COMPARATIVE CLAUSES - UNFINISHED
COMPLETE COMPARISON 1 “ different” – “same” A. Compare these sentences: 1. His attitude to life is not the same as it used to be. 2. His attitude to life is different from what it used to be. A) Now change the sentences from one construction to the other. 1. The hotel seems different from what it used to be. 2. The entrance is not the same as it was before. 3. In what way is it not the same as you expected? 4. It just gives me a different impression from the one I had last year. 5. The situation now is different from what it was 5 years ago. COMPARISON 2 “ like ” – “as” B) Compare the following pair of sentences 1. He works in an engineering firm, like me /his father. 2. He works in-an engineering firm, as I do /his father does. B) Now change the sentences from one construction to the other.