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Moon7296 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

as much as / as likely as (rephrasing)

1. My family is precious as much as my life is worth.
2. My family is precious just like my life is worth.

Q1) I was wondering if #2 sounds similar to #1 when we focus on "as much as."

3. A group of researchers found that children with autism were about half as likely as their peers to mimic someone yawning.
4..A group of researchers found that children with autism were about half likely just like their peers to mimic someone yawning.

Q2) Just like my version of rephrased sentence #2 for #1, I was wondering if #4 sounds similar to #1 when we focus on "as likely as."
  

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1/2: My family is as precious to me as my life. [ The originals are not natural. about half as likely as their peers...

  • 1/2: My family is as precious to me as my life.
  • [ The originals are not natural.
  • about half as likely as their peers...
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1/2: My family is as precious to me as my life. [ The originals are not natural. ]
3/4: A group......about half as likely as their peers...

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