Equal Comparison        similar                                               englishblade                         englisch

less & more                  similar to                                          1-language                            perfectyourenglish

as many as                   like                                                    eng-spanequal  Good           edufind

as much as                   alike                                                  bellaonline  Great!                 wonderhowto

the same                       different                                           rocketlanguage                    englishzone

the same as                  different from                                   class.uh.ed                           testyourenglish   

the same (noun) as       but                                                                                                    agendaweb        

the same (noun)

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                                                    Equal Comparisons

 Rule #1

                                                                 Edwardo is as tall as Mark.

                                          Edwardo es tan alto como Mark.

                                           ____________________________

                                                                            as + adjective + as 

                                                    (tan    +     adjective      +  como)

                                                                ____________________________________________
 

Mark is 30 years old.

                                           =   Mark is as old as Scott.

Scott is 30 years old.
 

Janet is 15 years old.

                                           =   1.  Sally isn't as old as Janet.

Sally is 10 years old.             or:   2.  Sally is younger than Janet.

                                                                         or:   3.  Janet is older than Sally.
 

Examples:                                   Mark is as old as Scott.

                                                    Mark isn't as old as Scott.

                                                    Is Mark as old as Mark?

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Rule #2

Less (menos) and more (mas) are opposites. Less & more are used with

adjectives with 2 or more syllables. (except adjectives that end with -y)

                                  My book is as important as your book.

                                 Mi libro es tan importante como su libro.

                               My book isn't  as important as your book.

                            or:  My book is less important than your book.

                            or:  My book is more important than your book.

Examples:            My book is less important than your book.

                           My book is not less important than your book.

                             Is my book less important than your book?

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                As Many As / As Much As 

We can demonstrate that 2 things are the same or not the same in QUANTITY by using:

                             _______________________________

                                 1.     as many (count noun) as...

                                             tantos (count noun) como...

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                                 2.   as much (noncount noun) as... 

                                           tanto (noncount noun) como...

                              _______________________________

                     Do you have as many cookies as Mary and Phil? 

                      Yes we have as many cookies as Mary and Phil.

                   No we don't have as many cookies as Mary and Phil.
 

                                                                          As Much As

                                               In English we can also use as much as after a verb phrase.

                                             I don't  play basketball as much as I used to.      

                     My mom doesn't like pizza as much as her daughter does.

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                    EQUALITY
 

Comparisons that show that 2 things are the same (equal),  not the same or different.

the same:              My book and your book are the same.

                               My book and your book are not the same.

                                     Are my book and your book the same?

the same as:        Running is the same as hockey. 

                                                     
                                Running  is not the same as hockey.

                                Is running the same as hockey? 

the same (noun) as:   My ball is the same color as your ball.

                                           My ball is not the same color as your ball.

                                           Is my ball the same color as your ball? 

the same (noun): 

                  The black horse and the white horse are the same shape.

                         The black horse and the white horse are not the same shape.

                            Are the black horse and the white horse the same shape?

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 Similar, Similar to, like, alike, different &  different from.

Similar implies that two things are the same in some ways but different in other ways. 

similar:            The blue car and the red car are similar.

                                    The blue car and the red car are not similar.

                                              Are the blue car and the red car similar?
 

similar to:        The box is similar to the rectangle.

                                           The box is not similar to the rectangle. 

                                             Is the box similar to the rectangle? 

like:                            Ed drives like Steve.

                                      Ed does not drive like Steve.

                                                Does Ed drive  like Steve?

alike:                                     Sally and Jane dress alike.

                           Sally and Jane don't dress alike.

                                    Do Sally and Jane dress alike?

Note:     similar to = like                A  +  is  + similar to + B.

                                                                              A  +  is  + like           +B
 

                 similar = alike                   A  +  B  +  are  +  similar.

                                                    A  +  B  +  are  +  alike.

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different:                          Tennis and ping pong are different

                                     Tennis and ping pong are not different.

                        Are tennis and ping pong different?

different from:        Swimming is different from diving.

                                       Swimming is not different from diving. 

                                       Is swimming different from diving? 

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                                "But" conveys that "A is the opposite of B."

                                                               A comma usually goes before "but".
 

but:            Mike is big, but Hank is small.

                    The storm was strong, but I was in my house.