Struktur “as…as” digunakan untuk membandingkan hal-hal yang setara. Contoh:
- Jennifer is 163cm and Tony is 163cm. Jennifer is as tall as Tony.
- This house is 40 years old, that house is also 40 years old. This house is as old as that house.
- Bach’s music is as good as Mozart’s.
- Spring is as warm as fall.
- The Amazon isn’t as long as the Nile.
- The second movie wasn’t as good as the first.
- Is Japan as expensive as England?
- “Eat as much as you want.” The amount you eat is “equal” to the amount you want.
- Hurry! Run as fast as you can!
- Study as hard as possible.
- I’m 22. My friend is twice as old as me. She’s 44 years old.
- My aunt is three times as old as me. She’s 66.
- And my grandmother is four times as old as me. She’s 88 years old.
- Jenny is also 22 years old. She’s the same as me.
Kuantitas / Quantifier
Quantifier, atau kata sifat yang menunjukkan kuantitas, juga memiliki bentuk komparatif (tingkat lebih) dan superlatif (tingkat paling).
Quantifier (much/many/a lot of) - I have a lot of apples. - I don’t have many apples. - I don’t have much time. - few – They have a few potatoes. - little – We’ve got a little rice. | Comparative more - I have more apples than you. - I don’t have more apples than you. - I don’t have more time than you. - fewer - We’ve got fewer potatoes. - less – They’ve got less rice. | Superlative most - He has the most apples. - I don’t have the most apples. - I don’t have the most time. - fewest -You’ve got the least potatoes. - least – I’ve got the least rice. |
- many dan few digunakan bersama dengan kata benda yang dapat dihitung (countable noun).
- much dan less digunakan bersama dengan kata benda yang tidak dapat dihitung (uncountable noun).
- a lot of / lots of bisa digunakan baik bersama dengan countable maupun uncountable noun.
- We have as many candies as you.
- There are as few people in this town as that one.
- She’s got as much water as we do.
- I’ve got as little time as you do.
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