1. 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.

2. 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.)

3. a gentle lamb

4. a happy clam

5. a wicked witch

6. a fat pig

7. a heavy horse

8. a tall tree

9. a white sheet

10. a white ghost

11. a happy lark

12. a sharp tack

13. a clean whistle

14. *a shiny new penny

15. *the deep sea

16. a fast wind

17. *good gold

18. a straight arrow

19. a dumb post

20. a loose goose

21. a crazy loon

22. 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.

23. 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)

24. Write two correct negative comparisons for each of the following
Write two correct negative comparisons for each of the following. Write one comparison mid-sentence and one at the end.
Freud’s dream theory: Jung’s dream theory
REM sleep: non-REM sleep
A nightmare: a lucid dream
A fact: a theory
Impressionist art: Abstract Expressionist art
Diadems: torques
Greek sculpture: Roman sculpture
A handout from a social service agency: a do-it-yourself approach
A pure market economy: a mixed system
A blue-collar job: a white-collar job