Ch 36 · Lesson 10Spanish · Chapter 36 · Lesson 10 · Grammar primer

El doble, tanto como, tan... que

(twice as much), (half), (as much as) and (so tired that).

The short version

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He/She earns twice as much as me.

Why?

(twice as much) and (half) are nouns with their own article. goes before the person or thing compared: . goes before an amount: .

I was so tired that I fell asleep.

Why?

So tired is ; so much work is , and before a noun agrees: . With a verb, never changes: . Never .

(twice as much), and (half) work like nouns, with their own article. Use before the thing compared and before an amount:

Pattern	Spanish	English
+	`.`	He/She earns twice as much as me.
+	`.`	This flat costs three times as much as mine.
+	`.`	He/She bought twice as much food.
+	`.`	I only slept half the night.
alone	`.`	Now I work half as much.

What each person earns (euros a month)

The same word does two jobs. With it compares; with it gives a result:

Pattern	Spanish	English
as much as	`.`	He/She works as much as you.
as many as	`.`	I don't have as many friends as him.
so much that	`.`	I work so much that I don't sleep.
so many that	`.`	There were so many people that I couldn't get in.
so... that	`.`	I was so tired that I fell asleep.

goes before an adjective or adverb ( , ). goes with a verb, where it never changes ( ), or before a noun, where it agrees ( , ).

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