the same … as + noun / pronoun · as if / as though + sentence · so + adjective + that · such a + adjective + noun + that
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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.Like перед іменником або займенником показує схожість. Працює з be, look, sound, taste, smell, feel.
subject+look / sound / taste+like+noun / pronoun
She is like her mother. Вона схожа на свою маму.
It sounds like a good idea. Звучить як гарна ідея.
She looks as her mother.
She looks like her mother.
Типова помилка: «Схожа на маму» — looks like her mother. Не looks on і не looks as.
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It sounds a good idea.
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She looks on her mother.
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It roses.
smells like Smell like + noun.
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What's your new teacher ?
like What is someone like? asks for a description.
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Than + a clause
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After a comparative, than can introduce a whole clause or an -ing form, not only a noun.Після порівняльного ступеня than може вводити ціле речення або форму на -ing, а не лише іменник.
comparative+than+subject+verb
The test was easier than I expected. Тест був легшим, ніж я очікував.
Walking is cheaper than taking a taxi. Ходити пішки дешевше, ніж їхати на таксі.
The test was easier that I expected.
The test was easier than I expected.
Типова помилка: «Легший, ніж я очікував» — easier than I expected, а не that і не as.
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He is faster you can imagine.
than Comparative + than + clause.
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The room is bigger than it in the photo.
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She is taller I thought.
than Comparative + than + clause.
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The same … as
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Use the same (+ noun) + as to say two things are equal. Say similar to, not similar as.The same (+ іменник) + as означає «такий самий, як». Кажіть similar to, а не similar as.
subject+is+the same (age)+as+noun / pronoun
She is the same age as my brother. Вона одного віку з моїм братом.
You like the same things as your friends. Ти любиш те саме, що й твої друзі.
She is the same age like me.
She is the same age as me.
Типова помилка: «Такий самий, як ти» — the same as you, а не the same like you.
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She is the same age my brother.
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We have the same teacher them.
as The same + noun + as.
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He has the same phone like me.
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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.Після look, feel, sound, talk вживайте as if або as though + речення, щоб сказати, на що це схоже.
subject+looks / feels+as if+subject + verb
It looks as if it will rain. Схоже, що буде дощ.
She talks as if she knows everything. Вона говорить так, ніби знає все.
It looks as it will rain.
It looks as if it will rain.
Типова помилка: «Ніби» — це as if (або as though), а не просто as: It looks as if it will rain.
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You look you've seen a ghost.
as if As if / as though + sentence.
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She looks as she is very tired.
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You look as you haven't slept.
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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.Після найвищого ступеня додайте речення з present perfect і ever, щоб сказати, що це найкраще, що ви досвідчили.
the+superlative + noun+I've ever+past participle
It's the best film I've ever seen. Це найкращий фільм, який я бачив.
This is the worst meal that I have ever eaten. Це найгірша страва, яку я коли-небудь їв.
It's the best film I've ever saw.
It's the best film I've ever seen.
Типова помилка: «Найкращий, який я бачив» — I've ever seen. Після have потрібне причастя (seen, eaten), а не форма минулого.
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This is the place I have ever visited.
most beautiful Long adjective: the most + adjective.
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This is I've ever read.
the longest book A superlative needs the.
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It's the best film I've ever .
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It's the best film I've ever saw.
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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 + прикметник + that або such + (a/an) + прикметник + іменник + that — коли щось таке сильне, що спричиняє результат.
so+adjective+that+result
I was so tired that I fell asleep. Я так втомився, що заснув.
It was such a long film that we left early. Це був такий довгий фільм, що ми пішли раніше.
It was so a long film that we left.
It was such a long film that we left.
Типова помилка: «Такий… що» — so перед прикметником, such перед іменником: so long, але such a long film.
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She was so nervous she couldn't speak.
that The result is introduced with that.
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I was tired that I fell asleep.
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