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Equatives: as adjective as
Write a VERY DESCRIPTIVE sentence using
each of the adjective-noun pairs. Each one
will create a well-known English idiom.
Explain what each idiom means.
EXAMPLE: a pretty picture
• My niece is all dressed up for her quinceanera.
She looks as pretty as a picture. (The idiom as
pretty as a picture means very beautiful.)
a gentle lamb
a happy clam
a wicked witch
a fat pig
a heavy horse
a tall tree
a white sheet
a white ghost
a happy lark
a sharp tack
a clean whistle
*a shiny new penny
*the deep sea
a fast wind
*good gold
a straight arrow
a dumb post
a loose goose
a crazy loon
Use “the same” at the end of the
sentence in the negative when comparing
two nouns or noun phrases. Notice the
second clause = plural verb form.
• Example: A loon looks like a duck, but they
are not the same.
Use “the same as” in the negative
when comparing two nouns or noun
phrases in mid-sentence.
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• Example: A quarter is not
the same as a nickel. (s)
Quarters are not the same as nickels. (pl)
Write two correct negative
comparisons for each of the following.
Write one comparison mid-sentence and one at the end.
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Freud’s dream theory: Jung’s dream theory
REM sleep: non-REM sleep
A nightmare: a lucid dream
A fact: a theory
Impressionist art: Abstract Expressionist art
Diadems: torques
Greek sculpture: Roman sculpture
A handout from a social service agency: a do-ityourself approach
9. A pure market economy: a mixed system
10. A blue-collar job: a white-collar job