Ở bài 3, chúng ta đã học về những phương pháp so sánh hơn kém trong tiếng Anh. Và trong bài 4 này, như đã hứa, Ecorp sẽ chia sẻ cho bạn đọc về phương pháp so sánh ngang bằng và so sánh nhất trong tiếng Anh. Bạn hãy chú ý theo dõi nhé.
- Công thức: As + adj + as + S [Vật thể được so sánh]
Ex: We should recruit him, he is as good as his brother. [Chúng ta nên tuyển anh ấy, anh ấy giỏi như anh trai anh ta vậy]
Mrs. Lien is 43, she is as old as my mother. [Cô Liên 43 tuổi, cô ấy già như mẹ tôi]
I hope my presentation is as good as yours. [Tôi hy vọng là bài thuyết trình của tôi cũng tốt như của bạn]
This child is as naughty as his brother. [Thằng bé này nghịch như anh nó vậy]
This building is 72 floors height, as high as the Everest. [Tòa nhà này cao 72 tầng, cao ngang với đỉnh Everest]
This guy runs as fast as the speed lightning. [Anh chàng này chạy nhanh như chớp vậy]
2. So sánh nhất – Cấu trúc so sánh trong tiếng Anh
- Với tính từ ngắn: The + Adj_est + N
Ex: He is the tallest boy of our class. [Anh ấy là người cao nhất lớp tôi]
I want to be the smartest person of the world. [Tôi muốn trở thành người thông minh nhất thế giới]
Bill Gates is the richest man of the world. [Bill Gates là người đàn ông giàu có nhất hành tinh]
This is the happiest moment of my life! [Đây là khoảnh khắc hạnh phúc nhất đời tôi]
Doraemon is the funniest comic I’ve ever read. [Doraemon bộ truyện tranh thú vị nhất tôi từng đọc]
- Với tính từ dài: The + most + adj + N
Ex: My wife is the most beautiful woman I’ve ever met. [Vợ tôi là người phụ nữ xinh đẹp nhất tôi từng gặp]
He has the most interesting books of the world. [Anh ta có những quyển sách thú vị nhất thế giới]
The most generous person of this town is him. [Người hào phóng nhất thị trấn này là ông ấy]
What is the most effective way of advertising? [Cách để quảng cáo hiệu quả nhất là gì]
We are looking for the most suitable person for this job. [Chúng tôi đang tìm kiếm người phù hợp nhất cho công việc này]
Trên đây là toàn bộ những phương pháp được sử dụng cho so sánh ngang bằng và so sánh nhất trong tiếng Anh. Hy vọng rằng qua bài viết này bạn đọc đã hiểu rõ về cấu trúc so sánh và ứng dụng vào thực tế. Chúc bạn thành công.
7. Steve did not do well in the English test. Melissa did better in the English test. [Steve/do/well]
Steve did not do as well as Melissa. Steve didn't do as well as Melissa.
- 8. The impala runs 90km per hour. The cheetah runs 120km per hour. [The impala/run/fast] The impala does not run as fast as the cheetah. The impala doesn't run as fast as the cheetah.
- 9. The first exam was difficult. The second exam was difficult too. [The first exam/be/difficult] The first exam was as difficult as the second exam.
- 10. Ciudad Real is not very beautiful. Seville is more beautiful. [Ciudad Real/be/beautiful] Ciudad Real is not as beautiful as Seville. Ciudad Real isn't as beautiful as Seville.
- Rewrite the sentence which uses the structure "as ............ as", starts by the given words.
- 1. I'm quite tall but you are taller. → I'm not ________________________ I'm not as tall as you.
- 2. My salary is high, but yours is higher. → My salary isn't _________________________ My salary isn't as high as yours.
- 3. You know a bit about cars, but I know more. → You don't know _______________________ You don't know as much about cars as me. You don't know as much about cars as I do.
- 4. It's still cold, but it was colder yesterday. → It isn't _________________________ It isn't as cold as it was yesterday.
- 5. I still feel quite tired I felt, but a lot more tired yesterday. → I don't ___________________________ I don't feel as tired as I did yesterday.
- 6. Our neighbours have lived here for quite a long time, but we've lived here longer. → Our neighbours haven't ____________________________ Our neighbours haven't lived here as long as us.
- 7. I was a bit nervous before the interview, but usually I'm a lot more nervous. → I wasn't ___________________________ I wasn't as nervous as I usually am.
- 8. I know them better than you do. → You don't _____________________ You don't know them as well as I do.
- 9. There are fewer people at this meeting than at the last one. → There aren't ___________________________ There aren't as many people at this morning as at the last one.
- 10. I go out less than I used to. → I don't ___________________________ I don't go out as much as I used to.
- Write the sentence using As ... as structure.
- a. Mary/ tall/ her brother. Mary is as tall as her brother.
- b. A lemon/ not sweet/ an orange. A lemon is not as sweet as an orange.
- c. A donkey/ not big/ a horse. A donkey is not as big as a horse.
- d. This dress/ pretty/ that one. This dress is as pretty as that one.
- e. the weather/ not cold/ yesterday. The weather is not as cold as yesterday.
- Choose the correct answer.
- 1. My car __________ your car.
- A. is as not expensive as
- B. is not as expensive as
- C. as expensive not as
- D.is not as expensively as
- 2. You must explain your problems________ .
- A. as clear as you can
- B. as clearly as you can
- C. as clear that you are
- D. as clearly as you are
- 3. Nobody in our class plays_______ Patrick.
- A.as good as
- B. so well than
- C. as best as
- D. as well as
- 4. Her motor is ______ mine.
- A. twice as big as
- B. as twice big as
- C.as two time big as
- D. as big as twice
- 5. My clothes ________ hers.
- A. is as not modern as
- B. as is modern as
- C. is as modern as
- D. as is modern not as
- Hoàn thành các câu dưới đây, sử dụng cấu trúc so sánh "the same ... as" và danh từ trong ngoặc.
- 1. My sister has______________ me. [height]
- 2. Jim pursues ______________ Jane, [hobby]
- 3. My best friend is at______________ me. [age]
- 4. My friends went to see______________ me [movie].
- 5. This musician plays______________ me. [musical instrument] the same musical instrument as
- 6. Critics say that this painter has______________ with that one. [style]
- 7. My brother is interested in ______________ me. [subject]
- 8. This class has ______________ that one. [number of students] the same number of students as
- 9. Anne bought______________ me yesterday. [dress]
- 10. She cut her hair______________ mine. [length]
- 11. My best friend likes______________ my brother. [books]
- 12. I bought my car at______________ hers. [price]
- 13. My mother likes ______________ me. [TV programs]
- 14. He had ______________ a famous actor. [appearance]
- 15. He puts on ______________ usual. [old coat].
- Hoàn thành các câu dưới đây, sử dụng câu trúc so sánh "as...as" và tính từ trong ngoặc.
- 1. I am not_______ you. [tall]
- 2. This book is not__________ that one. [interesting]
- 3. This summer is________ last summer. [hot]
- 4. Yesterday it was_______ today. [sunny]
- 5. I think that my essay is_________ yours. [good]
- 6. My dog isn't______________ it appears to be. [fierce]
- 7. Children nowadays are not______________ they used to be. [active]
- 8. Watching movie is not__________ reading book. [entertaining]
- 9. Jane is_______ as a doll. [pretty]
- 10. Cats are not___________ dogs. [friendly]
- Choose the correct answer.
- 1. Hotels have developed …………………… restaurants.
- A. as rapidly as
- B. so rapidly as
- C. as rapid as
- D. more rapid
- 2. Peter can not earn .................. his wife.
- A. as many money as
- B. as much money as
- C. as many money than
- D. as much money than
- 3.The test is not …………………
- A. as difficult as it was last month.
- B. so difficult as it was last month
- C. more difficult as it was last month.
- D. Both A & B are correct
- 4. Last year it wasn’t as cold as this year.
- A. This year it is as colder than last year.
- B. This year it is colder than last year.
- C. This year it isn’t as cold as last year.
- D. This year it isn’t colder than last year.
- 5. Your house is ................. mine.
- A. as bigger as
- B. as big as
- C. much big as
- D. not many times big
- 6. Impalas cannot move as ................ cheetahs but they are more efficient runners.
- A. faster than
- B. fast as
- C. fast
- D. are fast as
- 7. Albert Einstein’s contributions to scientific theory were ................ those of Galileo and Newton.