🍒Expressions in English🌼

ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS

            As...as expressions

what part of speech _"as...as" is?_

I found an answer "as quickly as" I could. Now, this structure is used to measure and compare things that are similar in proportion, and you're right about the adjectives and adverbs going between the as…as. The first as functions as an adverb and modifies the following adverb or adjective. The second functions as a preposition when connected to noun or a pronoun, or as a conjunction when it relates to a following clause, such as in the sentence: I found an answer as quickly as it was possible to do.

I like to think *_“I'm as good a dancer as Michael Jackson”_*. OK,OK, maybe _not as good a dancer_, but did you notice the use of the adjective and the noun? …_as good a dancer as Michael Jackson_. When we use an adjective and a noun between an *‘as…as’* expression, we must remember the article. …_‘as good a dancer’_. And this is also true for *‘an’* …*‘as delicious an orange as’*…

To make these expressions negative we put not before the _as…as_. For example: *_“he was not as smart as his sister”*. And in negative expressions we can replace the first *‘as’* with *‘so’*. For example: _“he was not so smart as his sister”_.

These expressions are *“idiomatic”* and they're very, very common in English. We have a few set ones which people tend to repeat over and over again. For example: *_“When I saw the ghost, I went as white as a sheet”_*. Or: *_“In the library be as quiet as a mouse”_*. Or: *_“I was late for work. I ran as fast as lightning”_*.

SUMMARY

*‘As…as’* expressions are used to compare things of a similar nature. In between the _as...as_ we put an adjective,adverb or adjective noun combination:

i) _*I am as cold as ice*_.
ii) _*He ran as quickly as he could*_.
iii) _*She is as clever a person as Albert*_
    *_Einstein_*.

Adverb and Preposition

The first *‘as’* is an adverb, modifying the following adverb or adjective. The second ‘as’ is either a preposition when connecting to noun or pronoun:

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_He was as big as a mountain_, or a conjunction when connecting to a clause: _He was as tall as he would ever grow_.

USING NOUNS

When using a noun between _‘as…as’_, it is important to remember the article *‘a’* or *‘an’*

E:
> _*It was as bright a day as I have seen in a*_
    *_long time_*.
> _*It was as provoking an exhibition as the*_
    *_one before it_*.

NAGETIVES

To make _‘as…as’_ expressions negative, use *'not'* before them. When using a negative, the first *‘as’* can be substituted with *‘so‘*:

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1- *_I am not as clever as you_*.
2- *_I am not so clever as you_*.

IDIOMS

There are many common idiomatic expressions in English using this structure:

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> *_She was as brave as a lion_*.
> *_They were as tall as trees_*.
> _*I'm as cool as a cucumber*_.