Sixteenth set is for ‘Making comparison’; it means statement or estimate of similarities and differences between two things. it can be classified into two parts comparative and superlative; comparative is always between two kind of things and superlative has to the best of everything.

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3. Making Comparison
CONTENTS
16-1 Comparisons: using the same (as), similar (to),…
16-2 Comparisons: using like and alike
16-3 The comparative: using -er and more
16-4 The superlative: using -est and most
16-5 Using one of + superlative + plural noun
16-6 Using but
16-7 Using verbs after but
16-8 Making comparisons with adverbs
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4. 16-1 COMPARISONS: USING THE SAME (AS), SIMILAR (TO), AND
DIFFERENT (FROM)
Mary and Lara are the same.
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5. 16-1 COMPARISONS: USING THE SAME (AS), SIMILAR (TO), AND
DIFFERENT (FROM)
THE SAME (AS)
Mary and Lara are the same.
Mary is the same as Lara.
Mary Lara
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6. 16-1 COMPARISONS: USING THE SAME (AS), SIMILAR (TO), AND
DIFFERENT (FROM)
Mary and Lara are the same.
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7. 16-1 COMPARISONS: USING THE SAME (AS), SIMILAR (TO), AND
DIFFERENT (FROM)
SIMILAR (TO) Nan and Jan are similar.
Nan is similar to Jan.
Jan
Nan
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8. 16-1 COMPARISONS: USING THE SAME (AS), SIMILAR (TO), AND
DIFFERENT (FROM)
DIFFERENT (FROM)
Alice and Anna are different.
Alice is different from Anna.
Alice Anna
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9. 16-1 Let’s Practice
the same (as)
D is ___________ A.
different from similar (to)
different (from)
A B
E F
D
C
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10. 16-1 Let’s Practice
the same (as)
B is ___________ E.
the same as similar (to)
different (from)
A
B
E F
C D
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11. 16-1 Let’s Practice
the same (as)
D is ___________ A.
different from similar (to)
different (from)
A B
E F
D
C
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12. 16-1 Let’s Practice
the same (as)
C is _________F.
similar to similar (to)
different (from)
A
B
E F
D
C
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13. 16-1 Let’s Practice
the same (as)
D is ___________ C.
different from similar (to)
different (from)
A B
E F
D
C
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14. 16-2 COMPARISONS: USING LIKE AND ALIKE
Your bag is like my bag.
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15. 16-2 COMPARISONS: USING LIKE AND ALIKE
I have a brown bag with two straps.
You have a brown bag with two straps.
(a) Your bag is like my bag.
(b) Your bag and my bag are alike.
(c) Our bags are alike.
like = similar to same
alike = similar meaning
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16. 16-2 COMPARISONS: USING LIKE AND ALIKE
(a) Your bag is like my bag.
This + be + like + that.
(b) Your bag and my bag are alike.
This and that + be + alike.
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17. 16-2 Let’s Practice
like Abi’s car
alike
Abu’s car
Abu and Abi have similar cars. In other
alike
words, their cars are _____.
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18. 16-2 Let’s Practice
like
alike
A bus is ____ a train in some ways.
like
a bus a train
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19. 16-2 Let’s Practice
like
alike
These girls are sisters. They look alike
____.
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20. 16-3 THE COMPARATIVE: USING -ER AND MORE
Nina is taller than Ben.
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