동일한 두 사물을 비교하려면, 다음 패턴을 사용합니다:
as + 수량 표시 형용사 + (명사) + as
여러분이 사용하는 수량 형용사는 비교되는 명사가 가산 명사인지 불가산 명사인지에 따라 달라집니다.
가산 명사
가산 명사의 경우 as many와 as few를 사용합니다. 아래 마지막 예와 같이 문맥상으로 이해되는 경우 명사는 생략될 수 있음을 명심하십시오.
예
- They have as many children as we do.
- We have as many customers as they do.
- Tom has as few books as Jane.
- There are as few houses in his village as in mine.
- You know as many people as I do.
- I have visited the States as many times as he has.
- I have three brothers. That's as many as you have. ("brothers"는 문맥상 이해됨)
불가산 명사
불가산 명사의 경우 as much 또는 as little을 사용합니다. 아래 마지막 예와 같이 문맥상으로 이해되는 경우 명사는 생략될 수 있음을 명심하십시오.
예
- John eats as much food as Peter.
- Jim has as little patience as Sam.
- You've heard as much news as I have.
- He's had as much success as his brother has.
- They've got as little water as we have.
- I'm not hungry. I've had as much as I want. ("food"는 문맥상 이해됨)