DEGREES OF COMPARISON

1. POSITIVE
   → The knife is as sharp as the cutter.
2. COMPARATIVE
   → Steel is harder than iron.
3. SUPERLATIVE
   → The battery is the most powerful.

POSITIVE

Language features:

• the same as
• different from
• like
• the same … as
• as … as
• so … as

The use of "the same as"

My pencil and your pencil are the same.
There is no difference.
→ My pencil is the same as yours.
yours = your pencil → Noun

Form ( N + to be + the same as + N )

→ My shoes are the same as yours.
→ Mary’s address is the same as Nancy’s.

The use of "different from"

John’s coat is large and brown.
Paul’s coat is small and gray.
→ John’s coat is different from Paul’s.
Paul’s = Paul’s coat → Noun

Form ( N + to be + different from + N )

Note: "Different than" is sometimes used in place of "different from". However, "different from" is preferred in writing.
→ John’s coat is different than Paul’s.

The use of "like"

In sentence such as "My coat is like yours", the word like means "almost the same" or "similar."

John’s coat is similar to Paul’s.
→ John’s coat is like Paul’s.
John’s new car looks almost the same as Paul’s.
→ John’s new car looks like Paul’s.

Form ( N + to be + like + N )

The use of "the same … as"

→ My pencil is the same length as yours.
length (N) → long (adj.)

Form: ( N + to be + the same + N + as + N )

Note:
"The same … as" is used with nouns.

The use of "as … as"

→ My pencil is as long as yours.

Form
( N + to be + as + adj. + as + N )

Note:
"As … as" is used with adjectives.

The use of "so … as"

→ The handsaw is not so sharp as the hacksaw.

Form ( N + to be + not + so + adj. + as + N )

Note:
"So … as" is used with adjectives and usually in negative sentence.

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