Grammar for ielts fiona Aish & Jo Tomlinson ■L& 11

Structures that show equal comparisons:
1 
as + adjective/adverb + as
The office buildinqs in Paris are as beautiful 
as the m onum ents.
C ontrary to popular belief life in a large 
villaqe moves as quicklv as in a town.
2
as + much/m any
+ noun/noun phrase + 
as
There are as manv im m iqrants as to u rists in
You can visit as manv historic castles in
London.
Scotland as in Wales
3 Me same + noun/noun phrase + as
In every country you can find the same type of 
I am interested in the same lifestyle as my 
people as in your own. 
parents.
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Unit 11
Making comparisons stronger:
Add 
much, far, a lot, considerably 
or 
not nearly 
before 
m ore/less 
or before an adjective/adverb
In te r-c itv tra ve l is fa r faster than it was ten 
years ago.
There are considerably more people moving 
abroad from the UK to Spain than France.
Making comparisons weaker:
Add 
a bit, a little, nearly, almost, not much 
or 
not a lot 
before 
as 
or an adjective/adverb
It’s nearlv as easv to travel bv tra in as 
by car.
W alking b risklv is actually a little quicker than 
using public tra n sp o rt in the city centre.
See page 119 in the G ram m ar reference fo r m ore inform ation.
Practice exercises
Decide if the following pairs of sentences have the same meaning or a different meaning.
W rite S (same) or D (different).
1
The C oliseum is not nearly as old as Stonehenge.
Stonehenge is considerably younger than The Coliseum . 
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In Europe the same percentage of people live in fla ts as live in houses.
As many people live in houses as live in fla ts in Europe. 
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This village isn’t nearly as picturesque as the last one we visited.
This village is alm ost as picturesque as the last one we visited. 
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Urbanization in Asia has been increasing more quickly than in Europe.
In Asia, urbanization hasn’t been increasing as quickly as in Europe. 
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Our new house in the suburbs has got as much space as our old house in the city centre.
Our new house in the suburbs is as spacious as our old house in the
city centre. 
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You can w alk between places in the city centre as easily as taking public transport.
You can w alk between places in the city centre more easily than taking
public tra n sp ort. 
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