________________________
• 14. Stewart will be here soon, and Sarah ______________________________________
• 15. Tea has caffeine, and coffee ____________________________________________
4. Use the words below to write complete sentences.
My friends/ enjoy/ the Children’s Painting Exhibition /
I/ too.
My friend enjoys the Children’s Painting Exhibition, I
-……………………………………………………………………
am too
2. Young Talent/ not / as/ old/ as/ Nightingale.
Young Talent is not as old as Nightingale
-……………………………………………………………………
6. –I don’t like the new soap opera on VTV6 now.
- I don’t like it…………….
A.Too B. either C. so D. neither
7. Please eat …………….much………………….you like.
A. as/from B. as/as C. different/ from D. the same/as
8. Duong can draw animals, and Duy can do it………………..
B. too B. either C. so D. neither
9. This painting is prettier, but it costs……………….. the other one.
A. so much as B. as many as C. twice as much as D. twice as many

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Comparisons: (not) as … as the same as

are similar. • Classical music is not as exciting

things are not similar. in the country.

Anna is as tall as David.

1. Teenagers in Korea listen to K-pop, and those in Viet Nam do

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