Question

[phuongtran]

Ex 4: Combine the sentences. Use the words in brackets.

1. Classical music is interesting. Folk music is interesting. (as … as)

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2. This picture is 800.000 VND. That picture is 600.000 VND. (price … different)

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3. Mr. Brown speaks English. Mrs. Kent speaks English. (same language)

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4. Mr. Phong teaches history of arts. Mrs. Ha teaches history of music. (same subject)

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5. This painting is green. That painting is green. (color … different)

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6. The new sculpture is 4 meters high. The old sculpture is 4.2 meters high. (as … as)

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7. Van Gogh is Dutch. Picasso is Spanish. (nationality … different)

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8. Hoa sings beautifully. Hoa’s sister sings more beautifully than her. (as .. as)

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Answer 1

[Sunn]

1. Classical music is interesting. Folk music is interesting. (as…as)

Classical music is as interesting as folk music.

2. This picture is 800, 000 VND. That picture is 600.000 VND. (price… different)

The price of this picture is different from (the price of) that picture.

3. Mr. Brown speaks English. Mrs. Kent speaks English. (same language)

Mr. Brown speaks the same language as Mrs. Kent (does).

4. Mr. Phong teaches history of arts. Mrs. Ha teaches history of music. (same subject)

Mr. Phong does not teach the same subject as Mrs. Ha (does).

5. This painting is green. That painting is green. (colour… different)

The colour of this painting is not different from (the colour of) that painting.

6. The new sculpture is 4 meters high. The old sculpture is 4.2 meters high. (as… as)

The new sculpture is not as high as the old culpture.

7. Van Gogh is Dutch. Picasso is Spanish. (nationality… different)

Van Gogh’t nationality is different from Picasso’s (nationality).

8. Hoa sings beautifully. Hoa’s sister sings more beautifully than her. (as… as)

Hoa does not sing as beautifully as her sister (does).