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Positive forms of adjectives preceded and followed by As

When used in making comparisons, the positive form of an adjective is usually employed as a
predicate adjective, preceded and followed by the word as. This construction is summarized
below, followed by examples.
noun, pronoun or to be positive noun, pronoun or
other expression + or other + as + form of + as + other expression
representing 1st linking adjective representing 2nd
thing being compared verb thing being compared

Swans are as white as snow.
Tom is as tall as his father.

COMPARISONS OF QUANTITY

To show difference: more, less, fewer + tha

With countable nouns: more / fewer
Eloise has more children than Chantal.
Chantal has fewer children than Eloise.
There are fewer dogs in Cardiff than in Bristol
I have visited fewer countries than my friend has.
He has read fewer books than she has.

With uncountable nouns: more / less
Eloise has more money than Chantal.
Chantal has less money than Eloise.
I spend less time on homework than you do.
Cats drink less water than dogs.
This new dictionary gives more informationthan the old one.

So, the rule is:
MORE + nouns that are countable or uncountable
FEWER + countable nouns
LESS + uncountable nouns

Used to do
We use used to do to talk about the past. It is not a tense but it is like a tense. It is a special
expression. We use the expression used to do for the past only.
Do not confuse used to do with with the expression be used to. They have different meanings.
Structure of Used to do
The structure is:
subject auxiliary
did
not main verb
use
infinitive
+ I used to do.
- I did not use to do.
? Did you use to do?

Used or use?
when there is did in the sentence, we say use to (without d)
when there is no did in the sentence, we say used to (with d)
Use of Used to do
We use the used to do expression to talk about:
an activity that we did regularly in the past (like a habit)
a situation that was true in the past

Look at these examples.
the past the present
She used to work in a shop. Now she works in a bank.
He used to watch a lot of TV. Now he doesn't watch much TV.
They used to be married. Now they are divorced.

Height


He is tall. He is short. He is normal height.
+ He is very tall. He is quite short. He is relatively normal height.

Build



She is skinny. (negative) She is fat. (negative)
She is underweight. (negative) She is overweight. (negative)
She is thin. (negative) She is plump. (neutral)
She is slim. (positive) She is stocky. (neutral)
She is slender. (positive) She is bonny. (positive) ^

Hair

blonde/fair hair brown hair red hair black hair grey hair
blonde brunette redhead - -

Type of hair







She
has longhair.
She
has shorthair.
He has no
hair. = He
isbald.
She
has medium
length hair.
She
has medium
length hair.
She
has shorthair.
Eyes



grey eyes green eyes blue eyes brown eyes dark eyes

+
She has
long,black hair
.
She has
short,black hair
.
-
She has
medium length
, blonde hair.
She has
medium
length, red hair
.
She has
short,blonde hair
.
+
+
She has
long,straight,
black hair.
She has
short,straight,
black hair.
-
She has
medium
length, straight
, blonde hair.
She has
medium
length, wavy,
red hair.
She has
short,curly,
blonde hair.
or
Her hair
is long,
straight and
black.
Her hair
isshort, straight
and black.
-
Her hair
is medium
length, straight
and blonde.
Her hair
is medium
length, wavy
and red.
Her hair is short,
curly and
blonde.
+
She wears
glasses.


Type of complexion





He is asian. He has
light-brown skin.
She is black. She
has dark skin.
He is white. He
has fair skin.
She is white. She has
lightly tanned skin.
She is white. She has
very pale skin.

Other features
Point your cursor over the named feature, if you're correct the word will appear.







moustache beard chin forehead nostrils







eyebrows cheeks fringe lips teeth