Adjectives and adverbs - not as … as

Question 1

• not as … as

* Compare NOT AS … AS and THAN

Answer 1

…Rome is not as old as Athens. (= Athens is older)
…The Grand Hotel isn’t as expensive as the Europa.
(= the Europa is more expensive)
…I don’t play tennis as often as you. (= you play more often)
…The weather is better than it was yesterday. It isn’t AS COLD. (= as cold as it was yesterday)

...Rome is not as old as Athens.
   Athens is older than Rome. (not older as Rome)
...Tennis isn’t as popular as football.
   Football is more popular than tennis
...I don’t go out as much as you.
   You go out more than me.

Question 2

• not as MUCH as … / not as MANY as …

Answer 2

…I don’t have as much money as you. (= you’ve got more money)
…I don’t know as many people as you. (= you know more people)
…I don’t go out as much as you. (= you go out more)

Question 3

• We usually say: AS ME / AS HIM / AS HER etc.

Answer 3

You can say:
…She’s not as old as him. OR She’s not as old as he is.
…You don’t work as hard as me. OR You don’t work as hard as I do

Question 4

• We say THE SAME AS … :

Answer 4

…The weather today is the same as yesterday.
…My hair is the same colour as yours.
…I arrived at the same time as Tom