1. Is the grammar correct? Is the sentence true?
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Is the grammar correct?
Is the sentence true?

2. The old guy doesn’t pitch quite as well as Ryu Hyun Jin.
Ryu Hyun Jin isn’t nearly as well as the Red Sox Pitcher.
The Red Sox pitcher pitches just as fast Ryu Hyun Jin.
The old guy can’t pitch nearly as fast as Ryu Hyun Jin.

3. 1.The old guy doesn’t pitch quite as well as Ryu Hyun Jin.
Grammar: Correct.
Not true. Quite as well = small difference. Truth = Ryu Hyun Jin is much faster.
2.Ryu Hyun Jin isn’t nearly as well as the Red Sox Pitcher.
Grammar: Incorrect. (Correct: doesn’t pitch nearly as well)
Not true. Truth= The Red Sox pitcher doesn’t pitch nearly as well as Ryu Hyun Jin.
3. The Red Sox pitcher pitches just as fast Ryu Hyun Jin.
Grammar: Correct
Not true. Truth = The Red Sox pitcher does not pitch as fast as Ryu Hyun Jin.
4. The old guy can’t pitch nearly as fast as Ryu Hyun Jin.
Grammar: Correct. (nearly as fast = a big difference.)
True sentence.

4. You don’t draw quite as well as I draw.
You aren’t nearly as talented at drawing as I am.
You don’t draw as well as I do.
You draw almost as well as I draw.

5. You don’t draw quite as well as I draw.
Grammar: correct
Not true. (quite as = a small difference.) Truth = You don’t draw nearly as well as I draw.
2. You aren’t nearly as talented at drawing as I am.
True sentence.
3. You don’t draw as well as I do.
4. You draw almost as well as I draw.
Not true. (almost as = small difference) Truth = You don’t draw nearly as well as I draw.
You don’t draw as well as I do.

6. Stephen Curry plays as well as the baby.
The baby doesn’t play as well as Steph Curry.
The baby is almost as good at basketball as Steph Curry.
The baby isn’t nearly as good as Steph Curry.

7. 1. Stephen Curry plays as well as the baby. Grammar: Correct Not true
1. Stephen Curry plays as well as the baby. Grammar: Correct Not true. Truth = The baby does not play nearly as well as Stephen Curry. 2. The baby doesn’t play as well as Steph Curry. True sentence. 3. The baby is almost as good at basketball as Steph Curry. Not true. Truth = The baby doesn’t play nearly as well as Steph Curry. 4. The baby isn’t nearly as good as Steph Curry.

8. The man on the left is not quite as tall as the man on the right.
The man on the left is not nearly as tall as the man on the right.
The man on the right’s shorts aren’t nearly as long as the man on the left’s shorts.

9. 1.The man on the left is not quite as tall as the man on the right.
Grammar: correct (not quite as = small difference.)
True sentence.
2. The man on the left is not nearly as tall as the man on the right.
Grammar: correct.
Not true. (not nearly = big difference) Truth = The man on the left is almost as tall as the man on the right.
3. The man on the right’s shorts aren’t nearly as long as the man on the left’s shorts.
Not true. Truth = The man on the right’s shorts are not as long as the man on the left’s shorts.

10. The handsome guy on the right sings almost as well as Sung Si Kyung.
Sung Si Kyung doesn’t sing as quite well as the guy on the right.
The guy on the right isn’t nearly as talented as Sung Si Kyung.
The guy on the right does not sing nearly as well as Sung Si Kyung.

11. 1. The handsome guy on the right sings almost as well as Sung Si Kyung
1. The handsome guy on the right sings almost as well as Sung Si Kyung. Grammar: correct Not true. (almost as = small difference) Truth = The guy on the right does not sing nearly as well as Sung Si Kyung. 2. Sung Si Kyung doesn’t sing as quite well as the guy on the right. Grammar: incorrect. Correct = sing quite as well. Not true. (quite as = small difference.) Truth = The guy on the right does not sing as well as Sung Si Kyung. 3. The guy on the right isn’t nearly as talented as Sung Si Kyung. Grammar: correct. True sentence. 4. The guy on the right does not sing nearly as well as Sung Si Kyung.

12. Iron Man is not as awesome as Captain America.
Tony Stark wishes he was as handsome as Captain America.
Iron Man is quite not as popular as Captain America.
Iron Man is just as heroic as Captain America.

13. 1. Iron Man is not as awesome as Captain America
1. Iron Man is not as awesome as Captain America. Grammar: correct True on not true. It’s your opinion. 2. Tony Stark wishes he was as handsome as Captain America. 3. Iron Man is quite not as popular as Captain America. Grammar: Incorrect. (Correct = not quite as) 4. Iron Man is just as heroic as Captain America.