Hello, teachers, Which one is corect? so....as, or as...as?

[Harry12345]

Hello, teachers, Which one is corect? so....as, or as...as? And what is the difference between these two phrases? Thank you!

A: I think English is so important as Math.
B: I think so.


A: I think English is as important as Math.
B: I think so.

 

[Barb_D]

Hi - you need to tell us what you think, first.

 

[Harry12345]

Hi - you need to tell us what you think, first.

Hello, Miss Barb, I think as...as must be corect. but I am not sure if so ....as is correct or not.

 

[Barb_D]

I agree with you. As... as. ;-)

 

[Harry12345]

I agree with you. As... as. ;-)

Miss Barb, But I want to know why is so...as wrong? And What is the difference between so.....as and as...as?:-(

 

[allenman]

A: I think English is so important as Math.

Here is a change to consider...
I think English is so important as is Math.


This has a slightly different tone to it than "as important as" which implies equality without emphasis. "so important" tells me you want to emphasize that English is extremely important.

So what message are you trying to convey? Ponder this change and write back.

Not a teacher

 

[Harry12345]

Here is a change to consider...
I think English is so important as is Math.


This has a slightly different tone to it than "as important as" which implies equality without emphasis. "so important" tells me you want to emphasize that English is extremely important.

So what message are you trying to convey? Ponder this change and write back.

Not a teacher

Hello,allenman teacher, Do you mean both answers are correct?

Thank you!

 

[Barb_D]

When you are comparing two things to show that there is no difference, then you use the as... as form.

She is as tall as her sister.
Lancaster is as far as Philadelphia.

English Grammar and Writing : English language courses, English Grammar Online - It doesn't say why, but it is a reference.

 

[5jj]

When you are comparing two things to show that there is no difference, then you use the as... as form.

She is as tall as her sister.
Lancaster is as far as Philadelphia.

When there is negation of the comparison, so is possible:

She is not so/as tall as her sister.

 

[Harry12345]

Thank you!

 

[allenman]

Hello,allenman teacher, Do you mean both answers are correct?

Thank you!

Yes but they have different meanings (very slight to my ear).

 

[Barb_D]

Sorry, but I have to completely disagree. Your original is not okay, because it lacks a comma and the word "is." Adding those changes the meaning significantly, not slightly.

On a scale of 1 to 10, English is a 2. Hardly important. Math is also a 2. Hardly important. English is as important as math. (Neither is very important, but they are equal.) You can use that same sentence is you thought they were both 9s.

English is a 9. English is so important!
Math is an 8 or maybe a 9, or maybe even a 10. Whichever, it's very important.

English is so important, as is math.

Please note the comma and the verb "is."

English is so important as math is NOT okay.
English is as important as math -- okay.
English is not so important as math -- okay, but it makes math more important.

 

[Harry12345]

Sorry, but I have to completely disagree. Your original is not okay, because it lacks a comma and the word "is." Adding those changes the meaning significantly, not slightly.

On a scale of 1 to 10, English is a 2. Hardly important. Math is also a 2. Hardly important. English is as important as math. (Neither is very important, but they are equal.) You can use that same sentence is you thought they were both 9s.

English is a 9. English is so important!
Math is an 8 or maybe a 9, or maybe even a 10. Whichever, it's very important.

English is so important, as is math.

Please note the comma and the verb "is."

English is so important as math is NOT okay.
English is as important as math -- okay.
English is not so important as math -- okay, but it makes math more important.

English is so difficult, Even though you are native-speakers, you have different ideas to a same grammarpoint.:-(