grammar · neutral
not as/so + adjective + as
Express that something is not equal to or less than something else in degree using 'not as/so ... as'.
Examples
“The movie was not as interesting as I expected.”
“I'm not as skilled as my colleague at coding.”
“The test was not so difficult as they said.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although the sequel had good moments, it was not as compelling as the original film.”
Collocations
- not as + adjective + as / not so + adjective + as
Common mistakes
The movie was not as interesting than I expected.→The movie was not as interesting as I expected.
I'm not so good than him.→I'm not so good as him.
Say it for a higher band
5not + adjective + than (ví dụ: not good than)→6not as/so + adjective + as (dùng được nhưng hay nhầm 'as'/'than')→7+not as/so + adjective + as
Synonyms
less + adjective + than
Easily confused
less + adjective + than
“This painting is less impressive than the other one.”
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