Like: We use ... , sometimes modified by 'a bit', 'a little', 'somewhat', 'rather', 'a lot', 'nothing', etc. to compare two nouns. (Our new museum is nothing ... the ones I've seen in other cities.), As: We use (not) ... (adj./adv.) ... with an adverb or adjective to make equal or unequal comparisons. (The painting was not ... old ... he'd maintained.), For emphasis we can modify a comparative with words such 'as easily', 'nothing like', 'nowhere like', 'nowhere near', 'equally', etc. (The laptop was nowhere near ... expensive ... we'd been led to believe.), We use 'so (adj./adv.) ... to' to replace a result clause. (His handwriting was so bad ... to be almost indecipherable.), We use 'not so much (adj./adv.) ...' to stress the second element. (It wasn't so much an interview ... an interrogation.), Other structures and phrases: We use 'can't/couldn't + verb + any(more) + adverb/ adjective + (than)' to add emphasis. (I can't work any ... (fast) than I am, so please wait.), Some phrases and verbs reflect similarity and contrast. (The meal cooked by the new chef wasn't a patch on the delicacies the previous chef produced.), Some phrases and verbs reflect similarity and contrast. (The twins differ considerably in appearance and personality.), Some phrases and verbs reflect similarity and contrast. (What he's saying now about planning is at complete variance with what he was saying six months ago.),

Grammar: Advanced ways of compararing (Speakout C1)

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