Чтобы сказать, что два предмета одинаковы в чём-то, поставь слово-описание между двумя as: as + слово + as. Слово остаётся в обычной форме, без -er.
as + слово + as
Amina is as tall as Lars.
This book is as interesting as that one.
Hiroshi runs as fast as his brother.
My bag is as heavy as yours.
Not "Amina is as taller as Lars." — say "Amina is as tall as Lars.". Внутри as ... as слово остаётся обычным: as tall as, а не "as taller as".
Попробуйте: Hiroshi runs ___ his brother. (as fast as / as faster as / as fast than) Ответ: as fast as — Слово между as остаётся обычным: as fast as (не "as faster as"). И с обеих сторон as, поэтому второе слово тоже as, а не "than": as fast as his brother.
not as ... as
Чтобы сказать, что один предмет уступает другому, добавь not: not as + слово + as.
She is not as tall as her sister. (= shorter)
Today isn't as cold as yesterday. (= warmer)
This café isn't as busy as the one downtown.
Попробуйте: Today isn't ___ yesterday. It's warmer. (as cold as / as colder as / as cold than) Ответ: as cold as — Оставляй ту же конструкцию as ... as, просто добавь not ("isn't"): isn't as cold as yesterday. Слово остаётся обычным (не "colder"), и с обеих сторон as, поэтому второе тоже as, а не "than".
as ... as или -er than?
Прежде чем выбрать, спроси себя: они одинаковые, или у одного больше?Одинаковые → as + слово без окончания + as. У одного больше → -er / more ... than. У одного меньше → not as ... as.
The same: Amina is as tall as Lars. (they measure the same)
One is more: Amina is taller than Lars.
One is less: Amina is not as tall as Lars. (= she is shorter)
Watch the word: it stays plain inside as ... as (as tall as), but takes -er with than (taller than).
Not "Amina is as tall than Lars." — say "Amina is as tall as Lars. / Amina is taller than Lars.". as идёт с as, а -er идёт с than. Не смешивай эти два способа.
Попробуйте: Рост Mei и Sofia — ровно 1,65 метра у обеих. Ни одна не выше. Что подходит для двух вещей одинакового размера? (Mei is as tall as Sofia. / Mei is taller than Sofia.) Ответ: Mei is as tall as Sofia. — Рост одинаковый, поэтому используем as + слово без окончания + as: as tall as. "Taller than" означало бы, что одна выше, но это не так.
Попробуйте: My phone is ___ yours, but it isn't ___ that new one. (as new as … as expensive as / as newer as … as expensive than / as new than … as expensive as) Ответ: as new as … as expensive as — В обоих пропусках одна и та же конструкция: as + обычное слово + as. Значит as new as и as expensive as. Слово держи в обычной форме, а обе стороны — as, и в утверждении, и после "isn't".