The struggle with comparisons.
Are these sentences correct? If not, please correct it and explain why.
1 . None of his colleagues is as clever as he is.
2 . No one else from class is as good in chess as Benn is.
3 . English is nothing like as difficult as French.
4 . The Vistula is nothing like as long as The Nile.
5 . Math is nothing as difficult as chemistry.
The underlined beginning must stay untouched. (That's not my homework; it's just an exercise before the test.)
Top answer
'Are' is now also acceptable in #1. 'At', not 'in' in #2. #3 and #4 are casual, perhaps even substandard, formations.
- 'Are' is now also acceptable in #1.
- 'At', not 'in' in #2.
- #3 and #4 are casual, perhaps even substandard, formations.
- #5 is not possible.
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'Are' is now also acceptable in #1.
'At', not 'in' in #2.
#3 and #4 are casual, perhaps even substandard, formations.
#5 is not possible.
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