As.....as; as much/many as
Rules 1:
We use as...........as to say that people or things are equal in some way.
আমরা as.......as ব্যাক্তি বা বস্তুর সমানতা বুঝাতে ব্যবহার করি।
Example :
She's as tall as her brother. Is it as good as you expected?
She speaks Spanish as well as the rest of us.
Take as much time as you need.
Rules 2
Negative structures After not, we can use so.........as instead of as........as.
আমরা নেতিবাচক বাক্যের ক্ষেত্রে as.......in এর পরিবর্তে so.........as ব্যবহার করি।
Example
He’s not as/so friendly as she is. (more informal than He’s less friendly.........)
Rules 3
As..........as possible, the structure's as............as possible/necessary I ever/ needed are common (and others using words with similar meanings)
আমরা সম্ভাবনা ও প্রয়োজন বুঝাতে as..........as possible ব্যবহার করি।
Example :
Please get here as soon as possible.
I’ll spend as much as necessary. You’re as beautiful as ever.
We’ll do as much as practicable before the end of the week.
Rules 4
Pronouns after as In an informal style we can use object pronouns (me, him, etc.) after as.
আমরা as এর পরে informal ভাবে object pronoun ব্যবহার করতে পারি।
Example :
She doesn’t sing as well as me.
In a formal style, we prefer subject + verb after as.
Formal আকারে আমরা as এর পরে Subject + verb ব্যাবহার করা যায়।
Example:
She doesn’t sing as well as I do.
A subject form without a verb (as well as he) is unusual in this structure in modern English.
আমরা verb ছাড়াও as পরে subject ব্যবহার করতে পারি।
Rules 5
As much/many.........as We can use as much/many........as to talk about quantity.
আমরা পরিমাণ বুঝাতে as much/many......as ব্যবহার করতে পারি।
Example :
I haven't got as much money as I thought.
We need as many people as possible.
As much/many can be used without following nouns.
আমরা noun ছাড়াও as much/many ব্যবহার করতে পারি।
I ate as much as I could. She didn’t catch as many as she’d hoped.
And as much........can be used as an adverb.
As much.........adverb হিসাবেও ব্যবহার করা হয়।
You ought to rest as much as possible.
Rules 6 :
Emphatic use, as much as 80 kg, As much/many as can be used before a number to mean the large amount/ quantity of.
আমরা বিশাল পরিমাণ সংখ্যা বুঝাতে As much/many as ব্যবহার করা হয়।
Example :
Some of these fish can weigh as much as 80 kg.
There are sometimes as many as 40 students in the classes.
As little/few can be used to mean the small amount/quantity of.
আমরা কিছু পরিমাণ সংখ্যা বুঝাতেও As little/few ব্যবহার করতে পারি।
Example :
You can fly to Paris for as little as 20 euros.
Rules 7:
Half as..........as, etc. Half, twice, three times, etc. can be used before as....as.
অর্ধেক, দুইবার বা তিন বার বুঝাতেও as.......as
Example :
You're not half as clever as you think you are.
I’m not going out with a man who’s twice as old as me.
It took three times as long as I expected, (or......three times longer than I expected)
Rules 8
Modification: nearly as.......... Before as........as we can use (not) nearly, almost, just, nothing like, every bit, exactly, not quite.
It's not nearly as cold as yesterday. He’s just as strong as ever.
You’re nothing like as bad-tempered as you used to be.
She's every bit as beautiful as her sister.
I’m not quite as tired as I was last week.
Rules 9
Tenses in as............as clauses (and other kinds of as-clauses), a present tense is often used to refer to the future, and a past tense can have a meaning similar to would + infinitive.
We'll get there as soon as you do/will.
If you married me, I'd give you as much freedom as you wanted.
Rules 10
Leaving out the second part: twice as long
The second part of the as........as or so......as structure can be left out when the meaning is clear from what comes before.
The train takes 40 minutes. By car, it'll take you twice as long.
I used to think he was clever. Now I’m not so sure.
In cases like this, not so is much more common than not as.
Traditional expressions: as cold as ice We use the structure as........as........in a lot of traditional comparative expressions.
As cold as ice as black as night as hard as nails, The first as can be dropped in these expressions in an informal style.
She's hard as nails.
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