equatives: as adjective as write a very descriptive sentence using each of the adjective-noun pairs....
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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.1. Freud’s dream theory: Jung’s dream theory2. REM sleep: non-REM sleep3. A nightmare: a lucid dream4. A fact: a theory5. Impressionist art: Abstract Expressionist art6. Diadems: torques7. Greek sculpture: Roman sculpture8. A handout from a social service agency: a do-it-
yourself approach9. A pure market economy: a mixed system10. A blue-collar job: a white-collar job