Easy Word | Luyện ngữ pháp

Luyện ngữ pháp - Destination C1 and C2 ((Unit 15: Grammar - Adjectives and adverbs))

Form - Structures used to make comparisons

Structures used to make comparisons
(nearly/almost/just/half/twice/easily/etc) as ... as	Platinum is about twice as* expensive as gold.*
not (nearly/quite) as/so ... as	Iron isn't nearly as hard as diamond.
nothing like as ... as/ nowhere near as ... as	Iron is nothing like as/ nowhere near as* hard as diamond.*
the ... , the ...	The taller the building, the greater the fire risk.

Watch out!
✓ Paper is not nearly as strong as plastic. (large difference between the things being referred to) ✓ Gold is not quite as valuable as it was last month. (small difference between the things being referred to)