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Comparing: than, the same as, like, as if

Beyond -er and more, English compares with a whole clause after than, with the same as and like, with as if, and with so … that for results.

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	than / the same as	like / as if
+	The film was better than I expected.	She looks like her mother.
−	The film wasn't better than I expected.	She doesn't look like her mother.
?	Was the film better than you expected?	Does she look like her mother?

the same … as + noun / pronoun · as if / as though + sentence · so + adjective + that · such a + adjective + noun + that

Be like, look like, sound like

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Use like before a noun or pronoun to say two things are similar. It works with be, look, sound, taste, smell and feel.

subject+ look / sound / taste+ like+ noun / pronoun

She is like her mother.
It sounds like a good idea.

She looks as her mother.
She looks like her mother.

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It roses.

Than + a clause

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After a comparative, than can introduce a whole clause or an -ing form, not only a noun.

comparative+ than+ subject+ verb

The test was easier than I expected.
Walking is cheaper than taking a taxi.

The test was easier that I expected.
The test was easier than I expected.

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One word is in the wrong form. Type the correct form.

The test was easier that I thought.

The same … as

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Use the same (+ noun) + as to say two things are equal. Say similar to, not similar as.

subject+ is+ the same (age)+ as+ noun / pronoun

She is the same age as my brother.
You like the same things as your friends.

She is the same age like me.
She is the same age as me.

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She is the same age my brother.

As if, as though + clause

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After look, feel, sound or talk, use as if or as though + a sentence to say what something seems like.

subject+ looks / feels+ as if+ subject + verb

It looks as if it will rain.
She talks as if she knows everything.

It looks as it will rain.
It looks as if it will rain.

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It sounds you had a great time.

The best … I've ever seen

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After a superlative, add a clause with the present perfect and ever to say something is the best you have experienced.

the+ superlative + noun+ I've ever+ past participle

It's the best film I've ever seen.
This is the worst meal that I have ever eaten.

It's the best film I've ever saw.
It's the best film I've ever seen.

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This is I've ever read.

So … that, such … that

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Use so + adjective + that, or such + (a/an) + adjective + noun + that, to say something is so strong that it causes a result.

so+ adjective+ that+ result

I was so tired that I fell asleep.
It was such a long film that we left early.

It was so a long film that we left.
It was such a long film that we left.

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They were nice people that we became friends.