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Victorycountry Posted 21 years ago
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as ... as
Hi,
I have thought that you can use only "adjective" in "as ....as". => as + adjective + as
e.g. "He is as old as his wife" "He is twice as young as you"
But I've realised recently that you can also use "adverb" even though I have been using clauses like "as soon as possible" or "finish it as quickly as you can" many times.
So it doesn't really matter whether I put adverb or adjective. Or is "as soon as possible" an idiom?
Thanks in advance.
I have thought that you can use only "adjective" in "as ....as". => as + adjective + as
e.g. "He is as old as his wife" "He is twice as young as you"
But I've realised recently that you can also use "adverb" even though I have been using clauses like "as soon as possible" or "finish it as quickly as you can" many times.
So it doesn't really matter whether I put adverb or adjective. Or is "as soon as possible" an idiom?
Thanks in advance.
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as for example : drive as safely as you can
- as for example : drive as safely as you can
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yes,you can put an adverb between as..as
for example : drive as safely as you can
for example : drive as safely as you can
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[as + adjective or adverb + as] is the right construction.
You may even put a noun inbetween. In such a case, there should be an adjective that goes with the noun. If you want to build a sentence based on this pattern, there is one thing you should keep in mind. That is, be careful with the position of the article 'a/an.'
ex: Tom is [as tall a boy] as Bill.
You may even put a noun inbetween. In such a case, there should be an adjective that goes with the noun. If you want to build a sentence based on this pattern, there is one thing you should keep in mind. That is, be careful with the position of the article 'a/an.'
ex: Tom is [as tall a boy] as Bill.
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