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.
1 You should have booked your tickets in advance, like me.
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2
They’re
going to Brighton for their holidays, as we are.
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3 They
all had a good time at the party, as you did.
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4 I
study hard, like him.
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5
I
wish I could go away on holiday whenever I felt like it, like her.
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COMPARISON 3
"progression"
C) Compare the following pair of sentences
COMPARISON 3
"progression"
C) Compare the following pair of sentences
1.
As I
get older, I
become more irritable.
2.
The older I
get the more irritable I
become.
C) Now change the sentences from one
construction to the other.
1. As the game went on, the players became more
exhausted, (longer)
2. As I go on
thinking about the situation, I feel more despondent, (more)
3. If you go on
eating so much, you will get fatter, (more)
4. If you always
drive too fast, you are likely to have an accident, (faster)
5. As we climbed higher and higher, there was less
oxygen, (the)
A)
Key "different - same"
- The hotel doesn’t seem the same as it used to be.
- The entrance is different from what it was before.
- In what way is it different from what you expected?
- It just doesn’t give me the same impression as the one I had last year.
- The situation now is not the same as it was 5 years ago
B)
Key "like - as"
- You should have booked your tickets in advance, as I did/have.
- They’re going to Brighton for their holidays, like us.
- They all had a good time at the party, like you.
- I study hard, as he did.
- I wish I could go away on holiday whenever I felt like it, as she does.
C)
Key "progression"
1. The longer the game went on, the more exhausted the players became.
2. The more I think about the situation, the more despondent I feel.
3. The more you go on eating so much, the fatter you’ll get.
4. The faster you drive the more likely you are to have an accident.
5. The higher we climbed, the less oxygen there was.
1. The longer the game went on, the more exhausted the players became.
2. The more I think about the situation, the more despondent I feel.
3. The more you go on eating so much, the fatter you’ll get.
4. The faster you drive the more likely you are to have an accident.
5. The higher we climbed, the less oxygen there was.
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