• Grammar for IELTS Unit 11 Making comparisons stronger
  • Making comparisons weaker: Add a bit, a little, nearly, almost, not much or not a lot
  • 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
  • Structures that show equal comparisons




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    Grammar for IELTS - Collins English for Exams

    Structures that show equal comparisons:

    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.
    Grammar for IELTS


    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 . 
    ______________
    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. 
    ______________
    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. 
    ______________
    Urbanization in Asia has been increasing more quickly than in Europe.
    In Asia, urbanization hasn’t been increasing as quickly as in Europe. 
    ______________
    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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