Transforme as frases em comparativo de igualdade.
a) My city is older than yours.
b) Jane is taller than Melissa.
c) Dogs are usually heavier than cats.
d) Watching a film in DVD is cheaper than going to the theater.
e) This brand of pastry is better than the brand I usually buy.
f) They book I´m reading is much more interesting than all books I've read in the past.
g) Italian is an easier language to learn than German.
h) Jane is younger than his sister.
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Resposta:
a) My city is older than yours.
My city is as old as yours.
b) Jane is taller than Melissa.
Jane is as tall as Melissa.
c) Dogs are usually heavier than cats.
Dogs are as heavy as cats.
d) Watching a film in DVD is cheaper than going to the theater.
Watching a film in DVD is as cheap as going to the theater.
e) This brand of pastry is better than the brand I usually buy.
This brand of pastry is as good as the brand I usually buy.
f) The book I'm reading is much more interesting than all books I've read in the past.
The book I'm reading is as interesting as all books I've read in the past.
g) Italian is an easier language to learn than German.
Italian is as easy language to learn as German.
h) Jane is younger than his sister.
Jane is as young as his sister.
Explicação:
O comparativo de igualdade em inglês.
Em inglês, independente do número de sílabas do adjetivo que vamos usar, teremos:
‘AS + adjetivo + AS’
Exemplos:
My garden is as big as his > Meu jardim é tão grande quanto o dele.
He speaks as loud as his grandfather > Ele fala tão alto quanto seu avô.
This boy is as lazy as my dog > Esse menino é tão preguiçoso quanto meu cachorro.