CN-1_Equality_Inequality

EqualityInequality

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Comparative form of equality

Comparative form of inequality

When we speak we need to have references to communicate in a clearer and complete. For that we need adjectives. An adjective is a word that indicates a characteristic of a noun, (people, animal, objects or place) When we want to contrast nouns, we need to use comparatives and superlatives. Comparatives and superlatives are degrees of the adjective. We use degrees of comparison of equality (as…as) to indicate that two people, animals, things or places share or do not share similar characteristics.

Comparative form of equality

The verb to be is used in the affirmative form and the following structure to express the equality between two nouns, that is, two people, animals, things, places or situations.

Name (subject)

verb

as

adjective

as

name (object)

+

+

+

+

+

For example:

Vitamins are as beneficial as minerals

The blue shark is as fast as bluefin tuna

The thermometer is as necessary as the maumanometer

The Lighthouse of Alexandria was as old as the Colossus of Rhodes

If you want to know more about equality comparison adjectives (as___ as), watch the following video:

Comparative form of inequality

The verb to be is used in the negative form and the following structure to express inequality between two nouns, that is, two people, things, places or animals

Name (subject)

verb

not as

adjective

as

name (object)

+

+

+

+

+

Below we present some examples:

Mexico is not as populated as China

My report is not as accurate as yours

Tuvalu is not as visited by tourists as España

Alzheimer's disease is not as deadly as cerebral infarctions

Now you will carry out the following activities on comparisons of equality and inequality