Student handout — Grammar for Korean Speakers
Fixing the "same with you" mistake Korean students make
"The same as," not "same with"
Word bank
| Word/phrase | Simple meaning |
|---|---|
| the same as | exactly like something else |
| different from | not like something else |
| similar to | almost like something else |
| opinion | what you think |
| compare | look at two things and see how they are alike or not |
Fix it
- My bag is same with yours. → ___________________________
- We have same idea. → ___________________________
- This song is similar with that one. → ___________________________
- Her answer is same mine. → ___________________________
Join the sentences
- I like pizza. My brother likes pizza too. → ___________________________
- My school starts at 8. Her school starts at 8. → ___________________________
Your turn
Compare two real things (two foods, two singers, your city and another city).
Sentence frames:
- I think ___ is the same as ___ because ___.
- I think ___ is different from ___ because ___.
- I think ___ is similar to ___ because ___.
Write three sentences using all three frames.