Comparing nouns by number or amount (EB 5.6)
- To make a positive comparison of
plural or non-count nouns,
use: more + noun + than + noun
.
EXAMPLES:
I have
more pencils than pens.
I have more pencils
than you do.
I have more sugar
than flour.
- To make a negative comparison of
plural nouns, use: fewer + noun + than + noun
.
EXAMPLES:
I have
fewer pens than pencils.
I have fewer pens than she does.
- To make a negative comparison of non-count
nouns, use: less + noun + than + noun
.
EXAMPLES:
I
have less flour than sugar.
I
have less flour than she does.
- To show equality with plural
nouns, use: as many + noun + as or the same
number of + noun + as.
EXAMPLES:
I have
as many notebooks as books.
I have
as many notebooks as he does.
I have
the same number of notebooks as books.
- To show equality with non-count nouns, use:
as much + noun + as or the same amount of + noun
+ as.
EXAMPLES:
I
have as mach vinegar as oil.
I
have as mach vinegar as you
do.
I have the same amount of vinegar
as oil.
- To show that two plural and non-count nouns
equal, use: the same + noun +
as.
EXAMPLES:
My dress is the same
size as your dress.
Our dresses are the same
size.
This pond is the same depth as that one.
- To show that two nouns are equal in every way,
use: exactly like + noun or the same as +
noun.
EXAMPLES:
Your dres is
exactly like my dress.
Our dresses are exactly
alike.
You dress is the same as my dress.
Our
dresses are the same.
