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Struktur “as…as” digunakan untuk membandingkan hal-hal yang setara. Contoh:

• Jennifer is 163cm and Tony is 163cm. Jennifer is as tall as Tony.
• This house is 40 years old, that house is also 40 years old. This house is as old as that house.
• Bach’s music is as good as Mozart’s.
• Spring is as warm as fall.

“as…as” juga bisa digunakan dalam kalimat negatif dan pertanyaan. Contoh:

• The Amazon isn’t as long as the Nile.
• The second movie wasn’t as good as the first.
• Is Japan as expensive as England?

“as…as” juga bisa digunakan untuk menunjukkan sebuah jumlah yang ekstrim.

• “Eat as much as you want.” The amount you eat is “equal” to the amount you want.
• Hurry! Run as fast as you can!
• Study as hard as possible.

Kuantitas yang berlipat ganda juga dapat dinyatakan dengan “as…as”. Contoh:

• I’m 22. My friend is twice as old as me. She’s 44 years old.
• My aunt is three times as old as me. She’s 66.
• And my grandmother is four times as old as me. She’s 88 years old.
• Jenny is also 22 years old. She’s the same as me.

Rujukan:
http://www.1-language.com/englishcoursenew/unit35_grammar.htm

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