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121 Adverbial clause of comparison
1) Придаточное сравнения - это обстоятельственное придаточное, выражающее сравнение с некоторым элементом главного предложения. Вводится выражениями: as; as/so... as; not as/so... as;... - er than; more/ less... than; the... the. Придаточное предложение следует за главным. Придаточное сравнения отличается от большинства других придаточных предложений тем, что если его опустить, главное предложение оказывается неполным.I am afraid I must tell you that Philip has not done so well as one could have wished. — Боюсь, я должен Вам сообщить, что Филипп выступил не так хорошо, как можно было бы надеяться.
He's ruining himself as fast as he can, and there's no earthly use talking to him! — Он губит сам себя так быстро, как только может, и совершенно без толку с ним разговаривать!
2)а) than.Союз than ("чем") употребляется после сравнительной формы наречий и прилагательных (см. Comparative degree: adjectives; Comparative degree: adverbs)‘Emma,’ said she, ‘this paper is worse than I expected’. — "Эмма", - сказала она, - "эта работа хуже, чем я предполагала".
б) the... the.Конструкция the... the... ("чем"... "тем"...) требует сравнительной степени прилагательного или наречия в обеих частях (см. Comparative degree: adjectives; Comparative degree: adverbs):I meditated upon this the more intense grew the interest which had been excited within me. — Чем дольше я сосредотачивался на этом, тем сильнее становился испытываемый мною интерес.English-Russian grammar dictionary > Adverbial clause of comparison
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